Barclays said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) were "not alleging that he (Staley) acted with a lack of integrity or that he lacks fitness and propriety to continue to perform his role as Group Chief Executive Officer". News of the FCA and PRA fines follows a more than year-long probe in Britain that had led to speculation among some investors and bank insiders that Staley could have been forced to step down if deemed unfit to continue by those authorities. Barclays also said that the FCA and PRA will not take enforcement action against the bank, while authorities in the United States are still investigating the case.