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by David Enrich


  Libor investigation, 205–6, 257, 338–39, 344–46, 350–56

  “light touch” strategy, 29–30, 196

  Financial Times, 193

  Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE), 67–68

  Finma, 271

  Finsbury Square, 54

  Fisher, Paul, 207–8

  Flash Crash of 2010, 286, 286n

  Fleet Street, 187–88

  Foreign Exchange and Money Markets Committee (FXMMC), 78, 183, 195–96, 222, 244

  forward rate agreements (FRAs), 160

  FourFourTwo, 87

  Frank, Anne, 228

  Freud, Lucian, 49

  Fulcrum Chambers, 347–49, 395, 415

  futures contract, 31–32

  “gardening leave,” 241, 265

  Geithner, Tim, 195, 203–4, 357

  Gensler, Francesca Danieli, 253–54

  Gensler, Gary, xii, 246–49

  background of, 246–47

  at CFTC, 248–49, 253–54, 312–13

  Barclays settlement, 357–59

  Libor investigation, 264–65

  Libor investigation, 399–400

  personality of, 253, 254

  Treasury undersecretary, 247–48

  Gensler, Robert, 246–48

  Gensler, Sam, 246

  Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 316, 317–19, 400

  Gilmour, Jim, xii, 118

  arrest of, 364–65

  background of, 118

  compensation, 176, 315

  firing of, 378

  Hayes and Libor submissions, 163–64, 165–66, 365–66

  Libor trial, 452–53, 455–56, 458–59

  SFO criminal charges, 390–91, 401

  Gilmour, Lisa, 118

  Glass-Steagall Act, 19

  gold standard, 32

  Goldman Sachs, 21, 157–58

  culture of, 158–59

  Gensler at, 247

  Hayes job offers, 157–59, 212

  Libor report, 207–8

  Golestan Palace, 25

  Goodman, Colin, xi, 97–100

  background of, 97–98

  commissions, 130–32

  FSA/CFTC interview, 355–56

  Journal stories, 198

  Justice criminal charges, 394–95

  Justice investigation, 343–44

  Libor manipulation, 129, 133–34, 148–49, 149n, 274

  Libor run-throughs, 97–100, 116, 116n, 130–31, 130n, 385, 403, 431

  Libor trial, 452–53, 455–56

  SFO criminal charges, 404

  suspension of, 354–55

  Goodwin, Fred

  expansion strategy for RBS, 36–37, 53–54

  Libor manipulation, 211–12

  Gray’s Sporting Journal, 188

  Great Depression, 19

  Great Recession, 223, 256, 266

  Greek government-debt crisis, 285

  Green, David, xiii, 359–62, 366–67, 457

  Green, Kevin, 301–2

  Griffin, Ken, 20

  Grosvenor House, 262

  Grübel, Oswald, 212, 336

  Gulf International Bank, 182–83

  Haile Selassie, 39–40

  Hammond, Scott, xiii, 318, 323, 400

  Harris, Scott, 115

  Harvard University, 26

  Hatton, Ricky, 134–35, 136

  Hawes, Neil, xiii, 410, 425–33, 436–37, 438, 453

  Hayes, Anthony “Abbo,” xi, 235–36, 445

  Hayes, Joshua, 337, 363, 370, 373, 383, 384, 388, 409, 415–16, 433–34

  Hayes, Nick, ix, 10–11, 104, 152, 419n

  Hayes, Raymond, 12–13

  Hayes, Robin, ix, 10, 110, 123, 140, 145, 146, 151–52, 321, 381

  Hayes, Sandy, ix, 10–11, 13, 15, 16, 21, 305–6, 373, 419, 425

  Hayes, Tom, ix

  Ainsworth and. See Ainsworth, Sarah

  appeal of, 452

  appearance of, 11, 23, 88

  arrest of, 364–69

  author’s first meeting with, 4–5

  bachelor party, 299–300

  budding interest in finance, 12, 13–14

  car accident, 393–94

  CFTC investigation, 322–23

  at Citigroup, 2, 257–61, 269–70, 276–77, 279–80, 282

  Bank of Japan information, 278–79

  compensation, 2–3, 230–31, 285

  culture, 275–76

  firing, 301–7, 313–14

  first day of work, 270

  internal investigation, 297–301, 333–34

  at Japanese getaway, 2–3

  job offer, 229–32, 239–40

  losses, 287–90, 294–95

  severance request, 302–3

  trading positions, 287–94

  computer models, 23, 35, 58–59, 88–89

  criminal fraud charges, 4–5, 6, 367, 370, 371–72, 374–75, 387–92, 397, 407

  early life of, 9–16

  education of, 9, 11, 13–15, 16, 21, 22, 321–22

  entertaining of, 85, 123–24, 134–36, 224–25, 265, 408

  FSA investigation, 344–46

  gambling of, 13–14, 59, 409

  “gardening leave” of, 241, 265, 289

  hiring of lawyer, 347–49

  job offers, 55, 57, 58, 60–61, 212–13, 305

  Goldman Sachs, 157–59, 212

  job search after UBS, 320–22

  Journal stories, 198

  Justice extradition, 348, 367, 371–72, 374, 395, 397, 404

  Justice investigation, 324–25

  Alykulov telephone call, 328–31

  Libor manipulation, 5, 94–97, 101–3, 107–12, 115–17, 132–34, 143–46, 148–49, 160, 163–66, 168–70, 210–11, 213–14, 217, 220–22, 225–27, 234–35, 238, 259, 276–77, 279–80, 282–84, 290–92, 294–97

  Libor strategy, 110–12

  market making, 155–56, 165–66, 219

  media exposure, 346–47, 348, 387–88

  nicknames of, 2, 31

  online trading, 338, 380–81

  personality of, 11, 44, 54, 92, 104, 142–44, 154–55, 225, 236–37, 282, 410, 412–13

