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Bank Of England Restructures After FX Probe But Not Responsible "For Hunting For Rigging Of Mar

• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
A senior BoE employee was told of "attempts to move the market" but "did not convey to [Monetary Policy Committee member Paul Fisher] that markets were being rigged," and therefore was suspended. While many have called this "as bad as Libor" the BoE remains adamant of its lack of involvement but is still restructuring itself - adding that "it isn't our job to go out hunting for rigging of markets." Nope, just to ignore it, we presume. MPs were not impressed.
 
The Bank of England will restructure following claims that some of its officials knew about alleged foreign exchange rate fixing.
 
Governor Mark Carney told MPs on the Treasury Committee that it would create a new deputy governor position with responsibility for markets and banking.
 

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