Barclays Capital

Morgan Stanley hands Crescent Real Estate back to lender
Real Estate Investment SmartBrief | 1 day 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...the peak of the commercial real estate market. Morgan Stanley conveyed Crescent to a venture owned by the lender, Barclays Capital, and John Goff, the co-founder of the firm that in 2007 sold Crescent to Morgan Stanley.

U.S. industrial production slows for October
NAW SmartBrief | 4 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...overall industrial production for the month followed a 0.6% increase in September. "The recovery is still in the early stages and the data are going to be pretty choppy," said Michelle Meyer, an economist at Barclays Capital, New York.

U.S. corporate-bond issuance to slide in 2010, BarCap says
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | 15 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...in the U.S. is expected to drop 29% next year, according to Barclays Capital. Issuance this year is already at $950 billion, but it is expected...financial crisis, but companies will not need as much cash next year, Barclays said.

Daily Economic Indicator: Leveraged-loan market comes back
The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief | 14 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...the market for leveraged loans is growing, bankers said Monday. The Barclays Capital Loan Index is up a record 48.9% for the year. "Investors are increasingly...Pibl, managing director of high-yield and leveraged loans at NewOak Capital.

Analyst: P/C insurers face bleak prospects ahead
PCI SmartBrief | 18 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...the property/casualty insurance industry is facing a number of challenges ahead, according to an analyst with Barclays Capital. P/C insurers' premiums, policy volumes as well as underwriting gains have been on a decline in recent years...

P/C insurers face challenges ahead, analyst says
NAMIC dailyLead | 18 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...the property/casualty insurance industry is facing a number of challenges ahead, according to an analyst with Barclays Capital. P/C insurers' premiums, policy volumes as well as underwriting gains have been on a decline in recent years...

BoE faces tough call on bond-purchase programme
SIFMA Global SmartBrief | 19 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...pound;25 billion or add £50 billion. "We believe the decision on QE is finely balanced and see the odds as 60-40 in favour of an extension versus the announcement of a halt," said Barclays Capital economist Simon Hayes.

Appeal of gold broadens as U.S. dollar weakens
CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief | 14 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
...will worsen. "It's a structural shift we're seeing on the investing side, from Asian central banks right down to individual investors buying ingots and coins," said Suki Cooper, a strategist for precious metals at Barclays Capital.

Central banks increasingly choose euro, yen over dollar
CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief | 43 days 5 hours 27 minutes ago
...putting more pressure on the U.S. dollar, according to data from Barclays Capital. Central banks put 63% of new reserves into euros and yen during...dollar, said Steven Englander, chief U.S. currency strategist at Barclays.

UK building society keeps RMBS revival going with new issue
SIFMA Global SmartBrief | 35 days 5 hours 27 minutes ago
...billion through its first public residential mortgage-backed securities issue. The UK building society has mandated Barclays Capital, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup to handle the structured finance deal. Nationwide opted for RMBS over issuance of...

$2 billion of CMBS finance requests anticipated for next TALF round
Real Estate Investment SmartBrief | 36 days 5 hours 27 minutes ago
Analysts watching the government's TALF program are expecting a significant increase in requests in its next round. The TALF round Wednesday could bring $2 billion worth of CMBS TALF requests, researchers at Barclays Capital said.

Barclays unloads $12 billion in toxic assets to Caymans
SmartBrief for CFOs | 68 days 5 hours 27 minutes ago
Barclays has spun off about $12 billion in toxic assets...Islands. Although the assets will remain on Barclays' balance sheets, they will no longer have...The fund is to be managed by two former Barclays Capital executives.

BarCap purchase of Lehman assets challenged in court
PLI SmartBrief | 69 days 5 hours 27 minutes ago
Barclays Capital's acquisition of Lehman Brothers' North American investment-banking...that as much as $8 billion in cash and securities was transferred to Barclays without the court's knowledge. The representatives asked that the...

Barclays Capital, JPMorgan Chase lead fixed-income sector
SIFMA Global SmartBrief | 75 days 5 hours 27 minutes ago
A Greenwich Associates survey found that Barclays Capital and JPMorgan Chase lead the rankings for fixed-income market share. Barclays and JPMorgan took 14.8% and 14.2% of the overall fixed-income market...

Managing Lehman businesses not easy for Barclays and Nomura
NYSSA SmartBrief | 71 days 5 hours 27 minutes ago
Barclays, which bought Lehman Brothers investment-banking business in North...have both faced challenges managing the new businesses. Although Barclays Capital more than tripled its revenue in fixed-income and commodities, it...