Barclays Bank Group

By: EconomyWatch Content   Date: 2 November 2009

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With its presence in Europe, North America, Middle East, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa, Barclays Bank is a global financial institution based in Britain. It is listed on the London as well as New York stock exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

With its headquarters at One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands, (after moving from Lombard Street in May 2005,) Barclays has sculpted a strong global image with consumers and corporate houses alike.

Barclays is ranked the 25th largest global company by Forbes Global 2000 (2008 list). As per Datamonitor (2009), the company is the largest financial institution globally, by market share, with its $3.7 trillion assets. It is also the second largest bank in the UK in terms of asset size.

Barclays Bank: Barclays Group

Barclays Bank is a part of the larger ‘Barclays Group,’ which has other constituents namely:

  • Barclays Bank PLC

  • Mercers Debt Collection Agency

  • Barclays Wealth

  • Barclays Private Clients International Ltd.

  • Barclays Private Equity

  • Barclays Bank Delaware

  • Barclaycard

  • Barclaycard US

  • Barclays Capital

  • Barclays Global Investors

  • Barclays Retail Bank

  • Barclays Commercial Bank

  • Barclays Portugal

  • Barclays France

  • Woolwich plc

  • Barclays Africa

  • Barclays Morocco

  • Barclays Bank LLC

  • Barclays Pakistan

  • Absa Group Limited

  • Firstplus Financial Group PLC

  • Barclays Partner Finance

  • Barclays India

  • PT Bank Akita

  • Barclays Croatia

Barclays Bank: Products and Services

Right from day to day banking products to saving and investing solutions, individuals as well as organizations can find the right product from Barclays’ rich inventory. Certain financial services include:

·        Business overdraft: With quicker decisions, consumers can borrow any amount within the limit and pay interest only for the amount used.

·        Savings accounts: With attractive interest rates, Barclays savings accounts reward you with higher amounts if less than 12 withdrawals take place on the account.

·        Investments options: With affiliations with Aegon, AXA, Norwich Union, Prudential and Standard Life, Barclays offer various investments option such as mutual funds or stocks. 

Besides, Barclays also offer other attractive services, such as pension plans, current accounts and corporate loans. The bank is much ahead in technological deployment, and the first ATM in the world was installed by them.


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