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Barclays Chair told FCA Epstein-Staley ties did not need board review in 2019

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Barclays chairman Nigel Higgins believed Jes Staley's ties with late financier Jeffrey Epstein did not warrant a board discussion in the summer of 2019 .

Staley is challenging the Financial Conduct Authority's decision to ban him from working in the British finance industry in a London court.

The case has once again shone a light on Barclays ' handling of the departure of Staley , who left the bank in 2021 .

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