Barclays CEO Staley resigns after Epstein probe

FILE PHOTO: Barclays' CEO Jes Staley arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain january 11, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Staley will be replaced as CEO by Barclays' head of global markets C.S. Venkatakrishnan, who on Monday pledged to continue his predecessor's strategy.