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.
Barclays credit ratings
Current credit ratings for both Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC.
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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.
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