The head of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office said Tuesday it would decide soon whether to file charges against Barclays and several former top executives over their handling of Middle Eastern investments that rescued the bank at the height of the financial crisis, The Wall Street Journal reports.

“There’s no deadline, but certainly I would like charging decisions to be made as soon as possible,” said David Green, the SFO’s director. “I think that time is approaching quite fast.”