States review loan contracts ahead of Libor s end
Thursday July 08 2021
Summary
After the big “Libor scandal” of 2011, following widespread allegations of Libor manipulation, it became evident that the benchmark had been fiddled with for years.
This led to a full-blown inquiry, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority, which oversees global benchmarks, announced in 2017 that use of the Libor would end on December 31, 2021 for the sterling, the euro, Swiss franc, and the Japanese yen.
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After “scandal” of 2011, of widespread allegations of manipulation, it became evident the Libor global benchmark rate had been fiddled with for years.
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