JPMorgan has agreed to pay a $65m fine to settle claims that it tried to manipulate a global interest rate benchmark, the latest fine levied by US regulators to punish crisis-era manipulation schemes by large banks.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said JPMorgan employees between 2007 and 2012 made false reports and attempted to manipulate the US Dollar International Swaps and Derivatives Association Fix, a benchmark that is referenced in many derivatives products.