Barclays PLC

Britain's Barclays <BARC.L> and Switzerland's Julius Baer <BAER.S> have targeted Credit Suisse's <CSGN.S> International Wealth Management business, which in July saw the departure of its head Iqbal Khan, to hire a total of 14 bankers.

Activist investor Edward Bramson, who lost his battle for a seat on the board of Barclays <BARC.L> in May, is still pushing to overhaul the British lender, a report from his investment vehicle Sherborne Investors <SIGC.L> shows.

Activist investor Edward Bramson is continuing to push for an overhaul of British banking giant Barclays, according to a report filed by his investment vehicle Sherborne Investors.

Barclays <BARC.L> is no longer providing banking services to major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, ending a relationship that started in March last year as the exchange expanded in Europe.

* Banks tread carefully in crypto world amid regulatory concerns

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Barclays on Thursday reported an 82% rise in first half pretax profits from a year ago, its best performance for the period in a decade as it reduced costs from fines and litigation while improving investment banking performance.

Barclays <BARC.L>, JP Morgan <JPM.N>, RBS <RBS.L>, UBS and Citigroup <C.N> are being sued by investors over allegations they rigged the global foreign exchange market, in a test of U.S.-style class actions in Britain.

* Banks have previously paid out $11bn in fines for FX rigging

Barclays <BARC.L> is looking to take on a $20 billion portion of Deutsche Bank's <DBKGn.DE> prime brokerage business, sources told Reuters, under plans to become Europe's premier investment bank and compete more strongly with U.S. rivals.

Barclays on Thursday lowered its oil price forecasts for the second half of this year and 2020, saying it expected slower demand growth due to a weaker-than-expected global macroeconomic backdrop.

Britain's competition watchdog said it has directed Barclays Plc <BARC.L> to improve the way its treats small businesses after the bank broke the rules by forcing some to open current accounts to access other services like loans.

Britain's competition watchdog said it had asked Barclays Plc to improve its practices after the bank broke rules designed to protect small businesses.

Former Barclays CEO John Varley was acquitted of fraud charges on Friday after senior judges said there was insufficient evidence against him in a case about Qatari cash injections that saved the bank from a state bailout in 2008.

Barclays has named Gabriel Gruber as the new head of its chemicals banking team for Europe and the Middle East as it seeks to win more business after advising the likes of Evonik on their recent disposals, a source familiar with the matter said.

The Mexican peso could strengthen in the coming months and close the year at 18.50 per dollar thanks in part to an expected cut in U.S. interest rates, Barclays forecast on Tuesday.

** Shares of the world's oldest travel co down 5.2% at 17.8 pence

Barclays has appointed Fater Belbachir as global head of equities, the British bank said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of changes to senior management following the ousting of investment banking chief Tim Throsby in March.

Ten years on from the global financial crisis caused by a crash in bonds tied to U.S. home loans, Britain's Barclays is betting a return to that market can bring in bumper revenues to fortify its investment bank.