Barclays PLC (BCS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT NOTE Transcription provided by Deepgram Request Id: 01a04262-5640-72b2-8a01-b15498753d73 Created: 2026-08-27T08:42:21.422Z Duration: 5495.275 Channels: 1 00:00:00.000 -- 00:00:03.040 Welcome to Barclays Q1 twenty twenty six Results 00:00:03.040 -- 00:00:05.839 Analyst and Investor Conference Call. I will now 00:00:05.839 -- 00:00:08.000 hand over to Siyath Venkateshukrishnan, 00:00:08.000 -- 00:00:10.160 Group Chief Executive, before I hand over to 00:00:10.160 -- 00:00:11.920 Anna Cross, Group Finance Director. 00:00:13.005 -- 00:00:16.204 Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining Barclays' 00:00:16.204 -- 00:00:18.605 first quarter twenty twenty six results call. 00:00:19.404 -- 00:00:20.445 In February, 00:00:20.605 -- 00:00:23.325 I shared our vision for 2028 and beyond, 00:00:23.724 -- 00:00:25.805 and this was to deliver a better run, 00:00:25.805 -- 00:00:28.445 more strongly performing and higher returning Barclays. 00:00:29.539 -- 00:00:31.700 And this represented an intensification 00:00:31.700 -- 00:00:33.540 of the strategy, which we put in place 00:00:33.540 -- 00:00:34.739 in 2024. 00:00:35.700 -- 00:00:38.420 The first quarter results demonstrate the benefits of 00:00:38.420 -- 00:00:40.500 the structural improvements that we have been making 00:00:40.500 -- 00:00:41.379 in the last two years. 00:00:42.195 -- 00:00:45.235 These improvements allowed us to capture opportunities within 00:00:45.235 -- 00:00:46.835 each of our five divisions 00:00:46.915 -- 00:00:49.075 and particularly in the Investment Bank. 00:00:49.555 -- 00:00:52.115 The diversification of our income, the strength of 00:00:52.115 -- 00:00:53.555 our client relationships, 00:00:53.715 -- 00:00:56.035 the ongoing delivery of operational efficiency 00:00:56.630 -- 00:00:58.629...