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The current thread for BARC is this one BM: http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?tid=14062#lastread

Evening Stan, Just think of this one as an added extra and feel free to continue using the main thread.

Out of interest.....latest broker forecasts:

http://www.hl.co.uk/shares/shares-search-results/b/barclays-plc-ordinary-25p/broker-forecasts

Barclays Appoints Group Chief Operating Officer
14 Jan 2015 09:57 GMT

Barclays has appointed Jonathan Moulds to the newly created role of Group Chief Operating Officer. Mr Moulds will join the Executive Committee of Barclays and report directly to the Group Chief Executive Antony Jenkins.

In this role Mr Moulds will lead major change programmes across Barclays and is charged with accelerating delivery of the Group’s strategic plan, Transform. He will have accountability for the Structural Reform Programme, which includes the implementation of the Ring-Fenced Bank in the UK and the Intermediate Holding Company in the US, and will oversee the Strategy and Corporate Development Team. Mr Moulds will also establish and chair a Group Operating Committee which will ensure that the organisation is executing Barclays’ strategy in an aligned and efficient way.

Mr Moulds will take up his post on 2 February 2015.

Commenting on the appointment, Antony Jenkins, Group Chief Executive, said:

“The progress we have made over the past two years in terms of operational, financial, and cultural transformation at Barclays has been enormous.

“My decision to create a Group Chief Operating Officer role at this time is specifically intended to ensure we continue to deliver on our strategy, but more importantly to accelerate execution where possible. There are multiple major change programmes in flight across the Group, designed to achieve our ambitious goals, and which will in turn help to drive the sustainable returns our shareholders deserve. A Group COO will give us additional leadership bandwidth and capability to make that happen.

“Jonathan Moulds has a huge wealth of relevant industry experience to bring to Barclays and to this role. Before leaving the organisation at the end of 2012, he spent over 15 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in a variety of senior leadership roles, latterly as CEO of Merrill Lynch International and Head of BoAML Europe. I am delighted to welcome such a seasoned and able leader to Barclays, and I look forward to working with him to accelerate progress towards becoming the ‘Go-To’ Bank.”

Jonathan Moulds, Group Chief Operating Officer designate, said:

“This is a period of profound change for Barclays as the Group builds momentum in the implementation of its strategy and deals with external forces including structural reform. Playing a part in leading the transformation of Barclays represents a hugely exciting professional challenge for me. I am looking forward to taking up my new post and to working with Antony and my colleagues on the Executive Committee in helping the bank realise its full potential.”

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Making lives easier for mortgage brokers: Barclays launches ability to photograph customer documents
19 Jan 2015 08:30

Barclays has announced it has rolled out significant enhancements to its online mortgage submission system used by mortgage brokers up and down the country. Building upon the success of Barclays’ cheque imaging technology and in another UK first, the improvements mean that instead of needing to scan customer documents for submission to Barclays, brokers can now take photographs of the paperwork on their Smartphone or tablet.

These images, as well as those of documents that have been scanned, can then be uploaded directly into MAX, the customer case folder online, where they are instantly visible in the case, providing peace of mind that the case can progress.

These changes remove any uncertainty around whether documents have been received and allow brokers to easily view the documents again in the online case file if needed. A headersheet previously completed by brokers to attest to the documents being originals has been replaced by a simpler and quicker tick box route which brokers can now use to confirm they have seen the originals.

As brokers are often on the road and meeting customers in their homes, these enhancements are designed to make it easier for them to conduct their business and progress mortgage applications more quickly.


Jackie Uhi, Managing Director, Mortgage Distribution at Barclays: “The launch of these enhancements to our online mortgage submission system is an important milestone in an ongoing journey of bringing improvements designed to support brokers and to help them deliver the very best service for customers. We’ve listened to feedback from the intermediary market and are working hard to develop a broker-centric approach which sees them served and supported as customers of ours as well as partners. We are excited to be the first lender to offer the ability to photograph documents and upload them in this way and look forward to introducing further innovations in 2015.”


Richard Merrett, Technical Director from brokers, Alexander Hall said: “The Scan and Attach enhancement to Barclays online system has been extremely well received by our Advisers and Administrators. We have already seen positive results in Barclays time to offer since the launch of the facility and it demonstrates their willingness to listen to broker feedback and further develop a proposition that supports good customer outcomes.”

