Debt investors

Barclays aims to provide clear, relevant information for existing and potential debt investors. Find out more about Barclays credit ratings, capital ratios, senior and subordinated debt securities, and securitisation and covered bond transactions.

Capital and debt securities

Capital and funding strategy

Barclays strategy maximises value, while ensuring prudent risk management at all times.


Capital and debt issuance

Details of Barclays debt and capital issuance programmes and outstanding capital issues.


Capital ratios

Barclays has a strong history of managing its capital ratios.

Secured funding

Barclays undertakes securitisations of (i) own originated assets and (ii) third-party assets through a variety of vehicles/transactions structures.

Barclays objectives in securitising its own assets include:

  • Obtaining regulatory capital relief
  • Reducing credit risk
  • Obtaining term liquidity for the Group balance sheet.  

 

Investor reports

Credit cards

Barclays securitises credit card receivables through the Cumbernauld and Gracechurch structures.

Gracechurch Card Funding
Cumbernauld Funding


Corporate loans

Barclays securitises corporate loans through the Gracechurch corporate loans structure.

GCL series 2005-1
GCL series 2007-1


Residential mortgage loans

Barclays securitises residential mortgage loans through the Gracechurch mortgage funding/financing structures.

Gracechurch Mortgage Funding
Gracechurch Mortage Financing
Lothian


Covered bonds

Barclays has established a UK FSA Regulated covered bond programme.