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Barclays (4° colosso bancario del mondo con 2.33 trilioni di $ di Assets) è stata condannata dalla CFTC (commodities and future, trading commission) a pagare una multa di 300 milioni di $ per presunta manipolazione e falsificazione dei tassi Libor ed Euribor dal 2005 in avanti...

Intanto dal Web emergono i dettagli delle mail scambiate tra i Trader e la Direzione con le richieste di modifica dei tassi di interesse ... In una in particolare, un Trader molto contento della modifica dice di aver guadagnato parecchi soldi  grazie al cambio e che avrebbe offerto una qualche boccia di Bollinger ....

For example, on 26 October 2006, an external trader made a request for a lower three month US dollar LIBOR submission. The external trader stated in an email to Trader G at Barclays “If it comes in unchanged I’m a dead man”. Trader G responded that he would “have a chat”. Barclays’ submission on that day for three month US dollar LIBOR was half a basis point lower than the day before, rather than being unchanged. The external trader thanked Trader G for Barclays’ LIBOR submission later that day: “Dude. I owe you big time! Come over one day after work and I’m opening a bottle of Bollinger"

"CFTC Orders Barclays to pay $200 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation of and False Reporting concerning LIBOR and Euribor Benchmark Interest Rates

The Order finds that Barclays attempted to manipulate interest rates and made related false reports to benefit its derivatives trading positions

The Order also finds that Barclays made false LIBOR reports at the direction of members of senior management to protect its reputation during the global financial crisis"

l.ink articolo : CFTC