Barclays strengthens Corporate Banking Insurance and Financial Intermediaries team with two new hires
22 Jan 2015 09:26 GMT

Barclays announces the appointments of Andrew Lloyd and Scott Fordham to its Insurance and Financial Intermediaries team, Corporate Banking, in London. Andrew and Scott will report to Carl Boulton, Managing Director and Head of Insurance and Financial Intermediaries, Corporate Banking.

Andrew joins as a Director within the Insurance team and will be responsible for further developing Barclays’ proposition across Europe for both life and non-life markets. Prior to joining Barclays he led the insurance team at National Australia Bank in London, with responsibility for UK and Europe, as well as coverage of parts of the Bermudan market. He has significant experience working with large multinational insurance clients across a number of regions, with a focus on the life insurance and global reinsurance markets.

Scott joins as a Director within the Financial Intermediaries team and will be responsible for structuring solutions for clients in the broker dealer and securitisation sectors. Scott has held a number of senior positions across the financial services and advisory market, and will bring significant expertise to this new position.

Commenting on the appointments, Carl Boulton said: “Andrew and Scott both bring a wealth of experience of their respective markets to the team. Their appointment underscores our commitment to the sector, and to continuing to develop the range of relevant, quality products and services we offer to our insurance and financial intermediary clients worldwide.”





About Barclays

Barclays is an international financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays’ purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 135,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

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Barclays to create more than 100 jobs in Sunderland
6 February 2015 at 2:39pm


Christine Allenson, Barclays Sunderland site president and Cllr Harry Trueman, deputy leader of Sunderland City Council
Photo: Barclays


Barclays Contact Centre in Sunderland has announced plans to create more than 100 jobs as part of its ongoing recruitment during 2015.

The jobs boost at the bank’s Doxford International Business Park site, which currently employs 1,200 people.

Barclays is recruiting new staff in its business banking, premier banking and retail banking operations as it grows its business in Sunderland.

The Doxford site last month became the first banking contact centre in the UK to introduce video banking for its premier customers, a new concept allowing customers to interact face-to-face with a Barclays colleague through their computer, tablet or smartphone, 24 hours a day.


Barclays Sunderland site president and head of customer services Christine Allenson said:

Sunderland is at the forefront of our plans to make telephone banking more accessible and we need more people as we expand the services we provide from the site.

We will be recruiting throughout the year and we are looking for people with a strong customer service ethos, who share our values and have a can-do attitude. They don’t need to have previous call centre experience because we provide induction and training, but what is important is their commitment to providing the best experience for our customers.”

– Christine Allenson


Barclays, which has operated its contact centre in Sunderland for more than a decade, won the North East Contact Centre Award for the best contact centre with for a third consecutive year at the end of 2014.

I hold too many of these for too long but have 340p marked in for it.
Like to see a little more volume.

Fred, there is certainly an upward trend over the last 6 months which should continue through 2015..........well that's the plan!

Barclays launches new ‘Community Banking’ service in UK first
09 Feb 2015

New technology to give access to branch services anywhere, any time


In a UK banking first, Barclays has today announced that by summer 2015, customers across the UK will have access to branch services anywhere and at any time with all Community Bankers able to set up a branch remotely using just their iPad and Wi-Fi or 3G connection. ​ ​

The ground-breaking technology will give Barclays colleagues secure access to services traditionally only available through the confines of a bricks and mortar branch. Alongside Barclays’ extensive ATM network, the increasing popularity of mobile cheque imaging, as well as the rapid adoption of digital banking services, customers will now have the choice to carry out the majority of transactions at a time and place that suits them best.

Currently being trialled with 50 Community Bankers and specialists, including Mortgage, Premier and Business advisors across Sunderland, Norfolk and London, the service will be rolled out to all equipped Barclays bank iPads nationally by the middle of 2015. The service will allow colleagues to carry out many traditional branch transactions including money transfers, changes to personal details or account openings.

Steven Cooper, CEO, Personal Banking, Barclays said:

“The days of banking services only being available by visiting your local branch are a thing of the past. Community Bankers on the move are now able to support a much wider geographical area and are free to drop in to local communities when and where they are needed most.

“Alongside the availability of our colleagues in traditional branches, through video, mobile, telephone, and social media, this new pioneering technology will allow colleagues to access branch services securely in minutes anywhere and at any time - whether it’s in a local village hall, library or community centre, we can now take the branch to the customer.”


Notes to editors

The iPad technology is protected using industry leading security which safeguards both the data, as well as protecting against the threat of any loss or theft of the physical device.

