Barclays

Barclays capital markets veteran Ken Brown to retire from investment banking

The vice chair of capital markets at Barclays has spent nearly 40 years in the industry

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Barclays hires Bank of America’s Whitty to co-head European healthcare

The dealmaker spent 18 years at Bank of America before making the switch

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Jes Staley shared news on deals, pay and clients with Epstein, court hears

Lawyers say non-public information was shared regularly with the late sex offender as the ex-Barclays boss’s appeal against his ban continues

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Barclays hires RBC’s Kolz as co-head of equity capital markets

UK bank has risen up league tables for global equity offerings this year

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Barclays chair asked Andrew Bailey to ‘expedite’ Staley probe, court hears

Nigel Higgins called the now-Bank of England boss to discuss the fallout for the bank, Bailey says

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Ex-Barclays CEO Staley tried to ‘minimise’ Epstein relationship, FCA says in court clash

Jes Staley starts legal battle over whether he made inaccurate statements about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

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Top UK banks show slow progress on improving gender pay gap

UK investment banks have closed the gender pay gap slightly, but big bonuses means change is slow

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Barclays, Rathbones, Jupiter lag FTSE peers on women’s leadership roles

Only 11 London-listed banks and asset managers had executive committees that had 40% or more of women on them

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Lloyds Banking Group sets new bonus cap at eight times salary

The UK lender has set a lower limit than its rivals as banks continue to overhaul compensation structures

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Barclays CEO says diversity commitment ‘unwavering’ amid pressure from US government

Large investment banks have so far resisted pressure to dial back on diversity targets

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Barclays investment bank fees jump 28% on debt underwriting boom

The UK lender has followed Wall Street and European rivals with a sharp uptick in dealmaking revenue

Barclays hikes bonuses for top staff in investment bank by 21%

The UK lender has increased variable compensation for key staff known as material risk takers

Barclays asks most staff to be in the office three days a week

The UK lender is increasing the number of days employees need to be in the office as large investment banks increasingly unwind hybrid policies

Barclays names former European M&A head Colizzi chair of investment banking

The UK lender has a select group of senior dealmakers tasked with focusing on its core clients

Barclays plans bonus hikes of up to 20% for capital markets bankers

The UK lender is expected to increase bonuses for trading and investment banking staff

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Barclays kicks off race for near £50m annual audit contract

KPMG said it would retender for the lucrative contract which it first won in 2015

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FCA fines Barclays £40m over Qatari fundraising

Disclosure failings around emergency funding during the financial crisis were ‘reckless and lacked integrity’ according to the City regulator

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