Qatar: Barclays probe

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has served Section 2 notices on former board members of Barclays, as part of its probe into the bank’s dealings with Qatar, according to a 24 September report in the Financial Times (FT). Section 2 notices require a person to provide information, whether through interviews, producing material, or having premises searched, and are usually given to people who have a duty of confidence to their clients. The SFO is investigating Barclays’ capital raising from Qatari investors in 2008, and has been struggling with accessing evidence.