Out of interest.....latest broker forecasts:

http://www.hl.co.uk/shares/shares-search-results/b/barclays-plc-ordinary-25p/broker-forecasts

Barclays launches fintech accelerator program in New York
11 Feb 2015

Barclays and Techstars plan to launch their flagship Accelerator program in New York, following its resounding success in London; ten companies will have the chance to shape the future of financial services.


The Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars, will open in New York in July 2015. The program will provide the opportunity for ten companies to participate in thirteen weeks of intensive networking, mentoring and development, aimed at supporting breakthrough financial technology innovations.


The first Barclays Accelerator program ran in London last year. A range of innovative fintech ideas were developed, including a new credit scoring system, a new money management tool to help people regain control of their finances, and an analytics platform designed to help companies manage risk and reputation.


“At Barclays we recognize that innovation will not solely be driven from within our organization so we are actively embracing the opportunities and expertise of the start-up ecosystem. Our Accelerator enables us to help translate emerging technologies into what could be the future of financial services” said Derek White, Barclays Chief Design and Digital Officer. “Our goal in New York is to help innovators develop new disruptive fintech technologies, particularly in the investment banking, wealth management and credit cards industries. We’re thrilled that we are able to extend our program to New York, a hub for global finance, building upon the successes we have already seen in London.”


The ten companies will be based at new, custom-built premises in Manhattan when they join the program in July. The companies will also have access to a catalogue of Barclays APIs and data to help them build and refine their business models. The program will culminate with a Demo Day in October, when the companies will have the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to industry leaders.


“Through this expanded partnership with Barclays, we’re able to build on the successes of our London accelerator program, now in its second year, by bringing the same level of fintech innovation to New York City,” said David Cohen, Founder and Managing Partner, Techstars. “Companies joining the New York program will have the opportunity to leverage not only the Barclays network but also the vast fintech community that we’ve been building for the last two years.”


From March 2 until May 1, 2015, entrepreneurs and start-up companies worldwide will be able to apply for a place on the program by visiting www.barclaysaccelerator.com. The program will begin in July 2015 with the Demo Day scheduled for October.

http://www.newsroom.barclays.com/releases/ReleaseDetailPage.aspx?releaseId=3114

UK January inflation falls to lowest since records began
Tue Feb 17, 2015


(Reuters) - British consumer price inflation fell last month to its lowest level since records began in 1989, and it looks set to fall further still, easing a squeeze on consumers just as national elections approach.

Official figures on Tuesday showed the annual rate of consumer price inflation fell to 0.3 percent in January, as expected in a Reuters poll, from 0.5 percent in December.

The tumble largely reflected a slide in global oil prices, which last month fell to their lowest level in almost six years at below $45 a barrel, as well as lower food prices.

Coming less than three months before a parliamentary election, Prime Minister David Cameron will welcome the figures as good news for households, boosting their spending power after years of weak wage growth.

The Official for National Statistics estimated January's CPI figure was the lowest since 1960, using models which go back before the introduction of the index.

The plunge in inflation could also delay a first interest rate rise by the Bank of England since the financial crisis, if price falls spread beyond food and energy.

The fall of inflation would have been sharper but for a softer slowdown in the fall in clothing prices in monthly terms, which the ONS attributed to a greater number of discounts in December than the previous year.

Most economists say Britain, where consumer spending remains strong and wages are starting to rise, faces less danger of deflation than the euro zone, where falling prices have sparked fears of a Japan-style economic stagnation.

Food and non-alcoholic drink prices, which have been pushed down by a supermarket price war and lower commodity prices, fell 2.5 percent compared with a year earlier -- their biggest fall on record.

Last week, BoE Governor Mark Carney said inflation would probably soon fall below zero due to tumbling oil prices. But the Bank forecast that inflation will rebound to hit its 2 percent target in about two years' time.

In a separate release on Tuesday, the ONS said prices at the factory gate fell 1.8 percent in the year to January, the biggest decline since records began in 1997.

In January alone, crude oil prices paid by British manufacturers fell by 20.2 percent from December - the sharpest drop since December 2008 when the world economy was deep in a financial crisis.

BoE Governor Carney has described the fall in oil price as unambiguously positive for the UK economy.

The ONS also said house prices in Britain rose 9.8 percent in yearly terms in December, slowing from 9.9 percent in November, adding to other signs of cooling in the housing market at the end of last year.

Prices in London rose 13.3 percent, while outside the capital and the south-east house prices were 7.4 percent higher.

(Reporting by Andy Bruce and William Schomberg; editing by John Stonestreet)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/02/17/uk-britain-inflation-idUKKBN0LL0OU20150217

A few days late.....

