The Irish Times

Barclays boss needs to ‘value’ something a little less vague

If Jes Staley wants to build my trust, he could start using the words ‘money’ and ‘profit’

Mon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00

London Briefing: Barclays set to turn clock back in top post

Fiona Walsh: Bank looks set to hire another US investment banker, James “Jes” Staley, as chief executive

Wed Oct 14 2015 - 01:15

RSA shares fall 20% after Zurich U-turn on takeover

Stephen Hester misses out on £8.5m bonus

Wed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00

US banks extend lead over European rivals

Top five US banks have taken 33.5% of global investment banking fee pool so far this year

Fri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00

Barclays to speed up pace of cost-cutting and asset sales after new mis-selling hit

Bank reports better than expected 12% rise in adjusted pretax profit to £1.85bn for the second quarter

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 16:46

You can bank on one thing – skills don’t come in sets

The reason the CEO of Barclays, Antony Jenkins, had to go, we were told, was that he no longer had the right ‘set of skills’

Mon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00

Barclays may not pick next CEO until early next year

Chairman could be in charge for 8 months after firing CEO

Fri Jul 10 2015 - 14:51

Barclays ousts chief executive Antony Jenkins

British lender says chairman will take over executive duties until successor is appointed

Wed Jul 08 2015 - 07:53

Barclay’s Bank posts Q1 pre-tax profit rising to £1.8 billion

Bank sets aside extra £800 million-pound provision for currency rigging allegations

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 08:46

London Briefing: inflation basket shows changes in society

Out go yoghurt drinks and sat navs and in come supplements and Spotify subscriptions

Wed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00

Barclay’s boss Jenkins has his ‘L’Oréal moment’

Deciding ‘he’s worth it’ means a £1.1m bonus for chief executive at loss-making bank

Wed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00

Barclays takes extra £750m FX provision as profits rise

Bank sets aside fund for potential fines as profits rise by a higher-than-expected 12% thanks to a sharp cut in costs

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 08:15

Barclays set aside £500 million for currency rigging fines

UK’s second biggest bank by assets said third-quarter profit unexpectedly rose

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 08:48

We need a new investment bank that sells itself on low pay

Could the City move away from the football model when it comes to changing jobs?

Mon May 05 2014 - 01:00

Senior US banker skips away from Barclays

Hugh ‘Skip’ McGee’s departure comes amid a furore over bonuses at the bank

Wed Apr 30 2014 - 01:07

Fixed income slump hits Barclays profit in first quarter

But cost-cutting programme is starting to show ‘material benefit’ and will help offset drop

Thu Apr 24 2014 - 12:19

Equities rise as strong results at major US companies offset tech fears

Irish market treads water at end of truncated week’s trading

Thu Apr 17 2014 - 20:30

Barclays paid 12 executives £31.8m in bonuses

Bank plans to cut as many as 12,000 jobs this year to eliminate costs after profit declined

Tue Mar 18 2014 - 11:43

Barclays chief on back foot over bonuses and job cuts

Antony Jenkins has made it his mission to clean up the bank’s image

Wed Feb 12 2014 - 01:01

The awards for performance in banking go to . . .

With profits down, Barclays has few supporters for its boosted bonuses

Tue Feb 11 2014 - 19:05

Barclays to axe up to 12,000 jobs while boosting bonuses

British bank paid €2.85 billion in bonuses last year despite falling profits

Tue Feb 11 2014 - 10:25

Barclays’ full-year results disappoint

Profits at UK bank down by 26% as litigation and compensation charges hit hard

Mon Feb 10 2014 - 11:53

Barclays prepares to step up asset reduction target as it reports 26% fall in profit

Barclays this month raised £5.8 billion in a rights offering after the bank in June was found to be one of two British lenders to miss stricter capital rules

Wed Oct 30 2013 - 19:38

Barclays hit by slump in trading revenue

Profits plummet by 26% as bank seeks to plug a capital shortfall

Wed Oct 30 2013 - 09:32

Barclays’ head of compliance to take leave of absence

Former head of UK’s FSA diagnosed with exhaustion after 10 months in post

Tue Oct 15 2013 - 15:42

Barclays chief financial officer to step down

Chris Lucas to resign for health reasons six months earlier than planned

Wed Aug 14 2013 - 08:01

London Briefing: Battling regulators proves risky business

Barclays has bowed to the authorities and hit shareholders with a cash call

Wed Jul 31 2013 - 01:05

Barclays to issue £5.8bn new shares

Banking giant reveals £12.8 billion capital shortfall created by new regulatory demands

Tue Jul 30 2013 - 08:59

Barclays to fight $453m energy fine

FERC proposed fines over alleged manipulation of power markets by British bank

Wed Jul 17 2013 - 11:32

Barclays profit hit by hefty restructuring bill

UK bank sees profit drop to £1.79 billion from £2.4 billion a year ago

Wed Apr 24 2013 - 09:26