Barclays to hire 1,500 in Singapore (Update 2)

BRITISH banking giant Barclays is sticking to its aggressive plan to hire up to 1,500 highly skilled staff by early 2011 in Singapore – despite the turmoil that has ravaged many financial institutions.
The bank wants project managers, applications development managers, and software and IT specialists for its Business Technology Centre at Changi Business Park Central [...]

Fresh UBS job cuts suggest more to come for sector

ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) – A new round of job cuts at Swiss bank UBS AG two months after an earlier cull shows thousands more bankers may be on their way out as investment banks struggle with a crisis critics say they helped cause.
Banks have announced almost 300,000 job cuts since the start of the credit crunch [...]

Barclays to lay off in Singapore

This follows the 10 job cuts Barclays announced last week.
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BRITISH banking giant Barclays said on Tuesday that it will cut 2,100 jobs in its investment banking and wealth management units, with some positions in Singapore at risk.
Barclays’ operations in Singapore include Barclays Capital, Barclays Wealth Management and Barclays Global Investors, employing more than 2,500 bankers [...]

Barclays to cut again: 2,100 jobs globally

Barclays Singapore already retrenched 10 employees last week, and are set to cit 2100 more jobs globally. The declined to comment on whether the decision will affect its Singapore operations.
SINGAPORE : British banking giant Barclays is expected to cut 2,100 jobs in its investment banking and investment management arms globally.
AFP reported that the cuts would [...]

Barclays confirms cutting 10 jobs in Singapore

British bank Barclays has confirmed it is cutting 30 jobs in Singapore and Hong Kong and Singapore.
About 20 jobs will be shed in Hong Kong and 10 in Singapore.
The lender said it is doing so after its decision to merge its Wealth Intermediaries and International Private Bank businesses.
According to a spokesman, the restructuring will provide [...]