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Barclays Capital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank plc. Barclays Capital is led by CEO Robert (Bob) Diamond, an American who had been vice-chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston prior to joining Barclays. Barclays Capital had 2004 income of GBP 3.4 billion/USD 6.4 billion (Barclays Bank as a whole had 2004 income of GBP 13.9 billion/USD 26.4 billion.) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barclays_Capital   (135 words)

Barclays Bank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barclays plc (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS, TYO: 8642) is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. The bank's headquarters are at One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, in London's Docklands, having moved there in May 2005 from Lombard Street in the City of London. Barclays plc is the holding company that is listed on the London, New York and Tokyo Stock Exchange. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barclays_Bank   (347 words)

EMPLOYER PROFILES: Employer profile: Barclays Capital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, one of the UK's biggest financial institutions. Barclays Capital's business model, which focuses on the debt markets rather than equities or mergers and acquisitions, has shielded it from the worst of the downturn in the investment banking industry. Barclays Capital says it is recruiting at graduate level across most divisions with an emphasis on: global financing, global markets, collateralised financing, private equity, technology, operations, finance and human resources. news.efinancialcareers.com /employer_profile_item/newsItemId-1750   (867 words)

Are you the Nation's No1 Football Genius? The Barclays Football IQ test is the first of its kind, combining questions on club and player knowledge, football trivia, understanding of tactics and rules, with Mensa football themed questions on logic and mental arithmetic. Barclays is investing £87million in UK sports over the next three years in the Barclays Premiership and Barclays Spaces for Sports. Barclays is title sponsor of the Premiership (£57m), the most popular domestic football league in the world. www.newsroom.barclays.com /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=313&NewsAreaID=2   (428 words)

www.mineweb.net | co_releases Eureka Mining   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays, in its capacity as adviser and financier, will work with Eureka in advancing the Project through the feasibility study stage and in sourcing finance for the construction and commissioning of the Project. "Barclays Capital is one of the leading banks in the global mining and metals sector and we are delighted to have the opportunity to work on this highly prospective project in the Russian mining heartland," said Mr Gerard Holden, Managing Director, Barclays Capital. Barclays is entitled to certain additional fees which are, for the most part, contingent upon the successful closure of financing for the Project. www.mineweb.net /co_releases/458025.htm   (834 words)

Uk start-ups reach new peak thanks to boom in traditional trades Barclays today unveils new figures showing that the number of start ups during 2004 outstripped anything recorded since it began tracking the market in 1988. Barclays PLC is one of the world’s largest global financial services providers primarily offering banking, investment banking and investment management services. Barclays operates over 800 international branches under its own name.It is also responsible for Barclays stake in FirstCaribbean International Bank and Barclays majority stake in Absa, South Africa’s largest retail bank, with over seven million customers. www.newsroom.barclays.co.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=254&NewsAreaID=2   (864 words)

Markit - home Barclays Capital is debt focused, providing its clients with a broad range of financing and risk management products. Barclays Capital acts internationally as intermediary and adviser to corporations, financial institutions, governments and supranational organizations, and has the global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide. Barclays Global Investors is one of the world's largest asset managers*, providing structured investment strategies such as indexing, tactical asset allocation, and risk-controlled active strategies. www.markit.com /markit.jsp?jsppage=pressReleases.jsp&date=08Sep2003   (582 words)

ABSNet - Partners: Barclays Capital Barclays Capital is a major international investment bank with a presence in all the major markets around the world, offering their clients the benefits of geographic spread, real-time market knowledge, and world-class execution and advice in a wide range of financing and risk management products. As a member of the Barclays Group, Barclays Capital is part of one of the largest and most profitable financial institutions in the world. Barclays Capital is a recognized global leader in the investment banking community. www.absnet.net /subscribe/barclays.asp   (216 words)

Barclays - Corporate Responsibility   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays strategy is founded on creating a virtuous circle of satisfied stakeholders. Aid agencies working in the area have issued an appeal for funds and Barclays donation to the Kenyan Red Cross will support their relief work in the area. Barclays is committed to playing a leading role in the communities it serves. www.personal.barclays.co.uk /BRC1/jsp/brccontrol?site=pfs&task=homesocial&value=3626   (166 words)

FEN Jobs: BARCLAYS CAPITAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays Capital acts internationally as intermediary and adviser to major corporations, financial institutions and governments, and has the global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide. Barclays Capital is a rapidly growing research powerhouse, widely recognized as providing market- oriented research of the highest quality. At Barclays Capital, the Research role is essential and is expected to contribute towards revenue generation. www.ssrn.com /update/fen/fenjob/job267.html   (674 words)

