Wednesday, May 20, 2015

BANKS FINED $5.7BN OVER FOREX RIGGING

Five of the world's biggest banks are to pay a total of $5.7bn in fines, for manipulating foreign exchange makets.

Barclays is the bank with the most total penalties.

And the UK's Royal Bank of Scotland has also been hit with a huge fine, while Swiss bank UBS has settled with authorities too.

It follows a year-long investigation into the rigging of foreign exchange markets - through which trillions of dollars flow each day.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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UK correspondent Olly Barratt says it's just the latest embarrassment for Britain's financial services sector.

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UK correspondent Olly Barratt says London is key to the story.

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