CIRCLE WITH A DOT

qwant news | Jes Staley's wife files for divorce after ex-Barclays exec admitted to affair with Epstein staffer: report by undefinedJes Staley’s wife, Debora Staley, filed a sealed divorce petition in New York on March 13, ending a decades‑long marriage to the former Barclays chief executive. The filing comes barely a year after Staley’s courtroom testimony about his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, during which he admitted to having a consensual sexual encounter with one of Epstein’s staffers. The disclosure, which he described as “open and honest,” raised the specter that his marriage was already “at risk.” Staley, who was previously a senior executive at JPMorgan before leading Barclays, was fined roughly $1.4 million and barred from the UK financial sector last year for downplaying the closeness of his relationship with Epstein.The revelations are part of a broader saga that began with Staley’s long‑standing professional connection to Epstein while at JPMorgan. After Epstein’s victims sued the bank for allegedly profiting from his sex‑trafficking scheme, JPMorgan sued Staley in 2022, accusing him of covering up information that might have led the bank to drop Epstein as a client. The bank settled with both the victims and Staley in 2023. Staley stepped down as Barclays CEO in 2021, and his appeal of the industry ban was rejected when a judge upheld the sanction, noting his mischaracterization of the friendship and his own admission of the affair.Further court documents add detail to the tangled relationship. In 2010 Epstein asked an unidentified woman to purchase a Snow White costume, later joking with Staley about the “fun” of the outfit; Staley later denied recalling any such references. Epstein also emailed Staley’s daughter, Alexa, multiple times, including a 2016 message probing whether her father might be considered for Treasury secretary under the Trump administration—an overture Staley’s team dismissed. These disclosures, alongside the divorce filing, underscore the personal and professional fallout from Staley’s once‑high‑profile ties to Epstein.Read more: https://nypost.com/2026/03/20/business/jes-staleys-wife-files-for-divorce-after-ex-barclays-exec-admitted-to-affair-with-epstein-staffer-report/#jesstaley #barclays #jeffreyepstein #jpmorgan #uk

qwant news | Jes Staley's wife files for divorce after ex-Barclays exec admitted to affair with Epstein staffer: report by undefinedJes Staley’s wife, Debora Staley, filed a sealed divorce petition in New York on March 13, 2026, ending a decades‑long marriage to the former Barclays chief executive. The filing comes roughly a year after Staley’s public testimony about an affair with a staff member of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, during which he admitted that the relationship put his marriage “at risk” but that he was trying to be “open and honest.” A lawyer for Staley declined to comment for the press.The divorce comes amid the fallout from Staley’s long‑standing ties to Epstein. In 2025, British regulators fined Staley about $1.4 million and barred him from the United Kingdom’s financial industry for downplaying the closeness of his relationship with the convicted sex‑trafficker. Although Staley repeatedly claimed he knew nothing of Epstein’s “monstrous activities,” he acknowledged a consensual sexual encounter with an Epstein staffer and was forced to step down as Barclays CEO in 2021. JPMorgan, where Staley spent three decades, sued him in 2023 for allegedly covering up information that could have led the bank to drop Epstein as a client; the case was settled that year.Further court documents revealed additional, unsettling details about Staley’s connection to Epstein. Emails show Epstein once asked a woman to purchase a “Snow White” costume, a request later referenced in a light‑hearted message from Staley to Epstein. Epstein also corresponded with the Staleys’ daughter, Alexa, in 2016, probing whether her father might be considered for the Treasury secretary post under the Trump administration. Those exchanges, along with the broader investigation into Epstein’s network, underscore the depth of Staley’s entanglement with the late financier and the personal repercussions now reflected in his pending divorce.Read more: https://nypost.com/2026/03/20/business/jes-staleys-wife-files-for-divorce-after-ex-barclays-exec-admitted-to-affair-with-epstein-staffer-report/#jesstaley #barclays #jeffreyepstein #jpmorgan

Adnkronos - ultimoratop: Private credit, la tempesta perfetta: un settore da duemila miliardi sotto pressione(Adnkronos) - Tra scandali Blue Owl, svalutazioni JPMorgan e paura Blackstone, il settore affronta dubbi sulla liquidità e soprattutto sull'esposizione al settore software, terremotato dall'AIPrivate credit: the perfect storm; a sector of two trillion under pressure.(Adnkronos) - Amidst Blue Owl scandals, JPMorgan write-downs, and Blackstone's fears, the sector faces doubts about liquidity and, more specifically, exposure to the software sector, which is reeling from AI.#JPMorgan #Blackstone https://www.adnkronos.com/economia/private-credit-la-tempesta-perfetta-un-settore-da-duemila-miliardi-sotto-pressione_1diitR1hiW2OFapRR41f8M