Lloyds Banking Group has sacked eight workers and withheld bonuses in disciplinary measures linked to the Libor interest rate-rigging scandal, the state-rescued lender said on Monday. Earlier this year, Lloyds was fined £218 million ($353 million, 279 mil
Lloyds Banking Group has sacked eight workers and withheld bonuses in disciplinary measures linked to the Libor interest rate-rigging scandal, the state-rescued lender said on Monday. Earlier this year, Lloyds was fined £218 million ($353 million, 279 mil
Cocoa soared to 3.5-year highs this week on fears the Ebola outbreak could reach Ghana and Ivory Cost, the two biggest producers of the commodity used to make chocolate. Brent oil prices however tumbled to two-year lows on worries over ample supplies and
Britain plans to extend laws criminalising the rigging of Libor interest rates to seven other financial benchmarks by the end of this year, the finance ministry said on Thursday. The Treasury launched a consultation on widening the legislation to a range
British bank Barclays was hit with a combined $77 million in fines from British and US regulators on Tuesday as the lender continues to be dogged by problems from its past. Barclays was fined 38 million pounds ($62 million) by Britain's Financial Conduct
Switzerland's central bank held its key interest rate steady on Thursday and restated its pledge to hold down the value of the Swiss franc, but warned the economic outlook had "deteriorated considerably". The Swiss National Bank (SNB) maintained its targe
Barclays has appointed banking and insurance veteran John McFarlane as its new chairman to oversee the British bank's efforts to stamp out wrongdoing and improve performance. McFarlane, a Scot, will step down as chairman of British insurer Aviva and take
TeraExchange on Friday launched a swap based on the bitcoin virtual currency, becoming the first to receive approval from a US federal regulator for a financial product based on the budding technology. The derivative allows clients to protect the value of
TeraExchange on Friday launched a swap based on the bitcoin virtual currency, becoming the first to receive approval from a US federal regulator for a financial product based on the budding technology. The derivative allows clients to protect the value of
Banks caught up in the British investigation into alleged manipulation of global currency markets are pushing for a coordinated settlement that would reduce their exposure to potential reputational damage, banking and legal sources told Reuters. In the ye
Officials in Islamabad and Beijing announced last Saturday that they had decided to postpone Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan because of the political impasse in the country. President Xi was due in Islamabad on 15th September for a two-da