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Autumn 2012, Volume 11, Number 2

NOV-12(2)
 |  Dec 22, 2015

We’re looking at one of the most topical and controversial topics of 2012 – LIBOR. There’s a surprisingly strong antitrust connection. Restructuring proposals, as well as calculating potential criminal liabilities,…

The LIBOR Scandal and Lessons for Antitrust Compliance Programs
 |  Jan 7, 2013

David Flower, Nov 28, 2012 In June of 2012, when regulators in the United States and United Kingdom announced settlements totaling USD $451,000,000 with Barclays Bank, news that a large…

Lessons for Multinational Companies from the LIBOR Investigations: Observations from an Antitrust Perspective
 |  Nov 28, 2012

Grant Murray, Douglas Tween, Nov 28, 2012 Hordes of enforcers across the world, including financial regulators, fraud investigators, and antitrust authorities, are looking into the alleged manipulation of LIBOR and…

What to Do About LIBOR: A Special CPI Webinar
 |  Nov 28, 2012

Nov 28, 2012 On Nov. 20 CPI and Global Economics Group assembled an all-star team to ask several questions: Should LIBOR should be tweaked, overhauled, or blown up? And what happens…

Lessons from LIBOR for Detection and Deterrence of Cartel Wrongdoing
 |  Nov 28, 2012

Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Daniel Sokol, Nov 28, 2012 In late June 2012, Barclays entered a $453 million settlement with U.K. and U.S. regulators due to its manipulation of the London Interbank…

Will The Wheatley Recommendations Fix LIBOR?
 |  Nov 28, 2012

Rosa Abrantes-Metz, David Evans, Nov 28, 2012 The London Interbank Offering Rate has been called “the world’s most important number.” It is the primary benchmark for global short-term interest rates. LIBOR…

Too LIBOR, Too Late: Time to Move to a Market Rate
 |  Nov 28, 2012

Michael Barr, Nov 28, 2012 But what about reform? Didn’t the British authorities just fix the problem? No. The “Wheatley Report” issued last month is definitely better than the status…

Restraint of Trade: Does Manipulation of LIBOR Fall Within the Sherman Act’s Definition of Trade A Question of First Principles
 |  Nov 28, 2012

Michael Eisenkraft, J. Douglas Richards, Nov 28, 2012 Defendants’ motions to dismiss the antitrust claims of the Plaintiffs in the LIBOR multi-district litigation includes an argument that advocates for a…

The Lie in LIBOR: Seeds of a Cartel?
 |  Nov 28, 2012

Rodger Burnett, Lianne Craig, Gurpreet Gchhokar, Nov 28, 2012 LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) is one of the world’s most significant interest rate benchmarks used to set payments on financial…

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