UK DMO Hires Banks For Syndicated Conventional Gilt
11th Jun 2010 15:47
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K. Debt Management Office said Friday that it has appointed Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley, Nomura International PLC and RBC Capital Markets as joint bookrunners on the syndicated conventional gilt sale planned of the second half of June. The deal will have a maturity
Read moreBarclays Close To Private Banking JV With Sumitomo Mitsui - Source
11th Jun 2010 11:15
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Barclays Wealth, the private banking unit of Barclays PLC (BARC.LN), is "close" to agreeing on setting up a private banking joint venture with Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., a person familiar with the situation said Friday. An agreement could come as soon as the ne
Read moreUPDATE: Firstsource: In Talks With Barclaycard To Take Over U.K Center
11th Jun 2010 07:15
(Adds more company, analyst comments, stock price, background) By Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Romit Guha Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BANGALORE (Dow Jones)--India's Firstsource Solutions Ltd. (532809.BY) Friday said it is in talks with Barclaycard to buy its customer service center at Teesside in
Read moreFirstsource: In Talks With Barclaycard To Take Over U.K Center
11th Jun 2010 04:52
BANGALORE (Dow Jones)--India's Firstsource Solutions Ltd. (532809.BY) Friday said it is in talks with Barclaycard to buy its customer service center at Teesside in the U.K. Barclaycard is part of Barclays PLC's (BARC.LN) global and retail banking division. "We are in discussions with them, b
Read moreFirstsource In Talks To Buy Barclaycard's Customer Service Center - Report
11th Jun 2010 04:30
MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--India's Firstsource Solutions Ltd. (532809.BY) is in talks with Barclaycard--part of Barclays PLC's (BARC.LN) global and retail banking division--to buy its customer service center at Teesside in the U.K., the Economic Times newspaper reported Friday. If Firstsource strikes a
Read moreDiscover Shares Rise On Unsubstantiated Takeover Chatter
10th Jun 2010 20:52
By David Benoit and Brendan Conway Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Discover Financial Services (DFS) was among the top gainers in a buoyant Standard & Poor's 500 Thursday, outpacing the broader index as speculation swirled of a possible takeover, though there appeared to be litt
Read moreKA Finanz Prices EUR1B 1.75% 2013 Bond At 99.823
10th Jun 2010 17:55
LONDON (Dow Jones)--KA Finanz AG has priced a EUR1 billion senior unsecured bond issue via lead managers Barclays PLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Erste Group Bank AG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., one of the banks on the deal said Thursday. Terms are as follows: Amount: EUR1 billio
Read moreAbitibiBowater Defends Investment Deal With Fairfax, Others
10th Jun 2010 17:51
By Peg Brickley Of DOW JONES DAILY BANKRUPTCY REVIEW AbitibiBowater Inc. (ABWTQ) defended a proposed $500 million investment arrangement with leading bondholders against creditor allegations the deal is costly and unnecessary to finance the newsprint maker's exit from bankruptcy protection.
Read moreBarclays Fincl Chief:Wholesale Money Mkt Conditions Improving
10th Jun 2010 17:40
By Patricia Kowsmann Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Barclays PLC (BCS) said Thursday that although funding markets have been tougher over the past weeks, conditions have improved recently and that the bank continues to access wholesale money markets "in significant size." "Ma
Read moreProgram Trading Fell Last Week On NYSE As Volume Drops
10th Jun 2010 16:08
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Program trading fell last week on the NYSE Euronext's (NYX) New York Stock Exchange as total volume also declined in the holiday-shortened period. The daily program-trading volume average was 810.7 million shares, or 28% of the average total of 2.89 billion shares. Those
Read more4th UPDATE: UK To Probe Investment Banks' Equity-Raising Fees
10th Jun 2010 15:50
(Adds comment from the Association for Financial Markets in Europe.) By Vladimir Guevarra and Digby Larner Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K.'s Office of Fair Trading put investment banks in its sights Thursday, saying it will launch an inquiry into how much they charge
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Moody's Investors Service Has Assigned The Rating Of Aa1/Vmig 1 To The Barclays Capital Inc. (MUNI. DERIV.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-59B
10th Jun 2010 15:36
The following is a press release from Moody's Investors Service: NEW YORK, June 10, 2010 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned the rating of Aa1/VMIG 1 to the Barclays Capital Inc. (Muni. Deriv.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-59B. The long-term portion of the rating on the trust ce
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Moody's Investors Service Has Assigned The Rating Of Aa2/Vmig 1 To The Barclays Capital Inc. (MUNI. DERIV.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-60B
10th Jun 2010 15:36
The following is a press release from Moody's Investors Service: NEW YORK, June 10, 2010 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned the rating of Aa2/VMIG 1 to the Barclays Capital Inc. (Muni. Deriv.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-60B. The long-term portion of the rating on the trust ce
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Moody's Investors Service Has Assigned The Rating Of Aa1/Vmig 1 To The Barclays Capital Inc. (MUNI. DERIV.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-58B
10th Jun 2010 15:35
The following is a press release from Moody's Investors Service: NEW YORK, June 10, 2010 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned the rating of Aa1/VMIG 1 to the Barclays Capital Inc. (Muni. Deriv.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-58B. The long-term portion of the rating on the trust ce
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Moody's Investors Service Has Assigned The Rating Of Aaa/Vmig 1 To The Barclays Capital Inc. (MUNI. DERIV.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-38B
10th Jun 2010 15:35
The following is a press release from Moody's Investors Service: NEW YORK, June 10, 2010 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned the rating of Aaa/VMIG 1 to the Barclays Capital Inc. (Muni. Deriv.) Floating Rate Trust Receipts, Series 2010-38B. The long-term portion of the rating on the trust ce
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