Barclays leadership shakeup sees investment bank chief depart
Tim Throsby leaves Barclays investment bank role less than two years after joining from JP Morgan.
Tag: Barclays
Barclays Bank Ireland to trade on SIX Swiss Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange has added Barclays Bank Ireland as its first new trading member in 2019.
Trading firms seek ‘in-flight’ TCA to flag potentially bad FX trades
Speakers at TradeTech FX USA told delegates that traders would be empowered if ‘in-flight’ TCA could flag when trades aren’t going as planned.
Barclays expands client clearing in Asia with Japan deal
The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation granted Barclays clearing authorisation in November as it looks to expand its clearing business and presence in Asia.
Barclays bullish on equities business ahead of new algo and SOR platform launches
Barclays’ reinvestment will see the launch of new SOR and algo platforms, with a recent SOR upgrade producing a 10% increase in hit rates.
BAML’s FX algo head departs to lead eFX trading at Barclays
With 20 years’ experience in the industry, Alex Shterenberg has also worked at UBS and at JP Morgan where he was global head of FX execution services.
FX trading ‘Cartel’ acquitted of benchmark rigging in the US
Traders from JP Morgan, Barclays and Citi allegedly used chatrooms to rig benchmark exchange rates between 2007 and 2013.
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Targeting talent: The industry’s new battleground
Attracting and retaining the brightest talent available has become the new battleground for investment banks as new compliance obligations and technology developments create warring factions desperate to secure the best personnel possible. Hayley McDowell tells the story behind this method of attack and finds out that a talent shortage could be just on the horizon for major players.
Barclays appoints corporate broking director from Goldman Sachs
Laura Klaassen, UK director for equity capital markets at Goldman Sachs, joined Barclays today as director for corporate broking.
Barclays hires Goldman Sachs trading engineer for innovation role
Goldman Sachs engineer will look to implement artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies on trading platforms.