Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[micronesiac] 18/2/2019 14:27

Do you know what Barclays Share price 6th Jan 1995 was?1.52.......

[hades1] 18/2/2019 14:18

Swindon Honda Car plant closing.Sadly the first of many.UK now finished as a manufacturing hub within the EU.Game over.

[johnwise] 18/2/2019 14:16

In the fourth coming local elections in May we will have the opportunity to give a verdict on the Tories Brixit efforts to date. Don't waste your vote and send a clear message to both main parties, you have failed us and are no longer fit for purpose. Those at local level who don't and won't support a no deal won't get a vote from this house.

[hades1] 18/2/2019 14:03

The UK will become a weak pathetic microscopic country on at 11pm 29th March 2019.Best get ready.

[fjgooner] 18/2/2019 13:55

I'd agree with Portside that they have no mandate whatsoever to remain MPs without being re-tested in new by-elections - which they know that they'd probably lose due to splitting the vote.

Same applies to that Fiona Onasanya (ex-Labour MP) who continues to receive her taxpayer-funded salary whilst behind bars.

In all cases, gaining salaries without any justification.

[portside1] 18/2/2019 13:52

RBS LLOYS UP BARC DOWN THE BIG INVESTORS DO NOT LIKE THE DIRECTORS AT BARCS THEY HAVE LIED TO MANY TIMES . YES LIED TO ALL INVESTORS WHILE MILKING THE BANK

THEY BETTER BE GOOD RESULTS ON THURS

[purple11] 18/2/2019 13:50

wait for 90p

no point overpaying

[portside1] 18/2/2019 13:48

THESE SCUM MPS ATRE NO MORE THAN PARASITES . IF YOU RESIGN YOUR PARTY YOU SHOULD BY LAW OF THE LAND GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE

[portside1] 18/2/2019 13:39

those that have said they have resigned are have not they are just scum to resign thy should go back to the voters and have a bye election but these scum will not they still want the money

THEY ARE NO MORE THAN CROOKS AND LIARS

THEY GOT TO BE A MP VIA LABOUR VOTERS THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO STEP DOWN AND HAVE A BYE ELECTION BUT THE SCUM WILL NOT
THEY ARE JUST TWO LEGGED RATS SCUM WORSETHAN A MURDERER IN MY VIEW THE OWEST FORM OF LIFE

[fjgooner] 18/2/2019 10:33

I see the Labour Party has just hit the self-destruct button.

Interesting to see the fall-out and any effect on the forthcoming Brexit votes.



Seven MPs leave Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership

Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism.

The seven - who are calling themselves the Independent group are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.

Ms Berger said Labour had become institutionally anti-Semitic and she was "embarrassed and ashamed" to stay in the party.

Mr Leslie said the party had been "hijacked" by the far left.

[whitestone] 18/2/2019 10:01

Barclays share price: what to expect from 2018 results

[portside1] 18/2/2019 08:32

BARCLAYS AS MORE TOP PAID MANAGERS WITH NO JOBS , THEY ARE NON JOBS BROUGHT IN BY STALEY THEY ARE JOBS FOR FRIENDS , NOT REAL JOBS FROM AN INSIDER TO SCARED TO SPEAK OUT

[portside1] 18/2/2019 08:17

vote for BRAMSON AND VOTE OUT JES

[portside1] 18/2/2019 08:13

mc liar as never made a statement since is first statement 4 years ago I sacked Jenkins he was to slow moving the share price up

it was 262p now 159p under since liar and fraud

he as not mentioned is lies , he has NO honour or morals ,

[portside1] 18/2/2019 08:10

how did barcs end up with a fraud as our chairman , a dud of a ceo .


barcs is full of liars and frauds ,

if Thursdays results are what the press is saying them they must go now .

mc liars as been proven to be a fraud and a fake , a useless dimwit who just used people under him all is life to get on
the lady at CNBC was correct when he spoke about the dud

[johnwise] 18/2/2019 07:52

Communist China Update

PIMCO Says 'Very Excited' About China Bonds Joining Bloomberg Barclays Index



US intelligence leaders believe Russia and China are getting closer

[buywell3] 18/2/2019 04:16

It's surprising who reads posts on here and gains some insight in the process

Alternate out of the box thinking is needed more and more these days

Do you do it enough ?

