Barclays CEO probed over Epstein ties, overshadowing profit gains
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LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays on Thursday said Britain's financial regulators are probing the historical links between Chief Executive Jes Staley and the U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.The bank said its board had looked into media reports on Staley's professional relationship with Epstein, and probed Staley's characterisation of that relationship.The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority are..