Bramson v Barclays: big week for activist before AGM showdown

US-based investor will ramp up pressure on bank if first-quarter results fail to impressThe activist investor Ed Bramson will this week ramp up his battle with Barclays’ chief executive, Jes Staley, in his quest to force the group to scale back its poorly performing investment banking division and install him on the board.Bramson, a British-born lawyer based in New York, has built up a 5.5.% stake in Barclays via his Sherborne Investors vehicle, making him the third-largest shareholder aft