Barclays offers Britain’s first ever 10-year mortgage at less than 2% – but is locking in for so long a good idea? Barclays introduces first 10-year fixed rate mortgage under 2% interest Rates on long-term fixes fall across the board amid increased borrower demand Brokers warn borrowers that leaving these deals early could cost them By … Read more
A Barclays investment banker accidentally killed a motorcyclist when he ‘carelessly’ drove his Land Rover out into a road and sent the biker flying, a court heard today. Derek Shakespeare, 52, a managing director at Barclays, is accused of ‘not looking properly’ when his £55,000 4×4 accelerated from a junction and into the path of … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: Credit where it’s due… as Barclays cancels your debt By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for … Read more
Judge takes £1.6bn case between Staveley and Barclays off air Anyone wishing to watch the case must now attend the court in person The decision has prompted appeals from the media By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 A court has shut … Read more
Financier Amanda Staveley weeps in court after she is accused of operating a ‘hustle’ to take £1billion off Barclays Amanda Staveley claims the bank owes her up to £1.5billion after edging her out of a major deal Jeffery Onions said she was worried that she would not be paid by Abu Dhabi for her work … Read more
High-flying ‘foxy blonde’ fixer drags George Clooney’s charity into battle over £7billion Barclays deal Miss Staveley said then-Barclays executive Roger Jenkins pushed her to donate The financier has also accused executives at the bank of sexism and misogyny There is no suggestion that Mr Clooney knew about the discussions going on By Helen Cahill For … Read more
One was a refugee who came to this country without a penny to her name. The other a privately-educated former girlfriend of Prince Andrew. Two women from very different backgrounds — but this week Diana Jenkins and Amanda Staveley found themselves at the heart of a legal showdown that is causing shockwaves across the City … Read more
A Barclays bank boss was furious after city financier Amanda Staveley got more credit than his glamorous ex-wife for bringing in a £2billion Qatari investment deal negotiated during the 2008 global financial crisis, the High Court has heard. Ms Staveley, 47, claims her private equity firm PCP Capital Partners is owed money for the work … Read more
A financier who claimed she was called ‘the tart’ by a Barclays executive has accused bank bosses of misleading her, shareholders and the market when negotiating investment deals during the 2008 financial crisis. Amanda Staveley, who runs private equity firm PCP Capital Partners, is suing the bank for £1.6 billion in damages after Barclays bosses reportedly agreed … Read more
Barclays in £1.6bn court showdown: Financier Amanda Staveley to accuse bank of deceit claiming she lost out on fees during the banking crisis By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2020 High-flying financier Amanda Staveley will accuse Barclays bank of deceit at the … Read more