Barclays Share News (BARC)

Barclays ex-CEO Bob Diamond eyes bid for Africa unit with Carlyle -source

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Former Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond is teaming up with private equity group Carlyle to prepare a bid to buy the bank's African operations, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Diamond is looking to structure a deal to acquire Barclay

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Goldman Sachs Upgrades Imperial Brands To Buy

UK banks set for grim results showing size of turnaround task

* Misconduct charges, restructuring costs set to hit profits * They would compound effect of record-low interest rates * UK lenders also face investor concerns over Brexit * Shares of five biggest collectively down 11 pct this year By Lawrence White and Andrew MacAskill</p

PRESS: Atlas, Carlyle Team Up To Bid For Barclays Africa

Sunday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Battersea, Retailers

(ShareCast News) - Barclays has come under attack from top investors over its plummeting share price and "confusing" turnaround plans. Britain's second-biggest bank by assets is braced for an onslaught at this week's annual meeting, with shareholders set to vent their spleen over its dire performanc

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Housebuilders Rise As FTSE 100 Ends Week Lower

AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

Banks pile into equities trading as salve for bond wounds

By Olivia Oran April 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street banks are piling into equities trading and doing increasingly creative things to win over clients. But as competition heats up, the low-margin business may come under further pressure. The list of banks focused on growing equities spans

Brexit would prompt banker exit, hurt currency trading, City of London says

* City of London says some bankers could leave London * Says EU would not allow euro clearing in London * Fears trade talks on services would be difficult By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - A British exit from the European Union would hurt London's status as

Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

Barclays set to skip replacing King as head of IB

LONDON, April 19 (IFR) - Barclays is unlikely to formally replace Tom King as head of its investment bank, leaving chief executive Jes Staley in control of the business for the foreseeable future, people familiar with the matter said. A final decision has not yet been made but the bank is l

MOVES-Barclays names Sajed CEO of Barclaycard

LONDON, April 20 (IFR) - Barclays has named Amer Sajed as permanent chief executive of its credit card business Barclaycard, following 11 months where he was interim chief. Sajed was the head of Barclaycard in the US and took interim charge of all of the business last May after the departur

Staley Sticks With Amer Sajed As CEO Of Barclaycard Payments Unit

UPDATE 2-MOVES-Barclays shakes up FIG DCM

(Recast lead, adds Daniel Fairclough new job) By Helene Durand LONDON, April 20 (IFR) - Barclays has rejigged its financial institutions business, appointing a new deputy head while another banker has moved to the treasury side. The UK lender has appointed Mark Geller as deputy

UK bank commission head asks central bank to think again on capital

By Huw Jones LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is too optimistic about being able to close big banks smoothly if they run into trouble and lenders should hold far more capital to keep the financial system safe, the architect of a major banking reform said on Tuesday. Th