Telegraph | News Barclays was said to be enraged by the bad publicity it received in the aftermath of the dinner, which came shortly after it announced thousands of job losses from its banks. Colleagues at Barclays say that he had only recently joined the firm and his bosses decided he could not be held at fault for the dinner. An official spokesman for Barclays Capital refused to comment on the affair and the five diners, who are said to have signed strict confidentiality agreements as part of their severance packages, were unavailable for comment. www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/02/24/ncity24.xml   (518 words)

Barclays suitors might get a Diamond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Diamond is powerful enough that if Barclays enters into a merger, he has been informally assured of a job of equal seniority at the combined bank, according to people familiar with the matter. Barclays Capital has roughly doubled profits in the past four years and now contributes about a quarter of the bank's overall profit before taxes. Barclays often is considered as a potential merger partner for another European or U.S. bank as it seeks new markets that are faster-growing than the United Kingdom. www.postgazette.com /pg/05180/530325.stm   (952 words)

Barclays first-half profit rise boosts shares - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays is trying to increase growth by spending on expansion of its international businesses, including Barclays Capital and credit cards, to diversify away from the UK. Barclays shares were the biggest gainers in the FTSE 100 index <.FTSE> and were up 4.1 percent at 582 pence at 1100 GMT after hitting a near three-month high of 585 pence earlier. Barclays is the last of Britain's big five lenders to report first-half results. www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/08/05/barclays_says_profit_up_9_pct_on_income_growth?mode=PF   (632 words)

Barclays Group, Inc. (USA) & Affiliates Barclays Bank PLC was a foreign bank carrying on various banking and non-banking business enterprises, both directly and through subsidiaries, throughout the world, including the operation of a banking branch in the United States. Barclays Capital and other primary dealers generally use the matched book transaction model not because of any legal requirement but because this model serves to advance the dealers' business goals. Barclays Capital sought to offset, in the aggregate, its long and short positions in the inventory funding and firm funding components of its business. www.nysdta.org /Decisions/818789.dec.htm   (4526 words)

Barclays Capital Barclays Capital is a major international investment bank with a presence in all the major markets around the world, allowing us to offer our clients the benefits of geographic spread, real-time market knowledge, and world-class execution and advice in a wide range of financing and risk management products. As a member of the Barclays Group, we are part of one of the largest and most profitable financial institutions in the world. Barclays Capital is a dynamic investment bank, one based on a belief in the importance of listening to our clients, nurturing an entrepreneurial, innovative culture of achievement, maintaining a focus on what we do best and delivering on our promises. www.yale.edu /gcs/barclays_capital.htm   (493 words)

Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide Barclays, led by Chief Executive Officer John Varley, 49, bought control of Africa's biggest consumer lender and expanded the workforce at its investment banking business by a third last year to counter slowing growth in Britain. Barclays won't have surplus capital to fund a share buyback until the ``backend'' of next year, Naguib Kheraj, the finance director, said on a conference call with analysts. Barclays Capital climbed to third in arranging euro- denominated bond sales from fourth a year earlier, data compiled by Bloomberg show. quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aNoZnTQvwPWg&refer=home   (796 words)

Barclays Capital - LTA Tennis Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays Capital will also be investing £10,000 into the first CTC launched in Hackney, East London, to help develop their junior programmes and club house. David Felgate welcomed the support from Barclay’s Capital: “The LTA is committed to ensuring that our most promising young tennis players receive the kind of development and support they require to realise their talent. Barclays Capital’s Chief Operating Officer, Paul Idzik, said: “Barclays Capital is extremely excited about its involvement with the LTA for a number of reasons. www.lta.org.uk /InsideTheLta/OurPartners/Sponsors/BarclaysCapital.htm   (392 words)

Bloomberg.com: U.K.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Robert Diamond, the 53-year-old chief executive of Barclays Capital who last year lost out to John Varley in a contest to head the bank, is expanding the securities business while competitors such as Deutsche Bank AG cut jobs. Barclays Capital ``performed strongly'' in the first nine months of the year as third-quarter revenue rose from the year- earlier period, Kheraj said. Barclays was the fifth-largest underwriter of bonds denominated in euros this year, with a 4.7 percent share of the 990 billion euro market, up from a 4.3 percent share last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&refer=uk&sid=aVituLavRm48   (878 words)

MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Dubai, 05 July 05 (WAM)-- Barclays Capital, the investment ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Since spring 2004, Barclays Capital has significantly expanded the resources it has devoted to the Middle East, bringing the firm's expertise in debt financing and risk management to the region. There are few firms in the world of the calibre of Barclays Capital which has an outstanding record in investment banking. A key factor for DIFC is that Barclays Capital has already enjoyed significant success in the Middle East and yet has identified the DIFC as a venue appropriate for it to further develop its business here. www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=98906   (302 words)

