All the focus has been on the Barclays potential ETF, and the market hung onto its gains even though the mine strike in Mexico has already ended.
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We made a specific decision about three years ago that being a liquidity provider in the European government bond markets was a way for Barclays Capital to differentiate itself.
Barclay's foul shooting helped a lot. She was 7-of-7 in the fourth quarter alone. This was a real big win for us because they're a real good team.
Conditions are set to remain volatile in silver for some time to come as traders await the SEC's decision on Barclay's ETF application.
We believe our emphasis on people and talent management differentiates Barclays from competitors in the asset management industry, as well as other Bay Area employers in financial services.
Silver is taking center stage ... with the news of Barclays' silver ETF a step closer to possible approval. We have some gold investors moving into the silver market.
The only nation I've ever been tempted to feel really racist about are the Swiss - a whole country of phobic hand washers living in a giant Barclays Bank.
Barclays delivered strong and broadly based profit growth in 2005. We made good progress in the UK and are well positioned across the group for further growth in 2006.
We are upping the number of free Barclays 'Lets Talk Business Ideas' and 'Lets Talk Starting a Business' seminars from 300 to 500 around the country from this spring, to provide crucial tips and advice, as more than 380,000 people are likely to start a business this year.
Coaching helped me be a more effective leader in Barclays, helped me to reflect on my strengths and weaknesses and adjust leadership style to different members of the team.
Mark Dixon, IT director of service-provision at London-based Barclays Bank PLC, said the financial institution plans to roll out 9iAS across its channels during the next two years to provide a unified, consistent infrastructure to clients. Over time, we've been picking best of breed applications, and it's created a number of problems, ... Our customers use more than one channel and they expect the same experience in them.
The group's cost-to-income ratio is in line with the ratio reported for March 2005 if the costs relating to the Barclays transaction and synergy initiatives are excluded. However, if the Barclays related costs are included, the cost-to-income ratio deteriorated from 56.6 in March 2005 to 58.0 in December 2005 owing to top-line income growth, at 17.9, lagging expenditure growth over the period.
Barclays said the move was driven by changing customer preferences and technological advances. The industry in the United Kingdom is going through a sea change, ... Technology is steadily reducing the number of people we employ in the industry.