Same Crisis Has Nomura and Barclays Making Opposite Dollar Calls

As the rout in global stocks and commodities altered bets on the trajectory of the currency market, two of the most influential banks adjusted their dollar forecasts -- in opposite directions.

Barclays’s Azar Sees Middle East M&A Driven by Sovereigns

Middle East mergers and acquisitions, at a six-year high, will be driven by sovereign wealth funds and regional transactions amid an economic recovery in the Persian Gulf, according to a Barclays Plc (BARC) executive.

Abu Dhabi sells Barclays bank stake: Statement

LONDON: An Abu Dhabi sheikh who helped British bank Barclays avoid a state bailout during the global financial crisis has sold his stake.

Barclays Names Hammoud as Head of Wealth Management in Abu Dhabi

Barclays Plc (BARC) named Haidar Hammoud head of wealth and investment management in Abu Dhabi as Britain’s second-biggest lender seeks to tap high net-worth individuals in the emirate, holder of about 6 percent of the world’s oil.

Qatar to list $12 billion firm with assets from wealth fund

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar will create a new $12 billion investment firm, backed by blue-chip assets from its sovereign wealth fund, and list it on the local stock exchange, its main institutional backer said on Tuesday.

CEO of scandal-hit Barclays gives up 2012 bonus

LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of Britain's Barclays bank said Friday he is giving up his 2012 bonus amid a string of high-profile scandals over market-fixing, mis-selling of loan products, and other forms of financial malfeasance.

BlackRock Profit Rises 7.9% on as Assets Rise on ETFs

BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the world’s biggest money manager, reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates as exchange-traded funds drew client deposits and assets rose.

Barclays’ Azar Sees Pick-Up in Middle East M&A, Fee Income

Middle East merger and acquisition deals will probably rise in the next year as sovereign wealth funds look for ways to spend cash from oil sales and regional companies seek expansion, a Barclays Plc (BARC) executive said.

Bonus Limits Spark Exodus at Barclays Energy Trading Unit

Barclays Plc (BARC) spent a decade assembling a team of the most successful gas and power traders in Europe.

Barclays dragged into new probe after Libor blow

LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc revealed a new regulatory probe and more U.S. lawsuits on Friday, making it harder for the British lender to rebuild its reputation damaged by the central role it played in the interest rate-rigging scandal shaking banks.

From Russia with risk: Oligarch's crash provides lessons for Barclays' future

London (CNN) -- The winter sun was low in the sky on Nice's Promenade des Anglais when the $650,000 Ferrari Enzo driven by Suleiman Kerimov skidded into a tree and burst into flames.