SFO appeal thrown out in Barclays case

The Serious Fraud Office has lost its appeal against a decision to throw out fraud charges against a former CEO of Barclays bank. Four senior bankers were accused of fraudulently procuring Qatari investment at the height of the financial crisis but the judge in the trial ruled that former CEO John Varley, 62, has no case to answer. The Ex-Barclays chief exec stood accused alongside colleagues Richard Boath, 60, Roger Jenkins, 63, and Tom Kalaris, 63, of fraudulently covering up…