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Daily Libor: Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive officer Stephen Hester told The Guardian that ”RBS is one of the banks tied up in Libor. We’ll have our day in that particular spotlight as well.” At least two banks have joined Deutsche Bank in cooperating with European investigations into the rigging of Read More

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Ina Drew is out, and the crisis-loving head of JPMorgan’s chief investment office tossed overboard after the lender disclosed massive trading losses last week has been replaced by Matt Zames, co-head of global fixed income and a newly-minted member of the firm’s operating committee. Who is Matt Zames?

For one thing, Read More

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