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Barclays reveals profit growth of 12% after £200 million cost savings

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Wise, A. (2026, October 22). Barclays reveals profit growth of 12% after £200 million cost savings. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/barclays-b1301863.html

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Barclays reported a pre-tax profit of £2.3 billion for the third quarter, marking a 12% increase from the same period last year. The company’s investment bank saw its income rise to £3.1 billion, driven by a 47% surge in equity trading revenue despite a 19% drop in fixed income trading income. Barclays also highlighted cost savings of £200 million during this quarter as part of an ongoing strategy to enhance performance and technology capabilities.

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Barclays reported a 12% increase in pre-tax profits to £2.3 billion for the quarter ending September 2026, with income from its UK retail and corporate banks increasing alongside its wealth management and investment bank divisions. The company's investment bank generated the highest income at £3.1 billion, particularly due to a 47% surge in equity trading despite a 19% reduction in fixed income trading income. Barclays achieved these results through cost-cutting measures amounting to £200 million in the third quarter, with another planned £300 million worth of savings expected by year-end. Group chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan announced that the company is on track to meet its three-year strategic goals and will distribute an additional £500 million to shareholders through a share buyback, bringing total distributions since January 2026 to £2.8 billion. This comes amid anticipation of increased UK bank taxes in Chancellor John Healey's upcoming budget on October 28th.

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The banking group reported a pre-tax profit of £2.3 billion for the three months to the end of September, which was 12% higher than the same period a year ago. asserted

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Income from both its UK retail and corporate banks increased, as well as from its wealth management arm and investment bank. asserted

Income → increase → arm

The investment bank, which generated the highest income of all the divisions at £3.1 billion, has benefited from a stronger performance for equity trading in global stock markets this year. asserted

which → generate → markets

Income from equities soared by 47% in the third quarter, compared with last year, Barclays said. asserted

Barclays → soar → year

This helped offset a 19% reduction in income from its fixed income trading arm. asserted

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Barclays is coming towards the end of a three-year strategy to boost performance. asserted

Barclays → come → performance

This has involved major cost-cutting and ramping up technology capabilities. asserted

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In the third quarter, the company made some £200 million worth of cost efficiency savings, and it has a further roughly £300 million planned for the final three months of the year. asserted

it → make → year

Group chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan, known within the bank as Venkat, said: “With one quarter to go before the end of our original three-year plan, we have either achieved or are on track to achieve all of our 2026 group targets. asserted

we → know → targets

“We are confident in and committed to the 2028 targets that we laid out earlier in the year.” asserted

we → commit → year

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