A group of banks being investigated in an interest-rate rigging scandal are looking to pursue a group settlement with regulators rather than face a Barclays-style backlash by going it alone, people familiar with the banks’ thinking said. Such discussions are preliminary, and it is unclear if regulators will enter these […]
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Bank of England says took Geithner Libor views on board
The Bank of England confirmed on Friday it had received U.S. recommendations to overhaul the Libor benchmark at the heart of a global rate-rigging scandal, saying it had passed them on to the banking group responsible for the rate. Documents obtained by Reuters earlier on Friday showed that U.S. Treasury […]
Diamond admits traders’ behavior “reprehensible”
By Matt Scuffham-Reuters The chastened former head of Barclays apologized for the “reprehensible” behavior of his traders who fixed interest rates, but told British lawmakers on Wednesday his bank had been unfairly singled out after coming forward to admit wrongdoing. Bob Diamond, 60, quit this week after Barclays agreed to […]
