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Company: Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Current Parent Company: NatWest Group PLC
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Penalty: $290,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: November 12, 2014
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: interest rate benchmark manipulation
Mega-Scandal: Benchmark Manipulation
Violation Description: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Citibank N.A., HSBC Bank plc, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and UBS AG for attempted manipulation of, and for aiding and abetting other banks' attempts to manipulate, global foreign exchange (FX) benchmark rates to benefit the positions of certain traders.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: government-owned
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking & securities
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