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Description |
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Barclays Global Investors (BGI) is the world’s
largest institutional asset manager, delivering
high value investment products and strategies
to clients by managing all dimensions of
performance: return, risk and cost. BGI offers
innovative and competitive investment products
in both the advanced active and index categories.
BGI counts some of the most sophisticated
investing institutions in the world among its
1,800 clients, in over 36 countries.
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2000 |
1999 |
| Performance highlights |
£000 |
£000 |
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| Total income |
444 |
325 |
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| Total costs |
(379) |
(281) |
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| Loss from associated |
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| undertakings |
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(1) |
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| Operating profit |
65 |
43 |
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Operating profit increased 51% in a year of
major investments and flat or declining markets
in most parts of the business. This was mainly
as a result of growth in fees and commissions.
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| Key facts |
2000 |
1999 |
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| Total assets under |
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£550bn |
£486bn |
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| Number of institutional clients |
1,800 |
1,500 |
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