 And Barclay's chief executive, Jester Lee, has stepped down following an investigation into how he described his links with sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The UK financial watchdog and the Bank of England have been investigating Steller's links to the dead financier. And Barclay said it had been made aware of the conclusions of that probe on Friday and that Steller he would contest then. The bank said either Mr. Steller he decided he should stand down, but Barclay said it was disappointed at this outcome.