barclays blocked from using highly abusive
Barclays has been blocked by the UK government from using two highly abusive tax avoidance schemes, which it is claimed would have cost the UK Treasury around £500m in lost revenue.
Barclays has been blocked by the UK government from using two highly abusive tax avoidance schemes, which it is claimed would have cost the UK Treasury around £500m in lost revenue.
Possibly spotting a need for professional wealth management services in Monaco in the wake of Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapps courtroom accounts of a neglected bank account he opened in the principality in 2002 Barclays has opened a Wealth Advisory operation there.
Barclays Wealth managed to increase profits by more than 25% during 2011 while client assets remained flat and return on equity rose marginally.
Barclays Capital has launched a new sterling-denominated product in its Structured Deposit series for offshore bonds as well as select UK onshore life insurance company wrappers, which returns investors capital to them on maturity while also giving them exposure to the FTSE 100.
Gam and Barclays Capital have joined forces to launch a Ucits fund of quantitative indices with the aim of delivering consistent non-correlated returns in any market environment.
Global wealth manager Barclays Wealth has appointed Rupert Howard as a senior portfolio manager in its UK-based team.
Barclays Wealth has re-shuffled its management structure in order to focus on areas it sees as key to its growth strategy in 2012.
Barclays Wealth remains committed to building its high net worth and ultra high net worth client base in Latin America, despite the closure of its Buenos Aires office, the company said today.
Barclays Wealth has appointed Paul Fleming as head of strategic partnerships.
With Switzerland's banking secrecy laws under attack from cash-strapped G20 governments keen to track down hidden overseas assets, Singapore's wealth managers are positioned to benefit, writes Helen Burggraf
Barclays Wealth has appointed Carol Chen to head its recently-created Greater China desk in Singapore.
Barclays Wealth has poached Januar Tjandra from Goldman Sachs as its Hong Kong-based head of Greater China.