  prison term of, 450–52, 457–58

  at RBC

  compensation, 58

  exit interview, 63–64

  Japanese interest rates, 60–65

  job offer, 55, 57, 58

  resignation, 61

  untangling of trades, 62–65

  at RBS, 22–23, 24, 29–31, 54–55

  assignment to Japanese derivatives, 35–37

  broker relationships, 41, 43–48

  compensation, 55

  hiring and training, 22–23

  losses and resignation, 57–58

  SFO investigation, 361, 362, 365–66

  cleansing interview, 375–77

  cooperating witness, 371–72, 374–77, 380, 382–85

  seizure of assets, 391, 392, 396–97, 452, 455

  SFO trial, 419–39

  closing statements, 436–37

  defense prep, 402–4, 417

  defense strategy, 412–14

  jury deliberations, 437–39

  jury verdict and sentencing, 443–44

  not guilty plea, 395–97, 401–2

  opening statements, 423–24

  pretrial rulings, 414–16

  prosecution witness testimony, 426–27

  testimony, 428–31, 432–36

  superstitious nature of, 103–4, 401

  switch trades, 169–77, 213–14, 226–28, 244–45

  Tighe and. See Tighe, Sarah

  at Title X Technology, 360

  at UBS, 64–65, 85–106, 142–43, 212–13, 230–33, 237–39

  broker relationships, 95–103, 121–22

  compensation, 87–88, 104–5, 142, 144, 159–60, 210–11, 212

  departure, 292–94

  first trading day, 91–95, 95n

  homesickness, 86–87, 161

  internship, 16–19, 21

  Japanese interest rates, 91–95

  job of
fer, 60–61

  pricing and risk systems, 88–89

  resignation, 239–41

  work visa, 86

  “headline,” 111n

  Heath-Jarrow-Morton framework, 261

  “hedging,” 18

  Herbert Smith Freehills, 161, 217–18

  Hibor, 92

  Hoffman, Gary, 194

  Holder, Eric, 267, 394–95

  Holling, Damian, 360–61

  home mortgages, 70–71

  “hoot and holler” system, 275

  Hoshino, Hayato, x, 315

  background of, 277

  Hayes and Libor submissions, 277, 279–80, 283–84, 284n, 291, 294–96, 298

  update on, 445

  housing bubble, 138–39, 150

  Houston, Libor suit, 256

  HSBC, 110–12, 164, 235, 236

  Hult International Business School, 321–22, 347

  Hunt, Peter, 413n

  IBM, 33

  ICAP, 49–50

  brokers, xi, 47–50. See also specific brokers

  culture of, 128

  “entertainment” and commissions, 51, 52

  financial settlement, 395

  launch of, 41

  Libor investigations, 335, 343–44, 361

  Libor run-throughs, 95–100

  polo shirts, 88

  Iksil, Bruno, 349–50

  industrial organization, 249

  inflation and currencies, 32

  insider trading, 12

  interdealer brokers, 41–42