Barclays Capital Adds 15 to its Equity Derivatives Business Across Three Continents in Structuring, Trading, and ... Barclays Capital has made significant progress in the development of equity-linked structured products for a wide client base ranging from retail asset managers and private banks to financial institutions and corporates and will continue to focus efforts on this area of the business. Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, one of the largest multi-national financial services groups in the world. Barclays Capital's Equity Derivatives trading teams are active in European, US and Asian stocks, indices and funds. www.advfn.com /news_barclays-capital-adds-15-to-its-equity-derivatives-business-across-three-contine_7804866.html   (861 words)

BARCLAYS CAPITAL, London, UK, and New York, NY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays Capital is a rapidly growing research powerhouse, widely recognized as providing market-oriented research of the highest quality. Barclays Capital provides a very collegial atmosphere, with emphasis on a team-oriented approach. In short, a career at Barclays Capital is full of opportunities for professional growth and fulfillment. www.aeaweb.org /joe/0412d/html/joe127.html   (346 words)

MSN Money - bcs Key Developments: Investing Barclays PLC announced that the prospectus relating to a 5,000,000,000 Programme for the issuance of Structured Investment Management Plan Linked to Equity Notes, offering circular dated December 28, 2005, with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital (Cayman) Limited (Guaranteed by Barclays Bank PLC) as Issuers has been approved by the UK Listing Authority. Barclays Capital South Africa is part of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays PLC and it provides a full range of financing, investment and risk management products to its clients. Barclays PLC announced that it is interested in 16,852,828 ordinary shares in Burren Energy plc, which represents approximately 12.13% of the current issued share capital of Burren Energy plc. news.moneycentral.msn.com /ticker/sigdev.asp?symbol=bcs   (298 words)

Barclays Capital Adds 15 to its Equity Derivatives Business Across Three Continents in Structuring, Trading, and ... Barclays Capital's Investor Solutions team is responsible for developing products for institutional clients to distribute to their retail client base. Notes to Editors: Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, one of the largest multi-national financial services groups in the world. Barclays Capital, which has the support of an AA rated parent bank with a balance sheet of over 440 billion pounds, has offices in 22 countries and around 5,700 people worldwide, giving it the reach and distribution power to meet clients' needs wherever they are based. www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-01-2004/0002184835&EDATE   (674 words)

WetFeet.com > Barclays Capital Inc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Barclays Capital is the investment banking arm of Barclays PLC, which employs about 75,000 and operates in some 60 countries worldwide. Barclays Capital has offices in the major financial centers of London, New York, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, providing fixed-income and exchange rate services to its clients. Barclays Capital focuses on two areas of business: rates and credit. www.wetfeet.com /asp/companyprofiles.asp?companypk=1415&pxID=130   (138 words)

Securities Industry News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) November 9, 2005 - Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, said Wednesday that Philip Freeborn will be managing director and chief information officer (CIO), responsible for the firm's technology function globally, effective in January. Especially visible in the capital markets industry are e-commerce initiatives such as Barclays Automated Realtime Execution (Barx), which as of June 1 has been the uniform brand and platform for trading across all asset classes and relevant venues, both proprietary and multibank. Barclays said that amid its rapid growth, a high-grade technology platform is essential to enable it to provide superior service to clients. www.securitiesindustry.com /article.cfm?articleid=16429   (546 words)

Guardian Unlimited Business | Business latest | Barclays shake-up to boost US director Barclays is in the throes of restructuring its business banking operation in a move which would allow Bob Diamond, the head of its investment banking arm Barclays Capital, to tighten his grip on the business. The precise number of clients being moved to Barclays Capital is still being finalised but it is thought to involve mainly financial and property businesses with global ambitions. The extra revenues at Barclays Capital could improve its cost-income ratio, a much-watched measure of profitability, and hurt the ratio of the UK banking arm. business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,3604,1579726,00.html   (471 words)

Exec Suite: A Connecticut Banker in Queen Elizabeth's Court Barclays Capital CEO Bob Diamond is up to his eyeballs in debt—just the way he likes it. What Barclays Capital could offer corporate finance directors, treasurers, and CEOs at the highest levels of service and expertise, however, was risk management and financing. Consider This: When Barclays was first established, in 1690, William and Mary occupied England's thrones, America was a loose conglomeration of colonies that hadn't yet considered uniting, let alone revolting, and the Bank of England was still four years in the offing. www.oracle.com /oramag/profit/03-aug/p33execsuite.html   (2016 words)

[No title] When you look at Barclays Capital, what you are looking at is a business model which emphasises focus, on products we believe can be excellent, but also in products in areas we believe we can operate, competing with the best of breed, on a global basis. The platform has been revitalised and I think as you look at Barclays Capital's position now, particularly against the Europeans that we compete with, I would say we are low cost and we are efficient, and best of all it is done and it is expensed. Equity is an important part of the compensation programme at Barclays Capital and we have our interests aligned with the shareholders, from a risk management point of view I think that is quite important. www.investor.barclays.com /results/seminars/01122000/transcriptions/redjr.html   (3381 words)

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