Barclays is reported to be considering a merger with Standard Chartered or another international bank as part of contingency planning prompted by the arrival of activist investor Edward Bramson as a shareholder. A director from Barclays and Standard Chartered have had a private discussion about a merger, which is favoured as an option by Barclays' chairman John McFarlane and Gerry Grimstone, who chairs the bank's international business, the Financial Times reported. Barclays' directors are ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...