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Barclays Sees "Broadly Flat" Investment Bank Income For 2015

UPDATE 1-Wall Street weighs into Britain's EU vote: Goldman, JPMorgan back 'in' campaign

* Goldman, JPMorgan make large donations to in campaign * Morgan Stanley also likely to make a donation - source * Cameron tells businesses: speak up about EU benefits * Cameron hopes for deal in February, says not there yet (Adds likely Morgan Stanley donation, Cameron remark

UPDATE 4-Barclays to slash about 1,000 investment bank jobs worldwide

* Bank to close Asia cash equities business -memo * Around 1,000 jobs to go worldwide -sources * Exits investment banking in at least 8 countries -memo * Exploring sale of precious metals business -memo (Adds detail from internal memo on restructuring in Europe, Middle East an

PRESS: Barclays To Remain "Bulge-Bracket" Investment Bank - FT

Barclays to announce up to 1,200 lay-offs

(ShareCast News) - Barclays told staff at its investment bank on Thursday that it would cut up to 1,200 positions, as part of its plans to strengthen its focus on those regions and market segments in which it could best compete. However, it aspired to remain a so-called "bulge-bracket investment ban

UPDATE 1-Barclays investment bank cuts jobs and products, mostly in Asia

(Adds details) LONDON, Jan 21 (IFR) - Barclays is to exit cash equities in Asia and cut about 1,000 investment bank staff as its new chief executive Jes Staley tries to improve profitability in the business by slashing costs, a person familiar with the matter said. The cuts were annou

Barclays investment bank cuts jobs and products, mostly in Asia

By Steve Slater LONDON, Jan 21 (IFR) - Barclays is to cut about 1,000 staff in its investment bank as the UK bank's new chief executive Jes Staley moves to improve profitability in the business by slashing costs, a person familiar with the matter said. The cuts were announced to staff

RPT-UPDATE 2-Barclays slashes hundreds of investment banking jobs worldwide

(Repeats to widen distribution) * Bank to close Asia cash equities business -memo * Around 450 jobs to go in Asia alone-source * Barc exits investment banking in at least 8 countries -memo By Anshuman Daga and Lawrence White HONG KONG, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Barclays has

PRESS: Barclays To Shut Asian Equities Arm, Exit Taiwan, Korea - WSJ

PRESS: Barclays Set For Further 1,000 Investment Bank Job Cuts - FT

PRESS: Barclays To Cut Investment Bank Jobs In NY, London - Bloomberg

Barclays to let investment bankers go in London and New York

(ShareCast News) - Barclays said it would cut investment banking jobs in London, New York and across Asia, in places such as Hong Kong and in Australia, Bloomberg reported. The lay-offs were part of a restructuring plan, the lender said, with a smaller 'bonus' pool, of possibly about 10%, having als

BUZZ-UK stocks: hedging the Brexit risk

** Shorting UK property, financial and materials stocks recommended as the best way to hedge any risk of a Brexit ** Continued warnings from the Bank of England and businesses see brokers looking to hedge the unlikely event of a British exit from the European Union ** Governor Mark Ca

Britain opens drop-in centre for would be banks

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Entrepreneurs who want to open a bank in Britain can call a new helpline to chat about how much capital they need, and get invitations to rub shoulders with supervisors. The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA

Eleven big banks test blockchain-based trading system

By Jemima Kelly LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Eleven major banks, including Barclays, UBS and HSBC, said on Wednesday they had tested a system that could make trading much faster and cheaper, using the technology that underpins crypto-currency bitcoin. The banks are part of a consortium