Barclays shuts investment banking biz, axes 100s of jobs in south-east Asia, Australia, Russia markets

Barclays shuts investment banking biz, axes 100s of jobs in south-east Asia, Australia, Russia markets

A view of the exterior of the Barclays U.S. Corporate headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Barclays has embarked on a fresh round of job cuts to its investment banking business worldwide on Thursday which would result in a complete exit from cash equities in Asia, an internal memo showed, as new Chief Executive Jes Staley wields the axe in a bid to slash costs and boost returns.

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