Barclays Plans to Trim IB Workforce by More Than 200 to Reduce Costs

Key Takeaways BCS will cut over 200 roles in IB, markets and research as part of a profitability drive. The cuts target reinvestment in trading, equity capital markets and key growth sectors. This follows recent streamlining moves, including asset divestitures and business realignment.Barclays PLC (BCS) intends to reduce 3% of its workforce in the investment banking (IB) division in the upcoming days. This is part of CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan’s plan to boost the division’s profitability. This was reported ...