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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI
Barclays boss Jes Staley is facing a fine by UK regulators for breaching rules when he tried to identify a whistleblower at the bank.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) began their probe into Mr Staley's conduct a year ago.
Mr Staley, who has apologised for his conduct, has been given time to appeal.
Barclays said there was no suggestion Mr Staley acted with "a lack of integrity".
A statement from Barclays said the FCA and PRA "are not alleging he acted with a lack of integrity or that he lacks fitness and propriety to continue to perform his role as group chief executive officer".
It also said the two bodies would not take enforcement action against Barclays.
But Barclays will be required to report to the FCA and PRA on certain aspects of its whistleblowing programmes.
Barclays said that its "management continues to have unanimous confidence in Staley and continues to recommend his re-election as a director at the Barclays annual general meeting on May 1".
Analysis: Simon Jack, BBC business editor
Jes Staley is found to have been driving Barclays without due care and attention but won't lose his licence.
He will face a fine from regulators and a cut to his pay from the board but crucially he's been deemed fit and proper to run a bank.
Investors will be relieved - they didn't want to be looking for a fourth chief executive since Bob Diamond was sent packing by the Bank of England in 2012.
Staley has accepted the criticism and wants to get on with the job of returning Barclays to the role of last serious European investment bank.
The City watchdog may feel some heat. Many will say that sparing a boss who tried to track down a whistleblower will discourage those whistleblowers, who can be such an important tool in policing bad financial behaviour.
The board of Barclays supports Staley - we'll find out what the shareholders think at Barclays' AGM in two weeks.
Personal issues
The issue dates back to June 2016, when members of the Barclays board received an anonymous letter raising concerns about a senior employee who had been recruited by Barclays earlier that year.
The letters, which were being treated as whistleblows, raised concerns of a personal nature about the senior employee, and Mr Staley's knowledge of and role in dealing with those issues at a previous employer.
They also raised questions over the appropriateness of the recruitment process followed on this occasion by Barclays.
Mr Staley asked Barclays' internal investigation team to attempt to identify the authors of the letters, which the chief executive thought were an unfair personal attack on the senior employee.