
- Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley is looking to close the book on scrutiny into his relationship with disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein. On Monday, Staley will contest a ban from the UK watchdog Financial Conduct Authority, which barred him in 2023 from becoming the head of any financial services firm in the UK.
Jes Staley, the former CEO of Barclays, is hoping to conclude a yearslong fight with a UK financial watchdog over his connection with disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial for federal child sex trafficking charges.