Sherborne Investors calls for Barclays boss to go over Epstein links
2nd Mar 2020 09:32
(Sharecast News) - Barclays' largest shareholder has called for chief executive Jes Staley to be removed from the board, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Read moreFormer Barclays bosses cleared of fraud charges
28th Feb 2020 11:39
(Sharecast News) - Three former top Barclays executives who were accused of funnelling secret fees to Qatar in exchange for funding were cleared of fraud charges on Friday.
Read moreBarclays set to start search for new CEO
24th Feb 2020 09:20
(Sharecast News) - Barclays is readying itself to start the search for its new Chief Executive Officer who will replace Jes Staley.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
17th Feb 2020 13:05
(Sharecast News) - Hikma Pharmatheuticals: Citigroup downgrades to neutral with a target price of 1,980p.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
13th Feb 2020 15:18
(Sharecast News) - Beazley: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 611p.
Read moreRegulators probe Barclays CEO's Jeffrey Epstein links
13th Feb 2020 07:06
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England are investigating past links between Barclays' chief executive Jes Staley and the dead American paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Read moreThursday preview: US CPI, Barclays in the spotlight
12th Feb 2020 18:02
(Sharecast News) - The focus for financial markets will be on US consumer price data for January.
Read moreCredit Suisse initiates coverage of UK banks; HSBC named top pick
11th Feb 2020 13:40
(Sharecast News) - Credit Suisse has initiated full coverage of the UK banking sector, upgrading HSBC to 'outperform' in the process.
Read more'Brexit is done but UK equities are not,' says Jefferies
10th Feb 2020 14:40
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies sounded a 'bullish' note on UK equities, telling clients that "Brexit is done but UK equities are not".
Read moreBoards risk missing targets for non-white directors
4th Feb 2020 12:19
(Sharecast News) - Board-level complacency and fear of change risk failure to achieve government-approved targets for ethnic minority representation at the top of British business, a report says.
Read moreFCA questions banks over higher overdraft rates
28th Jan 2020 07:43
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Conduct Authority has asked the big banks to reveal how they arrived at new overdraft rates of about 40% and to show how they will help affected customers after criticism of its rule changes.
Read moreJefferies says clarity on Barclays's returns and capital repatriation highest in 10 years
16th Dec 2019 13:43
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies hiked their target price for shares of Barclays from 209.0p to 244.0p on Monday, in anticipation of a higher rate of return on capital, share buybacks and after marking down their estimated cost of equity for the lender.
Read moreShoreCap stays at 'buy' on Barclays, says consensus 'still too pessimistic'
28th Oct 2019 16:14
(Sharecast News) - The consensus for Barclays remains "too pessimistic", analysts at ShoreCap said as they reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for the shares.
Read moreBarclays Q3 profit drops as it takes ?1.4bn hit from PPI claims
25th Oct 2019 08:49
(Sharecast News) - Barclays reported a drop in third-quarter profit on Friday as it took a hit from a surge in payment protection insurance (PPI) claims and struck a cautious note on the outlook.
Read moreFriday preview: EU extension decision, Barclays in focus
24th Oct 2019 11:54
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will revert to all things Brexit as the European Union announces whether or not it has accepted Parliament's request for another extension to the Brexit deadline to 31 January or only a shorter one.
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