Tag: Bob Diamond

Bob Diamond
Monday, July 9th 2012 - 18:13 UTC

Euro zone to tighten financial regulation following the Libor rigging scandal

Barnier, “I have never believed in self regulation for a public good”

Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of financial regulation, is expected to bring forward changes to his market abuse directive and regulation within in the next weeks, the Financial Times said on Monday.

Monday, July 9th 2012 - 18:04 UTC

BoE Tucker denies making any suggestions to Barclays on the Libor (in 2008)

Tucker admitted daily contacts because the BoE feared Barclays was ‘next in line’ to be bailed

The deputy governor of the Bank of England (BoE) has said he did not give Barclays instructions to lower its Libor submissions in 2008. Paul Tucker said no government minister had asked him to “lean on” Barclays over its inter-bank lending rates. But he also told MPs that the BoE and the government feared that Barclays may need a bailout.

Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 23:00 UTC

Libor rate manipulation: Barclays’ former CEO does not convince PMs and points to Bank of England

“We were desperate” the British government might take over the bank, argues Diamond (Photo: Afp)

British banker Bob Diamond has revealed that one of his big fears during the 2008 global credit crisis was that his bank, Barclays, would be taken over by the British government.

Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 05:58 UTC

Barclays CEO resigns as the Libor rate fixing scandal widens

Diamond suggested Bank of England had encouraged Barclays’ to manipulate figures.

UK Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond suddenly quit on Tuesday over an interest rate-rigging scandal that threatens to drag in a dozen more major lenders but suggested the Bank of England had encouraged his bank to manipulate the figures

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