Barclays chief Jes Staley steps down after Epstein investigation
by Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5RCF6)
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Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is stepping down after an investigation by the City watchdog over his links to the sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The bank said its board reached an agreement over Staley's resignation after being notified on Friday of the preliminary conclusions in an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority into how Staley had characterised his relationship with Epstein to Barclays.
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