Former Barclays, Deutsche traders see UK bans overturned after LIBOR appeals
By Martin Coyle ( October 16, 2026, 11:13 GMT | Insight) -- Three former traders from Barclays and one from Deutsche have had their bans from working in the UK’s financial industry overturned following the quashing of their criminal convictions last week. The four had been convicted between 2016 and 2019 of manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, a benchmark short-term interest rate calculated from estimates from leading banks which has since been phased out. Three former Barclays traders and one from Deutsche have had their bans from working in the UK’s financial industry overturned following the quashing of their criminal convictions last week....
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