Barclays launches Twitter Payments through Pingit
25 Feb 2015

In a UK first, Barclays has today announced it will be the first British bank to allow people to pay each other and small businesses using just their Twitter handle.

Launching on both Android phones and iOS devices next month (Tuesday 10th March), Twitter payments through Pingit will expand the existing service to social media and a potential 13.5 million Twitter users in the UK. The service will be available to all Pingit customers whether they bank with Barclays or not.

To sign up, users can link their Twitter handle to their Pingit profile under the app settings. Payments to friends, family and even small businesses are then easily completed in three easy clicks.

1. Log into Pingit

2. Enter the Twitter handle or select a payee from the contact list

3. Complete the payment instantly

Darren Foulds, Director of Barclays Mobile Banking and Pingit said: “We are always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to make people’s lives easier and customer feedback plays a big part in how we chose to further develop our apps.

“Adding the ability to pay people or a small business using just a Twitter handle brings together a social and digital experience to create a new step forward for mobile payments in the UK”.

With eighty per cent of UK Twitter users now accessing the social network through their mobile regularly, the offering gives people a new, fast and safe way to pay without having to always provide either bank details or a phone number.

Launched in 2012, Pingit has now received 3.7 million downloads and over £1 billion has been sent using the app.

This new way of payment will also be available to businesses, providing an added benefit to the 57,000 companies in the UK currently signed up to Barclays Pingit service.

For further information on Barclays Pingit and to download the app visit Barclays.co.uk/pingit

Barclays Shares: BARC What to Watch on Reporting Day
Written by Rob Shelton
Last Updated: 23 October 2015

Deutsche Bank have given some thoughts on what to watch when Barclays plc (LON:BARC) reports on the 29th of October.

Barclays reports to the market on the 29 Oct at 7am, analysts at Deutsche Bank tell us they have a Buy rating maintained on BARC with a 306p target price.

“We expect plenty of attention on the investment bank, as usual, especially as the business moves towards a slimmed down – and we think sustainable – business model,” says a note from Deutsche Bank on the matter.

Deutsche = forecast total revenues flat in sterling terms, with Equities +16%, Macro +2%, and
Credit -20% YoY in Q3.

This would be similar to the US peer group and represent a continuing stabilisation of Barclays’ franchise.

Further notes from Deutsche Bank show:

Barclays have a limited SVR risk, but unlikely to be able to reprice further on deposits. However, due to low mortgage rate back book, new mortgage business is still accretive to margins.

Concerns over SVR churn and resulting spread compression have been present for some time, but haven’t materialized in the same way at all banks.

“Barclays is unaffected by SVR given the low proportion on its balance sheet. Management have spoken in the past that new mortgage lending is accretive to margins given low margins on the back book,” say Deutsche Bank.

28 October 2015

Barclays PLC

James E. Staley appointed as Group Chief Executive

Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays") announce that Mr James E. Staley (Jes Staley) has been appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of Barclays. Mr Staley will take up his role, and join the Barclays Boards as a Director, with effect from 1 December 2015.



Mr Staley has nearly four decades of extensive experience in banking and financial services. He worked for over 30 years at J.P. Morgan initially training as a commercial banker, and later advancing to the leadership of major businesses involving Equities, Private Banking and Asset Management, and ultimately heading the company's Global Investment Bank. He is currently Managing Partner of BlueMountain Capital.

Commenting on the appointment, Barclays Chairman John McFarlane said:

"Barclays is an incredibly important, broad and complex business. Appointing an individual with the business scope, seasoning and track record is a difficult challenge. In Jes Staley we believe we have an executive with the appropriate leadership talent and wide-ranging experience to deliver shareholder value and to take the Group forward strategically. In particular, he understands corporate and investment banking well, the re-positioning of which is one of our major priorities. After an extended process, I now know Jes well, and we are in agreement on the way forward. He is a man of enormous integrity, and someone who both understands the business, but also the importance of cultural reform and the need to conduct our business in a way that we can all be proud of. I look forward to working with him in what will be an exciting and important period for our company as we seek to accelerate the delivery of improved shareholder returns."

Commenting today, Barclays Group CEO-Designate Jes Staley said:

"It is an honour to be chosen to lead Barclays, an institution with an extraordinary legacy of 325 years in existence. I look forward to building on this heritage and to working with the company's dedicated and deeply talented employees to deliver the highest quality financial services to the bank's customers and clients, with integrity and skill.

