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Wonder if this is the same Irish loan book being bought from Lloyds.... https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-lloyds-bank-uk-ireland-mortgages-barc/barclays-to-sell-on-4-billion-irish-loan-book-as-mortgage-securitisation-returns-idUKKCN1IJ1EB?il=0

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/business/barclays-raider-s-radical-plan-to-shake-up-jes-staley-s-banking-empire-revealed-a3818161.html%3famp

Barclays underestimates corporate raider Edward Bramson at its peril, a boss once ousted by the predator has warned. Rodger Booth was pushed out his job as chairman of 4imprint in 2003 by Bramson. A seller of promotional products to businesses such as pens and mugs with a company logo on, 4imprint was targeted by Bramson 15 years ago after falls in its share price. Booth recalled how the New Yorker mounted his raid from an office with barely any furniture in London, rented solely for the purpose. It led to a vote of shareholders at which Booth was kicked out and then replaced by Bramson, who appointed new managers and drew up a new strategy. The firm is now worth more than 21 times what it was then. Bramson�s staff met Barclays� investor relations team after its annual results and asked questions about the business. Sounds quite promising, lets hope he can actually double the share price where Mcfarlene has failed

Activist investor Ed Bramson steps up campaign to force Barclays shake-up https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/activist-investor-ed-bramson-steps-200000930.html

Shareholders wont be strung along anymore, now that Bramson is on board, he's one for shareholders, so lets hope he can apply much needed pressure on management.

MacFarlane has failed miserably to get anywhere near doubling the share price...he should go with immediate effect

Barclays Africa all over again. IB will be sold at a loss?

If the investment bank was to be disposed off. It would be hard to see growth from the retail operations. As with Lloyds who have had to acquire MBNA to bolster earnings and also looking to push more into pensions and insurance business. What could Barc do on the retail front? With Bransom now on board I think his intentions will be to break up and sell the investment banking division.

Buyback on preference shares. Does anyone know the current rate being paid on these shares? Seems like Bransom is having a effect, Staley has now said he wants to reward long suffering shareholders...lets hope he sticks to his words.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/24/barclays-ed-bramson-sweat-biggest-bet-yet

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/03/24/barclays-set-fight-break-up-attempts/

Hope Bramson can finally sort Barc out once and for all.

If Staley cant turn the investment bank around in the next year as reports have mentioned, then he will be gone along the with IB

Seems like RBS gonna give Barc a run for their money. From what ive read RBS are seriously making a come back in the running of investment banking. I cant see Staley turning the IB around.

A nice rise, share price seems to be doing pretty well recently. However it is difficult to see how RM can achieve future growth and a higher SP as a result. What can RM do to propel themselves?

I reckon if investment banking unit carries on under performing then Barc will have no option but to sell or get rid. Makes no sense in keeping it. Barclays can't even compete with the U.S big boys.

its always the case "next year" expect this, expect that but nothing never seems to happen. I bet they wont even re instate the divi back to 6.5 pence, before it was cut, for this year. its shambles.

Mayb I should sell up and buy more lloyds instead.

No chance of barc re instating divi back to 6.5p. The level it was when they cut 2 yrs ago

Does anyone else know if we will or already have entered the crypto market. After all we do have a payments business.