Barclays PLC
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal and corporate banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia.
With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 140,000 people.
Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 49 million customers and clients worldwide.
For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com.
Barclaycard
Barclaycard is a leading global payment business which understands the needs of both purchasers and sellers. It enables retailers and merchants to accept cards, helps customers make payments through card, contactless and mobile applications as well as extending credit to consumers.
The company is one of the pioneers of new forms of payments and is at the forefront of developing viable contactless and mobile payment schemes for today and cutting edge forms of payment for the future. It also issues credit and charge cards to corporate customers and the UK Government. Barclays partners with a wide range of organisations across the globe to offer their customers or members payment options and credit.
In addition to the UK, Barclays operates in the United States, Europe, Africa and the Middle and Far East.
Key facts published in August 2008;
- number of UK card customers: 11.9m
- number of International cards in issue: 11.2m
- number of retailer/merchant relationships: 93,000
For more information please visit www.Barclays.com
Investment Banking and Investment Management Cluster Profile
Investment Banking
With a distinctive business model, the investment banking division provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a comprehensive set of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs.
Investment banking division has offices around the world, employs 20,000 people and has the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.
The investment bank has been doing business on the ground in Mumbai since coming into existence in 1998, servicing the financing and risk management needs of the Indian government, as well as corporate and institutional clients. It has developed a good reputation among its client base in India with many examples of repeat business and sustained ongoing business relationships, winning a number of awards for the transactions in the process. It is also involved in the following key business areas in the Indian market:
- Financing – Onshore/offshore bonds, Convertible bonds, Structured Corporate Finance, Asset-backed Securitization, Promoter Financing, Acquisition Financing, Onshore / offshore syndicated loans, Real estate financing
- Risk Management - Interest Rates, FX, Commodities, Credit, Equity & Risk Advisory
- M&A – Advisory, Takeovers/Acquisitions, Public/Private, Cross border
For more information please visit www.Investment Banking.com
Wealth and Investment Management
Wealth and Investment Management, the UK's leading wealth manager by client assets, has £145 billion client assets globally, at 31 December 2008. It serves affluent, high net worth and intermediary clients worldwide, providing international and private banking, fiduciary services, investment management and brokerage. Thomas L. Kalaris is the Chief Executive of Wealth and Investment Management and he joined the business at the start of 2006. It was voted Global Investor's Wealth Manager of the Year for 2007.
For more information please visit www.barclayswealth.com
