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Barclays latest to shut its Asian equities unit built from acquisitions

More than 200 jobs have been shed in Asia, including some in Singapore; UK bank treads path taken by BNP, CIMB and Stanchart

Published Thu, Jan 21, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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BARCLAYS' decision to shut its Asia cash-equity business and shed more than 200 jobs in this region puts it in familiar company with BNP, CIMB and Standard Chartered, as they shut or restructure an unwieldy business that emerged mostly from assets bought around the time of the crisis.

The UK bank on Thursday was reported to have closed its cash-equity research, sales and trading as well as convertible-bond trading businesses in all Asian c…

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