Lawyers

• Two ex-Rabobank traders sentenced to prison for Libor manipulation

  Two ex-Rabobank traders got U.S. prison terms on Thursday after being convicted in the first U.S. trial due to a global probe into manipulation of Libor.

• Barclays fined for lax crime checks in 'deal of century'

  Britain's financial watchdog has fined Barclays (BARC.L) 72 million pounds ($109 million) for cutting corners in checking wealthy customers involved in a huge transaction described by one senior manager as potentially the "deal of the century."

• Ex-trader Hayes jailed for 14 years by London court for Libor rigging

  Ex-trader Tom Hayes was sentenced to 14 years in jail by a London court on Monday after being found guilty of conspiring to rig Libor benchmark interest rates following a seven-year global investigation.

• Deutsche Bank disputes regulator's Libor report allegations

  Deutsche Bank has disputed allegations by Germany's financial watchdog, sources close to the lender said, in its official response to a preliminary report into interest rate manipulation which threatens sanctions against the bank and individuals.

• Deutsche Bank could settle Libor probe this month

  Deutsche Bank AG, which faces allegations that it tried to rig the Libor benchmark interest rate, could settle with U.S. and UK authorities as early as this month, a source familiar with the matter said.

• New York regulator Lawsky aims at Deutsche Bank over Libor

  Benjamin Lawsky, New York state's financial services regulator, has added himself to the regulators investigating Deutsche Bank AG for manipulation of the Libor benchmark borrowing rate, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

• Former UBS trader challenges U.S. case over Libor scheme

  A lawyer for a former UBS AG trader charged with engaging in a fraud conspiracy following a U.S. investigation of Libor rate manipulation on Monday urged a New York federal judge to dismiss the case.

• Japan proposes basing interbank rates on actual trades

  Japan has proposed basing benchmark interest rates on actual trades as part of global efforts to improve the transparency of this process following a series of rate-fixing scandals.

• Citigroup to post $2.7 billion in added legal costs in 4th qtr-CEO

  Citigroup Inc will record $2.7 billion in additional legal costs and another $800 million of repositioning charges in the fourth quarter, Chief Executive Officer Mike Corbat said on Tuesday.

• Bafin exonerates Deutsche Bank's Jain in Libor probe

  German financial watchdog Bafin has found that Deutsche Bank co-Chief Executive Anshu Jain was neither aware nor part of possible attempts at the German lender to manipulate interest rates, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported.

• Former ICAP trio plead not guilty to Libor fraud charges

  Three former ICAP brokers pleaded not guilty in London on Friday to criminal charges that they had sought to manipulate benchmark interest rates, setting the scene for a high profile trial next year.

• Financial benchmark reforms raise fears of big bank dominance

  Only months into an overhaul of financial benchmarks at the center of market manipulation allegations, traders and investors have raised concerns over whether new rules will work and big banks will have too much influence.

• Deutsche Bank lawyer found dead by suicide in New York

  A senior Deutsche Bank regulatory lawyer has been found dead in New York after committing suicide, New York City officials said on Saturday.

• Banks to get instruction manual for submitting Libor quotes

  Banks who submit quotes for compiling Libor interest rates will have to follow a manual of instructions to avoid a repeat of the rigging seen in the past, the benchmark's new administrator said on Monday.

• U.S., UK regulators might settle Deutsche Bank Libor case this year

  U.S. and British regulators are in a plan to settle the Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) Libor case in the next few months as they hope to extract major penalties from the bank for alleged manipulation of the benchmark interest rate, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.