Statement on Financial Services
6 February 2013 (updated on 6 February 2013)
Financial Secretary, Greg Clark, made a statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday 6 February 2013 on the investigations into the attempted manipulation of the setting of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) interest rates
Shadow Financial Secretary, Chris Leslie, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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Manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Mr Clark updated the House on the investigations of the Financial Services Authority, the US Department of Justice and the US Commmodities and Futures Trading Commission.
Mr Clark said in light of the findings, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) had imposed a fine on The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) of £87.5 million.
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