LONDON—U.K. regulators have begun an investigation into Barclays PLC Chief Executive Jes Staley over his attempts to unmask a whistleblower who raised questions over one of the bank’s hires. The U.K.’s Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority are probing both Mr. Staley and the bank over its treatment of whistleblowers after Mr. Staley tried to identify the source of an anonymous letter that criticized one of his hires, Barclays said in a statement Monday. The bank added that it had issued a formal...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 10, 2017 06:56 UTC