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UK Seeks to Mend ‘Broken’ Libor Interest Rate Setting, Not Scrap It

Britain’s top financial watchdog delivered a 10-point plan to fix Libor, but stopped short of scrapping the benchmark interest rate in a much-awaited reform of a system plagued by scandal. “The system is broken and needs a complete overhaul,” said …

UK Banks Face Rules to Curb Payment Protection Insurance Mis-selling

UK banks face new rules to stamp out sales incentives that have encouraged mis-selling of financial products going back two decades, the Financial Services Authority said on Wednesday. UK banks have been hit by a series of scandals in the …