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Barclays Bank Addresses Unlawful Charges (UKMoneyPot.co.uk)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:57:51 GMT

As a customer of Barclays I can only comment on what I know although it may be the case that other banks have already put measures in place to placate the masses regarding bank charges. Barclays have introduced a ‘reserve amount’ in addition to the pre-agreed overdraft limit to act as a buffer. Mine’s £250 in addition [...]

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Barclays Bank offers free security software online (computing)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:52:12 GMT

Angelica Mari, Computing , Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 12:19:00 The bank is giving away security software to its online customers to protect against phishing and data leakage Retail bank Barclays is offering free security software to its two million online customers. Barclays.co.uk users will be offered the security software free of charge for download from the web...

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Barclays completes Russian Expobank purchase (Russia News Net)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:05:36 GMT

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Barclays Bank Plc. said it has completed the acquisition of Russian retail and commercial bank, Expobank, following the approval of the Central Bank of Russia. Expobank ha...

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Barclays Bank: More bank fuckwittery. (The Lone Voice)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:46:00 GMT

Barclays send a customer, soon to be an ex-customer I imagine a note calling him a bastard. Security guard Brian, 37, was sent the handwritten abuse with a statement he had requested. On a covering letter, signed on behalf of the manager at the customer services HQ in Leicester, was the scrawl: “You should get a job, no money in your account you trampy b*****d.” Brian, of Wingrave, Bucks, said: “It’s...

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Barclays fundraises for disabled children (New Vision)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT

BARCLAYS Bank has held a fundraising campaign to raise sh100m to build a hostel for children with disabilities

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Barclays Capital: Barclays Capital Launches US Power Index (Market Wire)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:43:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, today announced the launch of its US Power Index, the first investable index to comprehensively track the national price of electricity across all actively traded regional markets in the US. The index provides investors with both broad exposure to the US power industry and a new method for hedging...

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Barclays Bank is Wank… (Mike Rouse)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:04:51 GMT

... but it is important to understand how I got in to my current situation before I proceed to slate Barclays Bank as it’s not entirely their fault and I want you, dear suffering reader, to understand the full circumstances. So, you’ve got the picture? Treated like shit after working very hard for a year, pretty much broke and sliding further into debt and depression… Fast-forward to just a...

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Barclays Capital: Inflation Risk the New Global Challenge, Says Barclays Capital (Market Wire - Financial Services: Investment Services and Trading)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:26:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, today said in its latest quarterly "Global Outlook: Implications for Financial Markets," that inflation risk has rapidly replaced credit risk as the predominant issue facing the global financial markets. The effects of higher inflation are poised to work through the global economy in profound ways...

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Barclays: Barclays Launches First Exchange Traded Note Linked to Carbon (Market Wire - Financial Services)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:50:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Barclays Bank PLC announced today the launch of the iPath(R) Global Carbon Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the NYSE Arca stock exchange. It is the first iPath(R) ETN to offer investors exposure to the global price of carbon. Barclays, a leading intermediary in the environmental markets, is launching this investment vehicle to meet the needs of investors' growing appetite...

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Barclays turns to wealthy investors for cash injection - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:19:01 GMT

London - Barclays Bank of Britain Wednesday outlined a major fund-raising scheme to shore up its finances, asking for a cash injection of 4.5 billion pounds (9 billion dollars) from wealthy overseas investors. Barclays said a number of sovereign wea...

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Barclays Bank Seeks $8.9 Billion Through Share Issue (New York Times)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:13:36 GMT

Barclays, the British bank, joined Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS in seeking new funds after it wrote down £1.7 billion in bad loans this year.

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Barclays Bank Seeks $8.9 Billion Through Share Issue (News & Information)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:13:36 GMT

Barclays, the British bank, joined Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS in seeking new funds after it wrote down 1.7 billion in bad loans this year. …Read more

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Barclays says wealthy investors ready to inject cash (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:35:00 GMT

London - Britain's Barclays Bank Wednesday announced a major fund-raising move to shore up its finances, asking for a cash injection of 4.5 billion pounds (9 billion dollars) from wealthy overseas investors. Barclays said a number of sovereign wealt...

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DMCCA seeds Sharia Compliant Hedge Funds (UAEinteract.com - News)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:03:18 GMT

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority (DMCC), an agency of the Dubai government and Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, yesterday announced the first Sharia compliant hedge funds to be launched on the Al Safi Tr

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Sumitomo Mitsui could take up 2% of Barclays (The Herald )

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:32:16 GMT

A Japanese company yesterday emerged as a potential investor in Barclays bank as HBOS's fundraising efforts continued to be marred by the volatility of its share price.

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£470m cash boost for Barclays (Manchester Evening News)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:51:32 GMT

BARCLAYS is close to sealing a £470m capital injection from Japan's third largest bank as it seeks to boost its funding, according to reports.

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Sumitomo Mitsui may invest in Barclays (International Herald Tribune)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:42:41 GMT

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group may invest ¥100 billion in the British bank Barclays, people with direct knowledge of the matter said Friday, as Western lenders burned by the subprime crisis increasingly turn to Asia for funding.

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SMFG In Talks To Inject Y100bn In Barclays (Nikkei)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:28:26 GMT

SMFG In Talks To Inject Y100bn In BarclaysTOKYO (Dow Jones)--Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316) is negotiating with Barclays PLC (BCS) to inject roughly 100 billion yen, or $920 million, in capital to the U.K. bank, the latest example of how Japanese banks are expanding their roles as fund providers in the crisis-ridden global market.

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Sumitomo Aims to Invest in Barclays (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:14:09 GMT

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is negotiating with Barclays to inject roughly $920 million in capital into the British bank, the latest example of how Japanese banks are expanding their roles as fund providers in the crisis-ridden global market.

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Barclays close to securing Japanese deal (Finance Markets)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:46:33 GMT

It is believed that Barclays is close to securing a huge bailout from Japan as it looks to Asia to improve its finances. Barclays is set to receive a 100 billion yen (£473.4 million) capital injection from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). This would give Japan’s largest financial group’s a stake in Barclays. It is expected [...]

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