Barclays signals £10bn payout and restructuring

Barclays' (BARC) annual results bucked the recent trend for the bank and generated a positive market reaction. This had less to do with the numbers themselves – profits before impairments were largely static at £8.4bn, with loans to customers also stuck fast at £203bn – and more with the first real statement of strategy from the management on how the bank will approach the next three years.