In a big admission, Jes Staley, former CEO of Barclays told a court that he had engaged in a sexual encounter with a member of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's staff. His statement comes as ...

In emails dubbed “Project Jes”, Epstein and Osborne concocted a plan they hoped would land Staley the top job at the British bank three years before he was ultimately tapped for the role.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over a long career in finance, Ian Osborne has cultivated an air of mystery — despite setting up a ...