Former trader goes on trial in UK in case of alleged manipulation of market interest rate
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - This is a June 20, 2013 file photo of former UBS and Citygroup trader Tom Hayes. A British prosecutor said Tuesday May 26, 2015 that former Citibank and UBS trader Tom Hayes who was motivated by greed served as the ringmaster of the alleged manipulation of a key interest rate, the London Interbank Lending Rate, or Libor. The charges against trader Tom Hayes, who specialized in products pegged to yen-denominated Libor, relate to the period from August 2006 to September 2010. He is charged with conspiring with employees from other leading institutions. (Lewis Whyld/PA File via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT (The Associated Press)
A British prosecutor says a former Citibank and UBS trader motivated by greed served as the ringmaster of the alleged manipulation of a key interest rate, the London Interbank Lending Rate, or Libor.
The charges against trader Tom Hayes, who specialized in products pegged to yen-denominated Libor, relate to the period from August 2006 to September 2010. He is charged with conspiring with employees from other leading institutions.
Prosecutor Mukul Chawla says the 35-year-old Hayes' greed "led to his dishonesty on an enormous scale."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Libor is a key rate that banks use to borrow from each other. Indirectly, the rate affects what people pay when they take out loans, such as a car loan.
Hayes denies all eight charges in the case that opened Tuesday at Southwark Crown Court.