Barclays Chair told FCA Epstein-Staley ties did not need board review in 2019
By Stefania Spezzati, Iain Withers and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays chairman Nigel Higgins believed the bank's former CEO Jes Staley's ties with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein did not warrant a board discussion in the summer of 2019 after Britain's financial regulator inquired over the matter,
A Tangled Web: The Barclays CEO, Epstein Ties, and the FCA's Examination
The court case involving former Barclays CEO Jes Staley and his links to Jeffrey Epstein reveals the bank's regulatory handling and potential oversight. Staley disputes the Financial Conduct Authority's decision to bar him from the finance industry,
Staley sent client information to Epstein while at JP Morgan, tribunal told
Jes Staley is taking legal action against the Financial Conduct Authority at the Upper Tribunal in London. The former chief executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, shared client information with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein while working for JP Morgan (JPM), a tribunal has heard.
Ex-Barclays CEO Staley says he had no idea of Epstein's 'monstrous activities'
Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley said on Tuesday he had no idea about serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous activities", as he gave evidence to try to overturn a finance industry ban over his relationship with the late financier.
Barclays' Board Oversight Under Scrutiny Amid Staley-Epstein Ties
The ties between Barclays' former CEO Jes Staley and Jeffrey Epstein have come under scrutiny as the Financial Conduct Authority challenges Staley's claims about his relationship with Epstein. Barclays chairman Nigel Higgins deemed the matter unworthy of board discussion,
Barclays Chair Says He’s Changed View on Staley’s Epstein Bond
Barclays Plc Chairman Nigel Higgins said he’s changed his mind about the relationship between Jes Staley and Jeffrey Epstein since he defended the former bank boss six years ago.
Barclays chair has shifted view on Jes Staley’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, court hears
Nigel Higgins tells court that information which has come to light ‘paints a different picture’ of nature of ties
Barclays chairman asked ex-CEO Staley about Epstein links, tribunal told
The chairman of Barclays asked the bank’s ex-chief executive Jes Staley “is there anything about you and these girls?” in relation to his links to Jeffrey Epstein, a tribunal has heard. Nigel Higgins gave evidence in Mr Staley’s legal challenge against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) at the Upper Tribunal in London on Monday.
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