We will be committed to preserving and enhancing the trust that is the foundation of Barclays' reputation. Stability and long-term orientation are cornerstones for this great institution. We must recognise Barclays' special obligation to those principles. We must also continue the focus on shareholder returns which John McFarlane has mandated. Barclays is a very valuable franchise: from its retail and commercial banking presence in the UK, its strength in cards and payments, its strong position in Africa, to its Investment Bank. Maximising the potential of this franchise means building on our competitive advantages and developing new ones in order to generate strong returns on capital. If we do this, increased value for our shareholders will follow at the same time as Barclays' long history of leadership is continued and enhanced."

The appointment of a new Group CEO was overseen by the Barclays Board Nominations Committee, which was chaired by Barclays Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director, Sir Michael Rake.

Commenting on behalf of the Board Nominations Committee, Sir Michael Rake said:

"The Nominations Committee has conducted a wide-ranging search process and considered the credentials of multiple strong candidates to be the next Group CEO of Barclays. This is a huge, complex, and challenging role, leading one of the largest and most important financial institutions in the world, and my colleagues and I took the responsibility of finding an outstanding leader for Barclays extremely seriously. We are unanimous in our view that Jes Staley is the right man for that role, we wish him every success, and he will have our full support."

There are no other details that are required to be disclosed in respect of Mr Staley's appointment under Paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority save as disclosed in this announcement and the Notes to Editors.

ENDS

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=5140584

Barclays Confirms Jes Staley as CEO

By Max Colchester
Updated Oct. 28, 2015 8:14 a.m. ET

LONDON— Barclays PLC on Wednesday appointed former J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. banker James Staley as its new chief executive, with a mandate to eke out profits at its stuttering investment bank.

Mr. Staley, who will join Barclays on Dec. 1, will be tasked with pushing through a radical overhaul of the U.K. bank following pressure from regulators. In a letter to employees, he pledged to boost shareholder returns at the bank and reaffirmed the “repositioning of the investment bank to a less-capital-intensive model.”

The U.K. lender said Mr. Staley will receive a pay package worth up to £8.24 million ($12.60 million) a year.

Mr. Staley’s appointment, news of which was leaked earlier this month, marks the return of a U.S. banker to the helm of one of the U.K.’s last remaining universal banks.

The 58-year-old, known as “Jes,” worked his way up the ladder over more than three decades at J.P. Morgan, rising to run its asset-management unit before taking over the reins of its investment bank in 2009. He later joined hedge fund BlueMountain Capital Management LLC.

His investment-banking experience could prove key as Barclays looks to rejig its franchise.

“He understands corporate and investment banking well, the repositioning of which is one of our major priorities,” said Barclays Chairman John McFarlane. “After an extended process, I now know Jes well, and we are in agreement on the way forward.”

Mr. Staley joins at a bumpy time for Barclays. His predecessor, Antony Jenkins, was dismissed by the board this summer over concerns that he couldn’t push through the overhaul that the bank needed.

Among the challenges Mr. Staley faces is slimming down the lender’s investment bank, which was built up by U.S.-born former CEO Bob Diamond before his resignation in 2012. He will be tasked with pressing ahead with a plan to keep the investment bank’s assets to no more than 30% of the company’s total risk-weighted assets, down from just over half.

Barclays’s Asian and Latin American investment-banking operations are likely to come under scrutiny in the coming months as management continues to cut costs, analysts say. On Wednesday, a Barclays private-equity business specialized in energy and commodities investments announced a management buyout.

Mr. Staley’s peers believe his understanding of the complexities of investment banking will serve him well. “He was a leader during the most difficult days of 2008 and 2009, and he will carry those lessons with him as CEO,” said Daniel Pinto, the chief executive of J.P Morgan’s corporate and investment bank.

Nevertheless, last week Mr. McFarlane looked to play down Mr. Staley’s investment-banking credentials, as U.K. politicians voiced fears the bank would revert to an overreliance on the unit, the source of several damaging scandals.

“He is a client guy,” Mr. McFarlane said last week, pointing to Mr. Staley’s track record in asset management and private banking. Mr. Staley will have to get to grips with Barclays’s large corporate and retail banking business, a major source of profit.

In 2012, after leaving J.P. Morgan, Mr. Staley applied to become Barclays’s CEO but was rebuffed, in part because the British bank was worried about the public reaction to having to buy him out of his deferred J.P. Morgan shares.

Mr. Staley will be paid a base salary of £1.2 million and role-based pay of £1.15 million in shares. The bank will buy Mr. Staley out of his unvested J.P Morgan shares by giving him Barclays stock worth £1.93 million.

—Ian Walker contributed to this article.