Organisation: Barclays Global Investors

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Mandelson launches fierce attack on Barclays banker

British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson today launched a fierce attack on one of Britain’s richest bankers, as Labour stepped up its pre-election sparring over the state of the economy.

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Barclays profits soar by 8% to almost £3bn

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Little movement for FTSE

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Boost for BT but FTSE down overall

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US firm to buy Barclays asset arm

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FTSE down after choppy day

Barclays linked to possible BGI sale

Banking giant Barclays is in talks over a potential $10bn (€7.35bn) deal to sell its Barclays Global Investors asset management arm, it was reported today.

Fri, 15 May, 2009

BC Partners ups price in Barclays deal

A gatecrasher to Barclays' £3bn (€3.37bn) deal to sell fund management business iShares could net the bank another £500m (€562.7m), it was reported today.

Sun, 10 May, 2009

Barclays president due for £4.7m payout

Barclays bank president Bob Diamond was in line for a payout of up to £4.7m (€5.2m) today after the bank sold part of its fund management business to bolster its finances.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2009

Barclays in talks over fund management sale

British bank Barclays today confirmed talks to sell part of its fund management business as part of a reported plan to raise £5bn (€5.4bn).

Mon, 16 Mar, 2009

Barclays shares rise after open letter from bank bosses

Barclays shares rose more than 25% today after an open letter from the bank’s under-pressure bosses helped settle investor nerves.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2009

Barclays ease worries over credit squeeze

Banking giant Barclays today gave a reassuring update on the performance of its investment banking arm during the recent credit squeeze.

Fri, 12 Oct, 2007

Top city banker gets £22m pay package

A banker at Barclays netted £22m (€32.5m) in salary, shares and bonuses last year and owns stock in the group worth nearly £65m (€96m), it was revealed today.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2007

Barclays profits fuel row over charges

Barclays fuelled the ongoing row over UK bank charges today after it said its annual profits surged 35% to £7.14bn (€10.6bn) in 2006.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2007

Barclays boss ready to end seven-year tenure

Barclays was on the verge of a new era today as the controversial tenure of chief executive-turned-chairman Matt Barrett draws to a close.

Thu, 28 Dec, 2006

NPRF to make S&P investments

THE National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) has awarded new passive equity mandates and plans to invest €590 million in two S&P 500 index-plus products and €190m in currency funds.

Sat, 07 Oct, 2006

Pensions Reserve Fund to tender for managers for passive equity portfolio

THE National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) is to put out a tender for managers of its €6 billion passive equity portfolio.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2006

UK interest rate freeze 'likely to continue'

The Bank of England is set to freeze interest rates for the eighth month in a row this week, economists say.

Sun, 03 Apr, 2005

Barclays move towards US credit card market

British banking group Barclays today took the first steps towards establishing its Barclaycard operation in the United States credit card market.

Wed, 18 Aug, 2004

Abbey National outsources funds

Abbey National, the one time Bank of Ireland takeover target, has begun outsourcing the management of some of its £29bn investment funds, dividing them up between a host of primarily US owned global companies.

Wed, 31 Mar, 2004