anderson: set to return to the usBarclays’ director of legal operations, Bjarnie Anderson, is to step down after two-and-a-half years amid a shake-up that will see the banking giant’s legal department take over responsibility for compliance functions.

The decision to fold the bank’s compliance function into its legal team is expected to create a 500-strong combined global group and will be closely watched for its impact on one of the UK’s largest and most innovative in-house law teams.