Even more bizarrely, Bramson is pushing for Barclays to try to emulate Deutsche Bank of all places. The German financial powerhouse may have had some success with trimming back its own investment banking operations but it has been a desperately long time in coming. Deutsche was forever the sick dog […]
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Amanda Staveley became an ‘irritant’ in Barclays fundraising, court hears
Financier Amanda Staveley has been accused of becoming an “irritant” during Barclays’ 2008 fundraising that is at the centre of her £1.6bn legal battle with the bank, with a witness saying her view of her role in the deal was “fantasy”. Barclays witness David Forbes, who worked for Abu Dhabi fund the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) during the crisis-era deal, […]
Banking lobby boss in Amanda Staveley sexism row as Barclays court case begins
The boss of banking trade body UK Finance faces being dragged into a sexism row after he was accused in a blockbuster court case of making “deeply unpleasant personal comments” about financier Amanda Staveley. Stephen Jones is alleged to have made the remarks in an explosive email to a colleague while working […]