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Barclays PLC (/ ˈ b ɑːr k l i z /, occasionally /-l eɪ z /) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England.Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
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Cheltenham & Gloucester, savings and branch network now TSB Bank; mortgage and loans books part of Lloyds Bank; Northern Rock, savings and branch network now Virgin Money; mortgage and loans books nationalised by HM Government; The Woolwich, now part of Barclays Bank; See Building Society for list of current building societies.
The banking industry in France has, as of 11 October 2008, an average leverage ratio (assets/net worth) of 28 to 1, and its short-term liabilities are equal to 60% of the French GDP or 128% of its national debt. [1] France operates a deposits guarantee fund, known as the Fonds de Garantie des Depôts.
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According to the bank's records, in 1815 the capital of the Paris banking house James Mayer de Rothschild founded amounted to £55,000 (equivalent to £4.8 million in 2023); by 1852 the figure was £3,541,700 (equivalent to £523.4 million in 2023), and in 1878, just ten years after his death, £16,914,000 (equivalent to £2.2 billion in 2023).
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Matthew William Barrett OC (born 20 September 1944) is an Irish-Canadian banker who until 2006 was the Chairman of Barclays Bank. Prior to this, Barrett was Chairman and CEO of the Bank of Montreal where he spent 30 years. [1]