Is BBSW as liable to manipulation as Libor was?

31 July 2013

 

The scandal that led to the setting of Libor being moved from London to New York is raising questions here in Australia where the equivalent of Libor is the Bank Bill Swap rate (BBSW) that serves as a benchmark rate in the banking and finance system. It is administered by AFMA. The main difference between the setting of Libor and BBSW is that with BBSW 14 market participants are asked...

read full story