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UK bank shares were lifted after the regulator set out watered-down rules on the implementation of capital requirements and lending to small businesses, homeowners and for infrastructure projects.  The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published its 'near-final' ruling on how the so-called Basel III regime will be implemented for larger banks, which was initiated in the wake of the 2008 fin...

New rules to ease lending have been unveiled by the Bank of England with small businesses and mortgage funding set to get a boost. Shares in Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY), Barclays, Natwest and HSBC all rose by more than 1% on the news, which follows years of wrangling on how much money banks needed to protect themselves from collapse after the 2008 financial crisis.

Savers in Britain are sitting on some £430 billion worth of uninvested cash, according to research from Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC). This places the roughly 13 million adults at risk of missing out on higher returns from putting their cash to work, the bank said in a report.

Zara owner Inditex underlined its credentials with a steady second quarter numbers and strong trading currently, said analysts at Barclays. Second quarter numbers were slightly ahead of consensus, said the bank, with resilient top-line growth, increased profitability and lower inventory.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barclays Bank PLC (the “Issuer”) announced today that, in connection with its previously announced cash tender offers (each, an “Offer”) to purchase any and all of its outstanding exchange-traded notes (the “Notes” or the “ETNs”) of five separate series (each, a “Series”) and the solicitation of consents (each, a “Consent Solicitation”) from holders of the Notes (the ...

Goldman Sachs is close to finalizing a deal to transfer its General Motors credit card business to Barclays , a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) is looking good at the moment according to the analysts at JP Morgan, who see the UK bank as inexpensive with good capital return potential. Capital ratios (CT1 13.6% vs target of 13-14%) are healthy and share buybacks of £1.75bn are expected in 2024/25 and £2.5bn 2026, implying double-digit annual yields.

UK and European banks are "in better shape than at any point" during the past 25 years, according to JPMorgan, and offer upside for investors. Overall, shares in the European and UK banks have risen 8% so far in 2024, with NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG), Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) and Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) in the top three in the year to date.