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London silver fix to end in August, with Deutsche Bank sticking around until then

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London Silver Fix to Be Scrapped from August

By A. Ananthalakshmi and Veronica Brown
Reuters
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The London silver "fix," a global benchmark for spot silver prices, will cease to operate after Aug. 14, the company that administers the process said today, amid rising regulatory scrutiny of price setting in bullion markets.

Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC, and Bank of Nova Scotia will continue to participate in the fix until then, the London Silver Market Fixing Ltd. said.

Last month, Deutsche Bank had resigned its seat on the London gold and silver fixes without finding a buyer after its decision to withdraw from the bulk of its commodities business.

"Deutsche Bank has postponed its resignation from the London Silver Market Fixing from 29 April 2014 to 14 August 2014, at which point the benchmark will terminate," according to an emailed statement from the bank. The gold fix, along with other commodity benchmarks, has come under increasing scrutiny by regulators in Europe and the United States since the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) manipulation case last year. ...

... For the rest of the story:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/14/uk-silver-fix-idUKKBN0DU0IS2014...



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