The LIBOR scandal rocked the world of finance last year after reports emerged of gross misconduct by Barclay's Bank in the submission of LIBOR rates to the British Banker's Association (BBA). Barclays had been under investigation by authorities for its role in setting the world's key short term interest rate-the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and had to pay total fines of £ 290 million in separate settlement agreements with the Financial Services Authority (FSA), U.S. Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC).