Tag: Barclays

Barclays and OMD UK reveal essential elements of client/agency relationship

Stuart Mitchell

In a filmed interview with IPA President Julian Douglas, Tom Corbett, Global Head of Sponsorship and Media at Barclays and Suzy Ryder, Chief Digital Officer at OMD UK, reveal the core components of their mutually beneficial, commercially successful client/agency partnership. The film is borne of both parties’ signing up to the IPA/ISBA Pitch Positive Pledge, of which the focus is on making the process more intentional, accountable and responsible for both advertisers and agencies. It also draws on the core findings of the recent IPA white paper, Partnering for Growth,…

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SEO London and Barclays launch partnership to help graduates from underrepresented communities across the UK into meaningful jobs

Stuart Mitchell

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) London has today announced a three-year partnership with Barclays to help more than 400 graduates from Black and ethnically diverse communities across the UK, with a focus on tackling socio-economic inequality, to secure meaningful jobs. With more than 20 years of experience in working with and preparing young people for career success, diversity-focused charity SEO London recognises that graduates from underrepresented backgrounds are still missing out on opportunities to access rewarding employment. Through its newly launched Beyond Barriers programme, funded by Barclays, SEO London hopes…

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Barclays extends COVID-19 support offered to UK charities by re-opening applications for donations

Stuart Mitchell

Until Friday 06 August, inspired by the work of charities across the UK to deliver vital support to communities impacted by the pandemic, Barclays is again inviting UK-registered charities* supporting vulnerable communities facing social and economic hardship as a result of the crisis to apply for one of 50 donations of £100,000 through the 100×100 Programme. This support, which forms part of the Barclays £100m COVID-19 Community Aid Package, will be focused on  charity partners which are meeting the immediate needs of communities across the UK affected by COVID-19, including:…

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Barclays partners with Solactive to launch the Solactive Climate Change Europe BTI Index

Stuart Mitchell

In partnership with Solactive, Barclays announces the launch of the Solactive Climate Change Europe BTI index. Returns of the new index are available to clients through products exclusively offered by Barclays. The index has been designed to meet the needs of investors looking to explore investment opportunities arising from the global move to a lower-carbon economy. Using ‘right. based on science’s’ unique scientific data, the index tracks and invests in European companies which are aligned with a 2°C global warming scenario through to 2050 and maximizes investor exposure to companies…

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Millennials driving high net worth parents and grandparents in a shift to sustainable investing

Stuart Mitchell

A new research series from Barclays Private Bank on the intergenerational transfer of wealth shows that ESG investing has been brought into wealthy families’ consideration by the younger generations. This has led to increasing family allocations to sustainable assets and is acting as a common ground for the different generations in financial planning, despite competing priorities and different views towards risk. Barclays Private Bank’s Smarter Succession: The Challenges and Opportunities of Intergenerational Wealth Transfer research, undertaken by global intelligence business Savanta, identified that two thirds (68 per cent) of older…

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