BUZZ-Barclays: playing catch-up with peer group
** Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) back at attractive entry point versus peers with traders looking to play strength into results on Apr. 29
** Stock is up 12.2 pct since YTD lows on Jan. 15 but has lagged peers benefiting from an improved macro backdrop
** Spread v Deutsche Bank (LSE: 0H7D.L - news) its widest since October 2014. Chart: http://link.reuters.com/fem44w
** New (KOSDAQ: 160550.KQ - news) chairman John McFarlane starts on Apr. 23, expected to oversee revamp of the bank
** Share (LSE: SHRE.L - news) price below 250p an attractive short-term entry point, according to three London-based traders
(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)