  interest rates, 27–28, 34–35

  home mortgages and, 70–71

  Libor and, 5

  interest-rate swaps, 34–37, 68–69

  International Monetary Fund, 22, 204, 447

  investment banking, 17–22

  Iran, 25–26

  Isle of Wight, 402–3

  “Is Libor Broken?” (Peng), 187, 190–93

  Japan tsunami of 2011, 325–26

  Japanese Bankers Association, 92, 93, 270, 281

  Jerman, Matt, 295

  Jibar, 92

  Johansson, Jerker, 159

  Jones, Mark, xii, 171, 173–74

  Jones Day, 400

  Jonson, Lydia, xiii, 365, 366, 368, 369, 375–76, 387–88, 390, 391–92, 396

  Journal of Finance, 253

  J.P. Morgan

  credit default swap indexes, 349–50

  Hayes job search, 21, 60

  Libor submissions, 79–80, 107–8, 108n, 197

  Justice Department, U.S., xiii, 265–69

  Enron collapse, 200, 202, 266–67

  fraud and antitrust sections, 323–24

  Libor investigation, 268–69, 323–25, 343–44, 348

  Hayes arrest, 366–67, 371

  Hayes extradition, 348, 367, 371–72, 374, 395, 397, 404

  Hayes fraud charges, 4–5, 6, 367, 370, 371–72, 374–75

  Kazakhstan, 326, 328–29

  Keenan, Douglas, 72

  Kengeter, Carsten, x, 212–13, 231, 233, 373, 383, 445–46

  KFC, 123, 393, 415

  King, Cliff, xii, 118, 176, 224–25, 379

  King, Mervyn, xii, 195, 203–4, 357, 359, 446–47

  Kissinger, Henry, 26

  Knight, Angela, xii, 182–83, 192, 193–94, 205–6, 359, 446

  Ko, Kii, 291–92

  Koh Samui, 224

  Kondo, Illenin, 249–50

  Koutsogiannis, Panagiotis “Pete the Greek,” x

  background of, 151

  FCA appeal, 416–17, 425–26

  Hayes firing, 304

  Libor manipulation, 151, 233–34

  SEC and Libor, 270n

  UBS shareholder meeting and bonuses, 150–51

  Labour Party, 10, 15, 68, 358

  Ladbrokes, 401–2

  Lady Marmalade Adult Parties, 52–53

  Landesbank Berlin, 183

  Langkawi, 285

  Las Vegas, 51–52, 134–36, 171, 209–10

  housing bubble, 135–36

  Lawson, Nigel, 372

  Laydon, Jeffrey, 113–14

  Leeson, Nick, 37

  Lehman Brothers

  bankruptcy, 164–65, 166, 169, 260

  Peng at, 185–86

  Lewis, Mark, x, 305

  Lewis, Michael, 141, 154

  Libor, 4–5, 70–75, 91–92

  bunching phenomenon, 251–52

  definition of, 207–8, 244

  home mortgages and, 70–71

  ICAP run-throughs, 95–100

  introduction of, 26–28, 69–70

  licensing fees, 76–78

  linking to Eurodollar futures, 74–75

  lowballing, 253, 317, 357–59

  potential for manipulation, 71–73

  UBS and, 81–83

  “Libor Fog: Bankers Cast Doubt on Key Rate Amid Crisis,” 190–91, 195, 202–3, 204–5

