We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Review commission says Carlo Palombo’s case ‘not dissimilar’ to that of former trader Tom Hayes
Criminal Cases Review Conviction said there is a ‘real possibility’ that Court of Appeal could overturn verdict
Meet the new boss, surprisingly different from the old boss
Decision allows some derivatives extra 15 months to transition from tarnished benchmark
After a series of US court rulings, Tom Hayes is trying to appeal against his UK conviction for rate rigging
Scandal forced some of the world’s largest financial institutions to pay billions in fines
Prosecutors abandon case after appeals court overturns Libor convictions of two former Deutsche Bank traders
Banking practices may appear unsavoury but this does not mean laws have been broken
Beware the possibility of backwards-looking regulations
New York appeals court acquits Matthew Connolly and Gavin Black of manipulating benchmark
Deal exposes challenge of outlawing tainted interest rate benchmark from all corners of the market
Benchmark rate has been a fixture of global finance for 45 years but has been tarnished by scandals
Banks step up efforts to prepare for end of scandal-tainted benchmark
Former UBS and Citi employee was found guilty in global conspiracy to manipulate benchmark interest rate
Several deals have been struck using the Sofr rate in a sign benchmark reform is progressing
The loan-backed securities will be pegged to a new interest rate benchmark from 2022
Sofr-linked futures and swaps gather volume despite lenders’ hesitation over new benchmark
Top officials, including the Bank of England governor, are pushing firms here to adopt a specific benchmark for dollar borrowing.
Officials at the state and federal level are writing fallbacks for some of the thorniest Libor-linked contracts into law. They might be inadequate.
Here’s why that matters.
Bankers worried about the risks of the replacement for global borrowing benchmark
Congress must act on the only viable solution as benchmark is phased out
UK regulators want to smooth shift to alternative benchmarks
Former UBS and Citigroup trader was first to be found guilty in global conspiracy to manipulate benchmark interest rate
Financial industry has been struggling to make the shift away from the US dollar rate
UK Edition
