Diamond in the rough with Libor scandal

Should he stay or should he go now? Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has grounds to feel unfairly treated, but the case against him is powerful

Should he stay or should he go now? Robert Diamond is a talented businessman who built Barclays Capital almost from scratch into a global investment banking powerhouse.

But the Barclays chief executive is now at the centre of a financial and political firestorm following a regulatory investigation that showed traders and managers at Barclays Capital manipulated the main UK market reference rate. Shares in the UK bank fell 16% on Thursday. It is hard to see how he can stay.

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