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Bob Diamond

July 2023

  • Andrea Leadsom

    Westminster shareholdings
    Andrea Leadsom held shares in Barclays when questioning bank’s ex-boss

    Exclusive: Revelation about Tory former minister raises questions about adequacy of transparency rules

July 2021

  • Bob Diamond.

    Cryptocurrency firm Circle to float in US in $4.5bn merger deal

    Operator behind USD Coin will merge with company chaired by former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond

April 2019

  • Manchester United v Manchester City - Premier League<br>MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 10: Richard Dunne of Manchester City tackles Paul Scholes of Manchester United during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on May 10, 2009 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Paul Scholes;Richard Dunne

    Observer business agenda
    Barclays’ investment bankers have fallen out of the Premier League

    Rob Davies
    In 2009, Bob Diamond and BarCap were the financial sector’s Man Utd. Now investors want the unit brought to heel

June 2017

  • Sir Martin Sorrell

    Observer business agenda
    WPP needs a big name to follow Sir Martin Sorrell

    Simon Goodley
    The advertising giant can’t go on for ever as a one-man band

May 2017

  • Panmure Gordon takeover bid<br>File photo dated 05/05/12 of former Barclays boss Bob Diamond, who has launched a joint takeover bid for City stockbroker Panmure Gordon. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday March 17, 2017. Mr Diamond is making the bid through his private equity firm Atlas Merchant Capital, alongside Qatari bank QInvest, which holds around 43% of Panmure. See PA story CITY Panmure. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire

    Observer business agenda
    Is hirsute Bob hoping to shrug off the Atlas Mara fiasco?

    Simon Goodley
    The African investment firm has its AGM this week. And Diamond’s new goatee could be telling

April 2017

  • the Bank of England building

    Libor rigging: chancellor urged to call inquiry into Bank of England allegations

    Labour’s John McDonnell brands government silence over claim of collusion from within Threadneedle street as unacceptable
  • The Bank of England building in the City of London

    BBC to air recording that implicates Bank of England in Libor scandal

    Panorama says it has recording of 2008 call in which Barclays bankers discuss alleged pressure by Bank of England to lower rate
  • Woman looking bored at work

    Observer business agenda
    Robbing Paula to pay Peter in the boardroom

    Simon Goodley
    A new twist on the Peter Principle suggests that, unlike men, most women are employed below the level of their competence

October 2016

  • Barclays bank entrance

    Barclays sells Egyptian business to Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank

    Part of the bank’s plan to sell off African operations, the sale boosts Barclay’s core capital ratio and increases share value

June 2016

  • Ashish Thakkar

    Bob Diamond's African business partner accused of hiding assets

    Ashish Thakkar denies concealing wealth offshore to avoid multimillion-pound divorce settlement

May 2016

  • The Barclays bank market branch along Muindi Mbingu street in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.

    Barclays to sell off more than 100m shares in Africa subsidiaries

    Bank hopes to make £750m by reducing stake in operations on continent by 12.2%, in offering rumoured to be target of former boss Bob Diamond

April 2016

  • Barclays’ former boss Bob Diamond

    Bob Diamond's interest in Barclays Africa confirmed

    Stock exchange statement show Diamond’s Africa-based bank part of consortium looking to buy Barclays’ African assets
  • Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond

    Bob Diamond could face grilling by shareholders over Barclays Africa bid

    Former Barclays chief executive to address shareholders in his Atlas Mara banking venture about plan to table an offer
  • Bob Diamond

    Bob Diamond preparing bid for Africa arm of Barclays, claim reports

    Former chief executive, who left after 2012 Libor-rigging scandal, reportedly teaming up with US-based firm Carlyle to buy Barclays’ African operations

March 2016

  • Bob Diamond

    Bob Diamond may be considering bid for Barclays’ African assets

    Speculation grows over ex-Barclays chief executive’s interest in buying parts of business for his African bank Atlas Mara

July 2015

  • Cartoon of Barclays powerboat fitted with investment banking harpoon

    Business leader
    After Barclays sacks Antony Jenkins, it’s back to gung-ho banking

    By dismissing the chief executive – who was endorsed by the Archbishop of Canterbury for his moral compass – the board is re-entering dangerous territory
  • Barclays former chief executive Antony Jenkins

    Finance
    Antony Jenkins' sacking from Barclays may be the death knell for banking reform

    Josh Ryan-Collins
    The ousting of Barclays’ chief executive appears to send a clear message: banks are back to business as usual and genuine reform is as far away as ever
  • Antony Jenkins is leaving his post as Barclays’ chief executive.

    Barclays fires chief executive Antony Jenkins

    New chairman John McFarlane will run the bank until a replacement is found

October 2014

  • gold ferrari

    From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich

    Our fascination and frustration with this era’s wealthy 1% is nothing new. They have always been with us. How do they think, operate and make their money? By John Kampfner

April 2014

  • Bob Diamond

    Barclays settles with Guardian Care Homes in Libor-linked court case

    Settlement means bank's former boss Bob Diamond will not have to testify over interest rate swaps worth £70m
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