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Barclays Bank was given a record fine after the regulators FSA caught them fixing interest rates to boost their trading positions.

Three of Britain's biggest lenders, RBS, Lloyds and HSBC are among the 17 banks and one broker that are being investigated, following Barclays' involvement in fixing two of the most important interest rates in the global financial markets which resulted in a record fine.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading, despite a report that Barclays will be paying a £128 million penalty as a result of an investigation by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Shares in RBS were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading as the group continued to face criticism for a computer glitch that left customers of its Natwest division unable to make transactions.

As slew of global bank downgrades by Moody's will add billions in collateral, meaning banks may have to scramble to shore-up their balance sheets.

Investors executed a lukewarm reception to Moody's slashing the ratings and some outlooks for 10 UK and European banks.

Bank downgrades come amid global review by Moody's as IMF says European crisis enters 'critical stage'.

Banks responded strongly to Moody's analysis, saying the ratings are backward looking.

Reports suggest ratings firm could downgrade UK banks as part of review of global capital markets firms

Britain's parliamentary treasury select committee charges the UK regulator with the task to look into HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Barclays over apparent cases of mis-selling derivatives.

Banks are fighting to shore up capital in the face of substantial enforced capital requirements, set out by Europe's Basel III and the UK's financial industry banking reform, which will make lending suffer more.

Savers and taxpayers to be protected from banking crises under new plans, but government softens on capital buffers for global lenders

Visionaries from Wonga.com, FundingCircle.com, TransferWise.com and Index Ventures discuss the rise of 'Modern Money'.

UK retail giant Marks & Spencer Group Plc to challenge rival Tesco with banking service offer

Grexit talk gets real as EU Leaders meet the low expectations set at Brussels dinner summit

Ben Ryan's England have bigger fish to fry on the eve of the Marriott London Sevens

Europe's biggest bank surprises with solid earnings, takes $2.6bn debt charge

HSBC Holdings Plc generated a return on shareholders' equity of 10.9 percent during 2011 and it expects that by the end of 2012 it will develop a clear route towards meeting its target of 12-15 percent by the end of 2013.

Standard Chartered unveils another quarter of income growth, following increased consumer and wholesale banking operations and double digit income growth in Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The Government has confirmed that millions of victims of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling

As Barclays' CEO Bob Diamond admits to "mistakes" linked to swap sales, a German law firm with a winning track record in mis-selling cases is courting UK clients

HSBC confirms culling another 2,217 UK jobs as new banking regulation and cost-cutting push it to wield headcount axe

Exxon Mobil tops the Forbes' list of Global 2000 companies.

March's warm weather might have helped Marks and Spencer as shoppers were encouraged to buy into spring clothing collections. While the older and wealthier customers are becoming more confident about their finances.

Capital fund to support grassroots social projects including libraries and post offices.

Barclays Bank has topped the list of Britain's worst banks according to customer complaints yet again as the number of its dissatisfied customers continues to rise, according to regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

New Banking Watchdog says global financial system

The pair will develop, manufacture and sell cars in China to the country's expanding middle class as luxury car demand increases.

Premier Oil, an independent exploration and production company, has estimated its average production for the FY 2011 was in line with the guidance at 40.4 kboepd, compared to 42.8 kboepd in 2010.

Taylor Wimpey, the homebuilding company, says that it is too early to judge the market for the year as a whole, but the early weeks of trading in 2012 have followed the encouraging patterns of the second half of 2011, with good visitor levels, healthy reservations and low cancellations.