Barclays

People Moves | 7 Mar 13

Barclays Wealth & Investment Management has appointed Steve Clarke to its senior management team as director of offshore and local markets, based in the Isle of Man.

People Moves | 25 Feb 13

Lesley Corlett has joined the Isle of Man’s Barclays Wealth and Investment Management as a vice president and head of compliance.

United Kingdom | 12 Feb 13

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins is to scale back the investment bank’s equities and advisory businesses in Asia and Europe as part of his restructuring plan which will result in 3,700 jobs getting axed.

Middle East | 1 Feb 13

Authorities in the UK are probing allegations that Barclays Bank made a loan to the Qatar Investment Authority for it to invest in the bank at the height of the 2008 financial crisis in order to avoid a government bailout, according to a report in the Financial Times.

Middle East | 12 Nov 12

Barclays bank, which is already facing a series of allegations, is reportedly under investigation by the US Department of Justice over claims it made improper payments to win a licence in Saudi Arabia.