Bob Diamond, Barclays Bank chief executive, has resigned with immediate effect. The move follows the resignation of chairman Marcus Agius and comes less than a week after Barclays Bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending rates. Bob Diamond said he was stepping down because the external pressure on Barclays risked [...]
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