Libor broker banned by regulator for dishonest trades May 29, 2019 A broker who was acquitted of helping jailed former UBS trader Tom Hayes rig the Libor benchmark has today been banned by the regulator for dishonesty. Terry Farr, who was formerly a manager on the Japanese Yen desk at brokerage Martins, has been banned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from regulated financial activity. Read [...]
Case alleging Libor-rigging launched against raft of major banks January 20, 2019 A string of major banks have been accused of rigging the Libor benchmark again, five years on from a major scandal. A class action has been filed in the US against banks such as the Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, UBS, Bank of America, Citi and Deutsche Bank. The action, which [...]
Former Barclays trader Jay Merchant jailed for Libor rigging deported to India September 18, 2018 One of the first bankers jailed for Libor rigging has been deported to India, Morning Wire can reveal. Indian-born Jay Merchant was the most senior of a group of Barclays bankers sentenced for manipulating the benchmark – used to set borrowing rates for trillions worth of loans and derivatives – following an 11-week trial at Southwark [...]
Tom Hayes receives 14 year jail term in Libor-fixing scandal as MPs call for bank bosses to face prosecution August 4, 2015 A jury sent shockwaves through the City yesterday when it convicted former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the Libor-fixing scandal. Justice Jeremy Cooke sentenced the 35-year-old former City worker to 14 years in jail for his part in the manipulation of the Libor [...]
Tom Hayes Libor trial timeline key dates: Former trader accused on attempting to manipulate Libor rate August 3, 2015 Well, that's it: former UBS and Citibank trader Tom Hayes has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, after being found guilty on eight counts of conspiring to rig the Libor rate. During a nine-week trial, the prosecution painted Hayes as someone who acted in a "thoroughly dishonest and manipulative manner" to mastermind a web [...]
Ex-trader Tom Hayes sentenced to 14 years as he is found guilty on Libor charges August 3, 2015 Former City trader Tom Hayes was sentenced to 14 years in jail as he became the first person to be convicted over the Libor rate rigging scandal, after being found guilty on all eight counts of conspiring to defraud by a jury at Southwark Crown Court today. The jury had been out for a week, [...]
Jury sent out to consider verdict in Tom Hayes libor-rigging trial July 29, 2015 The jury has been out to consider the verdict in the trial of former trader Tom Hayes who is accused of attempting to manipulate the Libor rate. The former UBS and Citigroup yen derivatives trader, who is 35, denies eight charges of conspiracy to defraud between August 2006 and September 2010. Prosecutors have branded Hayes "greedy" and [...]
Tom Hayes Libor-rigging trial: Broking market described as the Wild West June 16, 2015 The former trader on trial for alleged interest rate rigging described the broking market he worked in as being like the “Wild West” in court yesterday. Former UBS and Citigroup yen derivatives trader Tom Hayes told the court that the market had no rules and relationships in the sector relied on lavish entertainment. [...]
Tom Hayes recruited accomplices to manipulate Libor, court told May 27, 2015 Former UBS and Citi trader Tom Hayes spent years recruiting other bankers and brokers to help him manipulate Libor submissions, prosecutors claimed yesterday. Hayes, the first trader to face accusations in front of a jury, denies eight charges of conspiracy to defraud. Southwark Crown Court yesterday heard that he tried to recruit his step-brother, who works at [...]
Libor case: Senior Bank of England official “The Hammer” received emails from Tom Hayes’ brokers May 27, 2015 A senior Bank of England official nicknamed “the Hammer” was sent emails that were part of an alleged campaign to rig the benchmark interest rates, a London court heard today. Martin Mallett, who at the time was chief currencies dealear at the BoE, was among dozens of people who received an email in 2007 [...]