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LIBORious Thinking 0

Radio Times tries to explain the LIBOR scam. If you want to know what it is, why it’s important, and what it tells us about the integrity of the responsible fiscals who would rule your world, this is a good primer.

From the website:

This week, Barclays Plc chief executive Robert Diamond resigned over an interest-rate fixing scandal. Other big banks including Bank of America, Citibank, and JPMorgan are being investigated by regulators in the U.S., Europe and Asia for colluding to set interest rates. In May, JPMorgan Chase announced that a failed hedging strategy cost the bank $2 billion but new estimates but losses closer to $9 billion. The 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law was supposed to ensure that banks stopped high risk investments but regulators are still trying to put many of those provision into practice including the centerpiece Volcker Rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. It bans banks from proprietary trading if they receive Federal Reserve funds or have federally insured deposits. Today, the banking business and regulatory reform – what’s changed since the financial crisis? We’ll also take a close look at the Volcker Rule and find out what it is and how it could change Wall Street. We’ll talk with JESSE EISINGER, a Pultizer Prize winning reporter who covers Wall Street and finance for ProPublica. Then former credit derivatives trader and “Occupy the SEC” activist CAITLIN KLINE, explains why she left Wall Street and why thinks the Volcker Rule doesn’t go far enough.

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July 10, 2012 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Masters of the Universe |

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