Tuesday 7 July 2015

Libor trader tells court managers knew what he was doing - It will be the same in the factoring industry

A trader accused of manipulating the Libor rate has told a court that senior managers knew what he was doing. 

35-year-old Tom Hayes arriving for his trial at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday 3rd June
Tom Hayes denied that what he was doing was "clandestine" 

Tom Hayes is the first trader to be tried by a jury for his part in the manipulation of the key interest rate.
"I acted with complete transparency... My managers knew, my manager's manager knew. In some cases the CEO [chief executive] was aware of it," he said.

The former UBS and Citigroup trader denies eight counts of conspiracy to defraud over the period 2006-2010.

Continue reading: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33426974

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