[bernie37] 17/2/2019 22:21

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Tiger Global, the US hedge fund that was one of the biggest investors in Barclays, has sold its entire holding, according to people familiar with the matter, in a blow to the bank’s efforts to win support for its turnround strategy.

New York-based Tiger had been among the staunchest defenders of chief executive Jes Staley’s plan to improve the bank’s languishing share price by reviving its investment bank.

But the multibillion-dollar hedge fund — which had been a top-10 investor with a roughly 2.5 per cent stake — started reducing its position last summer before offloading it entirely earlier this year, the people said.

Tiger’s exit comes at a difficult juncture for Barclays, which is trying to prevent Edward Bramson, the activist investor, from forcing his way on to the board and engineering a shift in strategy that would involve shrinking the investment bank.

When Tiger amassed its position, it was seen as a boost for Mr Staley, who has pledged to protect the investment bank in the face of Mr Bramson’s attack.

The US hedge fund spent more than $1bn to build its stake in Barclays in November 2017, when the bank’s shares were trading at about 180p. The company’s shares subsequently rallied to touch 217p in March last year but have since lost roughly a quarter of their value. On Friday, the stock closed at 159.5p. 


Most of the hedge fund’s position was held through swaps, meaning Tiger’s unwinding of its position did not show up on Barclays’ share register, one of the people said. 

Tiger and Barclays declined to comment.

At the time, people familiar with Tiger’s decision to build a stake in Barclays said the move was based on the belief that Mr Staley was right to strip the bank back to focus on its UK retail operation and its US-led investment bank.

Tiger also believed that Barclays’ sizeable presence on Wall Street meant it was likely to be one of the main beneficiaries among foreign banks from President Donald Trump’s corporate tax cuts as well as a rise in US interest rates.

Everything I hear from investors is that there is a consensus to not vote in his [Edward Bramson] favour

Barclays shareholder
Tiger Global was founded in 2001 by Chase Coleman, the most prominent of the so-called “Tiger Cub” hedge fund managers who learnt their craft while working for renowned industry figure Julian Robertson at his Tiger Management firm in the 1990s.

The fund has tended to invest in technology companies, but in recent years it has diversified and it holds stakes in Domino’s pizza and JC Penney, the retailer, as well as Spotify, Adobe and Salesforce, according to a recent securities filing. 

One person familiar with the matter said the decision to exit Barclays should not be interpreted as a loss of confidence in Mr Staley, and that the fund had probably seen more attractive investment opportunities elsewhere.

Mr Bramson, who has built a 5.5 stake in Barclays via his Sherborne investment vehicle, has emerged as one of the biggest opponents of Mr Staley’s strategy of preserving the company’s investment bank — which he describes as a “black box with too much leverage”.

Earlier this month he said he intended to muscle his way on to the bank’s board at Barclays’ annual meeting in May. However, one top-five shareholder told the Financial Times he expected Mr Bramson to lose the proxy battle.

“Everything I hear from investors is that there is a consensus to not vote in his favour,” the investor said. “He wants to be elevated above other large shareholders like us, and he hasn’t even revealed his grand brilliant plan.”

But the investor said it would be wrong to interpret opposition to Mr Bramson as support for Barclays’ strategy. “We must remember that Bramson is not without a point. It has been a terrible stock.”

[bernie37] 17/2/2019 19:13

Profits at Royal Bank of Scotland more than doubled to £1.6billion last year – paving the way for a bumper dividend pay-out.

The bailed-out lender's army of retail investors will get out 13p per share in total for 2018

Barclays take note.

[bernie37] 17/2/2019 17:14

Britain's top banks poised to reveal biggest profits since financial crisis erupted in 2007 | Daily Mail Online

[diku] 17/2/2019 08:16

6.5p to be or not?..


Barclays is tipped to reveal that it is returning £1 billion to investors through a dividend of 6.5p per share as it swings to a £4.6 billion post-tax profit.

[johnwise] 17/2/2019 05:32

I've got a truckload of Dutch tulip bulbs. Anyone interested in investing in a few?


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Just how gullible are..

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