Barclays Capital continues to invest and build its presence in Asia Pacific and is a leading player in the local capital markets. The firm employs more than 2,500 people in the region and during 2008 expanded its equity and investment banking platforms particularly in Mergers and Acquisitions.
We operate through three regional hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo and from local offices in:
- Australia, Sydney
- China, Beijing and Shanghai
- India, Mumbai
- Indonesia, Jakarta
- Malaysia, Labuan and Kuala Lumpur
- Philippines, Manila (representative office)
- South Korea, Seoul
- Taiwan, Taipei
- Thailand, Bangkok
In 2008 we continued to receive industry-wide recognition winning various awards and polls managed by regional publications including The Asset, Asia Risk and Finance Asia.
Growth across the Group’s businesses in Asia continued to be strong in 2008 with the expansion of Barclays Capital, Barclays Global Investors, Barclays Wealth, Barclays Wealth Corporates and Intermediaries and Global Retail and Corporate Banking.
