Barclays Wealth wants seat at the top table
Thomas Kalaris, head of Barclays’ wealth management arm, believes market share can be seized from private banks hit hardest by the credit crunch
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A three-part series on Barclays’ investment banking arm, analysing its idiosyncrasies, its strengths and weaknesses, the impact of the Lehman deal, the key people and future possibilities
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Part One
BarCap faces its toughest challenge
Bob Diamond has built Barclays Capital from a nonentity to a top-flight investment bank but there are doubts whther it can survive regulatory pressure
‘No jerk’ policy from the top suites down
Big part of BarCap’s success stems from its ability to foster an entrepreneurial culture that does not stand on hierarchy
Part Two
BarCap struck as lights went out at Lehman
Lehman Brothers’ collapse left its staff hungry for a challenge that BarCap used to its advantage
Diamond’s shining moment amid the crisis
Bob Diamond, Barclays’ president, starred in a thrilling chapter of the financial crisis when the UK bank boldly took over Lehman Brothers’ US securities business
Part Three
Diamond luck should see off regulators
The acquisition of Lehman’s US operations, which had a strong equities franchise, has finally given BarCap’s chief executive a platform to build a global equities business
Barclays Capital pins ambitions on Asian unit
Barclays Capital is broadening its reach in Asia in order to achieve its target of becoming a top-tier global investment bank
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BarCap: Who’s who
Discover who are the top executives driving Barclays Capital into the bulge bracket of investment banks
Timeline: Barclays Capital
The evolution of Barclays Capital from BZW to the acquisition of Lehman and beyond
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BarCap’s push into Asia
FT banking editor, Patrick Jenkins, assesses the strategy of Barclays Capital after the collapse of Lehman, its push into Europe and Asia, and the future of chief executive Bob Diamond
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The days of true investment banking partnerships are dead, at least for the big banks
Lehman woe proved timely for BarCap
If there is one distinct winner to have emerged from the wreckage of the Lehman collapse and the financial turmoil that ensued, it is the investment banking arm of the UK bank
Blog: Reasons against a Barclays acquisition
The FT’s comment editor James Mackintosh underlines three reasons why Barclays should not be trusted with any deal to buy a US retail bank
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