Barclays PLC

UK-based Barclays Plc said on Monday it had received approval from Australia's prudential regulator to operate as a foreign bank in the country, as the lender continues its expansion into high-growth markets.

Australia's Westpac Banking Corp was hit with a so-called "first strike" vote against executive pay plans at its annual general meeting and Chairman John McFarlane apologised "unreservedly" for a sharp decline in its share price.

EU antitrust regulators on Thursday fined Barclays, RBS, HSBC and Credit Suisse a total of 344 million euros ($389.7 million) for taking part in a foreign exchange spot trading cartel.

Barclays has appointed Paul Compton as head of its investment banking business, the British bank said on Tuesday, as part of a wider reshuffle in the wake of Chief Executive Jes Staley's departure.

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Barclays' Chief Executive Jes Staley unexpectedly left the bank on Monday due to a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A weaker pound helped lift UK's exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index on Monday with pharmaceutical stocks in the lead, while shares of British bank Barclays fell after its chief executive officer stepped down.

Barclays said on Monday that chief executive Jes Staley is to stand down following British regulators' investigations into his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. (Reporting by Rachel Armstrong)

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Barclays said on Friday its United States arm will buy a $3.8 billion credit card portfolio co-branded with clothing retailer The Gap Inc, as the British bank continues a strategy of partnering with big brands to grow in the U.S..

Barclays said on Friday its U.S. business will buy a $3.8 billion credit card portfolio from Synchrony Bank.

Barclays will pay out more than a billion dollars in dividends and buybacks to shareholders after beating first-half profit forecasts as bad loan fears receded and investment banking fees remained strong.

London's FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday, weighed down by heavyweight miners, although gains in Barclays on the back of strong earnings helped limit losses.

Barclays reported first-half profits that nearly quadrupled as it followed Wall Street rivals in reaping bumper investment banking fees from frenzied dealmaking, while COVID-19 pandemic-related bad loan charges remained low.

Barclays has appointed Omar Faruqui as co-head of its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) franchise in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of a leadership shake-up to ride a wave of deal-making activity in the post-COVID world.

Barclays has elevated one of its most senior M&A bankers, Pier Luigi Colizzi, to lead its investment banking business in continental Europe while also giving him a seat on its Europe executive committee, according to a statement on Wednesday.

Barclays has promoted JF Astier and John Miller to lead its investment banking business, as part of a new management team to oversee the business that mainly advises on big corporate deals such as mergers and stock market listings.

Barclays has promoted JF Astier and John Miller to lead its investment bank, as part of a new management team to oversee the business.