  Libor trial of Allen and Conti, 456–57

  Libor trial of brokers, 452–56, 457–59

  Libor trial of Hayes, 419–39

  closing statements, 436–37

  defense prep, 402–4, 417

  defense strategy, 412–14

  jury deliberations, 437–39

  jury verdict and sentencing, 443–44

  not guilty plea, 395–97, 401–2

  opening statements, 423–24

  pretrial rulings, 414–16

  prosecution witness testimony, 426–27

  testimony, 428–31, 432–36

  “light touch” banking regulation, 29–30, 70, 196

  Limehouse, 55–56

  Liverpool University, 47

  Lloyds Bank, 45

  London riots of 2011, 335

  London Stock Exchange, 70, 446

  Long-Term Capital Management, 33, 288

  L’Oréal, 168

  Los Angeles Times, 21

  Lost Decade, 36

  Louisiana, Libor suit, 256

  Love Island (TV show), 425

  lowballing, 253, 317, 357–59

  Lowdham Grange, 450–51, 457–58

  Lowe, Gretchen, xii, 201, 203, 204–5, 257, 264, 313

  Luyendijk, Joris, 29

  Madden, Luke, xi, 282, 295

  Maduro Bar, 229

  Magumbos, 218, 236

  Mahiki Club, 227, 228n

  Malaysia, 285–86

  Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office, 311–12

  Manufacturers Hanover, 26, 28

  market making, 17–18, 155–56

  Martin, Jeremy, 143–44

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 184, 185

  Matsumoto, Yugo, 238, 290

  Mayweather, Floyd, 134–35, 136

  Mccappin, Brian, x

  background of, 3

  Hayes firing, 302–3

  Hayes job offer, 229–30

  Hayes and Libor manipulation, 280–81, 284, 291–92, 298, 299, 300, 338

  Hayes wedding, 265

  at Japanese getaway, 2–3

  karaoke singing of, 3, 229–30

  SFO criminal charges, 383

  SFO investigation, 314

  update on, 446

  work culture of UBS, 275

  McCarran International Airport, 135–36

  McGonagle, Vincent, xii, 198–203

  background of, 199

  Libor investigation, 201, 203, 205, 257, 313

  McInerney, Denis, xiii, 268–69, 323, 362, 367, 368

  Meaney, Patrick, xiii, 345–46, 350–52, 356, 408

  Meister, David, xii, 311–13, 400

  background of, 311–12

  at CFTC, 312–13, 322–23

  Mercedes, 321, 381, 393–94

  Merrill Lynch, 121, 220

  Bank of America acquisition of, 164, 170, 320

  Stenfors “mismarking” books, 163, 214–17

  Merriman, Alex, 76, 79

  MGM Grand Garden Arena, 134–36

  Microsoft Excel, 23, 89

  Miliband, Ed, 358

  Milken, Michael, 311–12

&n
bsp; Millwall F. C., 43, 174

  Mississippi River, 249

  Mocek, Gregory, xiii, 262–63

  Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 25–26, 28

  Mollenkamp, Carrick, 188–91, 193, 196–98

  Moorfields Eye Hospital, 258

  Morgan Stanley, 128, 212

  Morton, Andrew, x

  application to join Tibor, 270

  at Citigroup, 260–61

  Hayes firing, 302, 304–5

  interest-rate derivatives, 260–61

  Libor investigation, 291, 293–96

  Libor manipulation, 281–82

  Mossaddegh, Mohammad, 26

  Mullens & Company, 12–13

  “muppets,” 123–24

  Murphy & McGonigle, 400

  Muyskens, Nate, 326–27, 328–29

  NASA, 184

  NatWest Three, 373–74

  New England Patriots, 43

  New Year’s Eve, 209–10, 265

  New York City Transit Authority, 202

  New York Mafia, 311

  New York Times, 399

  Nicholls, David, x, 79, 192–93, 220, 457

  Nicholson, Jack, 153, 154

  Nishimura, Nanci, 254–56, 431–32

  Northern Rock, 139

  Obama, Barack, 243, 248–49, 267–68, 268

  Obie, Stephen, xii, 201–3

  background of, 201–2

  Libor investigation, 254, 257, 262–66, 271, 313, 322–23

  Barclays recordings, 262–63, 264, 266

  update on, 400

  Ocean Colour Scene (band), 3

  Oddie, Simon, 214

  Office of Fair Trading (OFT), 332–33

  oil price fixing scandal, 200

  Oklahoma Police Pension & Retirement System (OPPRS), 114

  Old Rectory, 337–38, 363–64, 368, 380, 381, 384, 391, 393

  O’Leary, Ben, ix, 110, 126, 330

  O’Leary, Peter, ix, 110–12

  O’Leary, Tim, 10, 13, 16, 110

  Orcel, Andrea, 372

  Organisation of African Unity, 39

  Ospel, Marcel, 81

  overnight index swaps, 103, 142

  Oxford University, 14, 40

  Pac-Man, 104, 110

  Park, Robertson, xiii, 266–69, 323, 324–25, 333, 400

  Pearce, Ivan, xiii, 348, 372

  Peng, Scott, 184–87, 217

  background of, 184

  at Citigroup, 186–87

  interest in Libor, 186–87

  “Is Libor Broken?” 187, 190–93

  at Lehman Brothers, 185–86

  People’s Journal, 188

  Perfect, David, 94–95

  Pieri, Donna, 89, 314

  Pieri, Mike, x

  anti-Hayes efforts, 289, 290, 292–94, 313–14

  background of, 89

  Hayes departure, 292–94, 313–14

  Hayes hiring, 60

  Hayes performance review, 143

  Hayes trading, 92, 160, 166, 231

  Justice investigation, 342

  Lehman’s collapse, 165, 231

  Libor investigation, 315–16

  Libor manipulation, 99, 99n, 115, 166, 176, 221–22, 233, 238, 238n

 

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