Awards and achievements

2009 awards

Derivatives House of the Year
Barclays Capital is named Derivatives House of the Year, Currency Derivatives House of the Year, Inflation Derivatives House of the Year and Structured Products House of the Year in Risk magazine's annual awards.

Bond, Securitisation and Credit Derivatives House of the Year
Barclays Capital has been named Bond House of the Year, Securitisation House of the Year and Credit Derivatives House of the Year in the IFR Review of the Year 2009.

Most Promising New Product
Absa, majority owned by Barclays, receives the Most Promising New Product accolade and the overall prize for Outstanding Innovation at the IFS Financial Innovation Awards in London for its CashSend service.

Best Customer Relationship Initiative
Barclays Corporate wins the Best Customer Relationship Initiative accolade at the B2B Marketing Awards for its 'Turning the Corner' campaign.

Most Effective Sponsorship Campaign
Barclays Ticket Office is awarded the Most Effective Sponsorship Campaign accolade from the Financial Services Forum.

Lender of the Year
Woolwich Mortgages from Barclays, part of UK Retail Banking, is named Lender of the Year during the Bankhall Annual Conference in London.

Best Initiative in Support of SMEs and the Millennium Development Goals
Barclays Egypt wins an African Investor award for Best Initiative in Support of SMEs and the Millennium Development Goals.

Most Innovative Use of IT
Absa, majority owned by Barclays, wins the Most Innovative Use of IT accolade at Banking Technology magazine's annual awards in London for its CashSend service.

Best Retail Space
Barclays UK Retail Banking's flagship Piccadilly Circus branch in London has won the international 2009 FX Interior Design Award for Best Retail Space at the global FX Awards - the first time a bank has been considered in this category.

Best Leadership Team in Global Private Banking
Barclays Wealth receives the Best Leadership Team in Global Private Banking accolade at the Global Private Banking Awards in Geneva.

Clarion Award from the International Visual Communications Association (IVCA)
Barclays Corporate Affairs wins the Clarion Award from IVCA in the Corporate Communications Video category, following the production of a documentary showcasing a Barclays-backed climate change project in Lesotho, southern Africa.

Best Equity Research House in the US
For the seventh consecutive year, Barclays Capital has been ranked as the Best Equity Research House in the US by Institutional Investor magazine.

Best Fixed Income Research Team in the US
Barclays Capital has ranked first in Institutional Investor magazine's annual All-America Fixed-Income Research survey for the 10th consecutive year.

Best Multi-Product Platform
Barclays Capital's trading platform, BARX, has been named Best Multi-Product Platform for two consecutive years in Profit & Loss magazine's Digital FX Awards.

Best Corporate Community Local Involvement
Barclays UK Retail Banking, in partnership with Action for Children, wins the award for best Corporate Community Local Involvement at the 10th annual Charity Times Awards.

Best FX House
Barclays Capital is named the Best Global FX House and Best FX House in North America at Euromoney's Awards for Excellence.

Wealth Manager of the Year
Barclays Wealth is named Wealth Manager of the Year 2009 at the annual Global Investor Awards in London.

Best Bank in Africa
Barclays is named the Best Bank in Africa at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2009.

Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year
Maria Ramos, Group Chief Executive of Absa, majority owned by Barclays, is named Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year at the 2009 African Business Awards.

Best Primary Debt House
Barclays Capital has been voted Best Primary Debt House by clients in the Euromoney Primary Debt Poll.

Best Credit Card Provider
Barclaycard is named the Best Credit Card Provider (Standard Rate) at the Moneyfacts Awards 2009.

Best Bank in Botswana
Barclays Botswana receives the accolade for Best Bank in Botswana at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence.

Innovation in Eco-IT
Barclays Wealth wins the Innovation in Eco-IT award at The Banker magazine's Innovation in Banking Technology Awards for its managed print service.

Lender of the Year
Barclays Commercial Bank is named Lender of the Year at the UK Health Investor Awards.

Best Wealth Manager for Trusts
Barclays Wealth is named Best Wealth Manager for Trusts at the Financial Times and Investor Chronicle Wealth Management Awards.

Best Bank in Kenya
Barclays Kenya is named the Best Bank in Kenya by Global Finance magazine.

Award of Excellence from the British Association of Communicators in Business
Barclays global Think Privacy campaign wins the award for increasing colleagues' awareness of Barclays data privacy policies and procedures.

Guido Carli Award
Barclays Italy is awarded the Guido Carli Award 2009 from weekly financial newspaper Milano Finanza for demonstrating innovation and creativity.

Environmental Initiative of the Year
Barclays Wealth is named Environmental Initiative of the Year at the Financial Sector Technology Awards for its managed print network in its UK and offshore island operations.

Most Innovative Product
Barclays Local Business wins the Most Innovative Product accolade for its CREDITFOCUS software and the SME Finance Sector Award for its 'Let's Talk' seminar and workshops programme for customers at the Business Moneyfacts Awards 2009.

Best Commercial Mortgage Provider
Barclays Commercial Bank and Barclays Local Business win the Best Commercial Mortgage Provider accolade for the third consecutive year at the Business Moneyfacts awards 2009.

Best Local Bank
Barclays Wealth is named Best Local Bank in the UK at the Euromoney Private Banking Awards.

Best Contribution to ATM Security
Absa, majority owned by Barclays, wins a Global ATM Security Alliance award for Best Contribution to ATM Security, following the launch of its 'Jitter' software which causes a vibration in ATM card readers, preventing information being copied illegally.

Best Bank in Portugal
Barclays Portugal is named the country's best bank, according to a survey by market research company Multimétrica.

Best Industry Innovation
Barclaycard wins the Best Industry Innovation accolade for mobile payments at the Card Awards.

Best Supply Chain Bank
Barclays Commercial Bank is voted Best Supply Chain Bank in the Middle East and Africa by readers of Treasury Management International.

Best Islamic Bank in Africa
Absa, majority owned by Barclays, is voted best Islamic bank in Africa for the second year running by Islamic Finance News magazine.