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Barclays has a
history of innovation

Barclays has two business Clusters: Global Retail Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth Management - both comprising world-class businesses and brands.

There are two other major areas of the business: Group Centre and Absa. Group Centre is our head office and support functions operation. The Absa Group is one of South Africa's largest financial services businesses.

About us

Barclays news

A selection of the latest news from across the Barclays Group, including award wins, global community initiatives and sponsorship announcements.

Barclays at a glance

Key facts

Facts and figures about Barclays businesses, operations and structure.

About us

Barclays 2010 financial overview

This summary is taken from Barclays 2010 Interim Results announcement.

Management structure

The Board

Barclays Board of Directors, led by Group Chairman Marcus Agius, manages the business on behalf of shareholders.

Who we are and what we do

Our strategy and guiding principles

Barclays strategy focuses on growing the business by diversification and increasing its presence in fast-growing markets, in line with its company-wide Guiding Principles.