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Barclays' share price fell 54% in June 2009 after the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), which had invested up to £4.75 billion in November 2008, sold 1.3 billion Barclays shares. Qatar Holding sold a 3.5% stake worth £10 billion in October 2009, [100] and a further sale of warrants worth around £750 million in November 2012 ...
Barclays launched Barclaycard on 29 June 1966, initially as a charge card, [2] but following Bank of England agreement to the offering of revolving credit, it became the first credit card in the United Kingdom on 8 November 1967. [2] It enjoyed a monopoly of the credit card market in the United Kingdom until the introduction of the Access Card ...
The Share Centre was founded by Gavin Oldham, formerly of Barclayshare (now Barclays Stockbrokers) in 1990. [1] It was based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The Share Centre Limited operated as a subsidiary of Share Plc until the acquisition by Interactive Investor. [2] It was a member of the London Stock Exchange and regulated by the Financial ...
Barclays Bank of Canada. The holding company, Barclays Canada Limited, which had been set-up in 1927 to meet the requirements of Canadian law in relation to foreign ownership, remained. In 1974, it was reopened to deal in the wholesale banking market. In 1979, foreign banks were allowed to receive charters and London-based Barclays Bank ...
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iShares is a collection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by BlackRock, which acquired the brand and business from Barclays in 2009. The first iShares ETFs were known as World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS) but have since been rebranded. Most iShares funds track a bond or stock market index, although some are actively managed.
Absa Group. Absa Group Limited, commonly known simply as Absa and formerly the Amalgamated Banks of South Africa ( ABSA) until 2005 and Barclays Africa Group Limited until 2018, is a multinational banking and financial services conglomerate based in Johannesburg, South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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