Neptune, the Fixed Income network for real-time “axe” indications, just announced the addition of Rabobank (Rabo) and TD Securities “TD” to its network and board. Rabo and TD become the 23rd and 24th participating banks on the network. The Neptune network provides a venue for investors to consume the highest quality bond axes/inventory data from…
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Appears that somebody's been following R3's footsteps lately... a group of seven banks has agreed in principle to develop a shared platform that aims to make domestic and cross-border commerce easier for European small and medium-size (SME) businesses by harnessing the power of distributed ledger technology. Deutsche Bank, HSBC (HSBC also joined R3 as well…
Read moreLee Stewart is banned from the UK financial services industry for manipulating LIBOR.
Read morePaul Robson faces sentencing in 2017 for rigging LIBOR, representing the first trader to face a ban, which could be followed up with a criminal conviction in the UK, along the same lines as the one already on his record in the US
Read moreRabobank's Gary Andrews and Chris Twort cut their compulsory leave short by leaving the company after an internal inspection into their professional activities
Read moreFirst reported by Bloomberg early Tuesday, Dutch lender Rabobank said it has placed two of its London staff on paid leave following an internal investigation into the bank's currency trading practices. "Rabobank can confirm that following an internal review of FX trading activities, two employees of its London branch have been put on paid leave…
Read moreThe Wall Street Journal's Anna Prior is reporting that another former yen trader for Dutch bank Rabobank Group NV has pleaded guilty to charges that he participated in a scheme to manipulate the benchmark London interbank offered rate, or Libor. The trader, U.K. citizen Paul Robson, pleaded guilty Monday in a New York federal court…
Read moreLibor misconduct fines keep on pouring a full year after the scandal has shaken the financial industry. The Dutch bank Rabobank has settled for $475 mln with the US's CFTC, £105 million will be paid to the UK's FCA, whilst the rest of the billion dollar hit to the bank's balance sheet will be paid…
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