《德国调查花旗债券交易》中英文对照
德国调查花旗债券交易Citigroup’s bond trades probed
知情人士昨天表示，德国监管机构正对花旗集团(Citigroup)涉嫌操纵欧元区国债期货市场的行为展开调查。
German regulators are investigating Citigroup for possible market manipulation in the eurozone government bond futures market, people familiar with the probe said yesterday.
据信，有关花旗集团债券交易员去年夏季是否在欧洲期货期权交易所(Eurex)操纵了德国国债期货市场，德国金融市场监管机构Bafin即将得出调查结论。英国金融服务管理局(FSA)也针对花旗集团在现货市场的债券交易进行了调查，Bafin在调查过程中与之进行了协调。
Bafin, the German financial market regulator, is thought to be nearing the conclusion of an inquiry into whether Citigroup’s bond traders manipulated the Bund futures market on the Eurex exchange last summer. Its investigation has been co-ordinated with a separate inquiry by the Financial Services Authority of the UK into Citigroup’s bond trades in the cash market.
如果德国监管当局发现了市场操纵的证据，花旗集团可能会面临诉讼，并引发欧洲各国政府的震怒。欧洲各国政府为该银行联合包销其国债支付了大笔费用。
If the German regulator finds evidence of market manipulation, Citigroup could face a lawsuit and the ire of European governments, which pay large fees to the bank for underwriting their syndicated debt issues.
这家美国投资银行在现货市场有争议的债券交易，自8月份以来已受到数家欧洲市场监管机构的调查。当时花旗集团在泛欧交易平台上，几乎在同一时间内按对手做市商的买入报价抛售110亿欧元债券，导致这些竞争对手蒙受估计达1700万欧元(合2200万美元)的损失。
Controversial bond trades by the US investment bank in the cash market have been under investigation by several European market watchdogs since August, when it caused an estimated €17m ($22m) of losses to rival market-makers by hitting €11bn of their bids almost simultaneously on a pan-European trading platform,.
花旗集团今年一直受到本土市场以外丑闻的困扰。9月份，日本金融监管当局勒令花旗集团关闭在日本的私人银行业务，称其违反了银行法律。随后花旗在它的最高管理人员中驱逐了三人，这些人被认为要对上述问题承担责任，其中包括花期集团国际(Citigroup International)的董事长德里克•莫恩爵士(Sir Deryck Maughan)。
Citigroup has this year been beset by scandals outside its home market. In September, the Japanese financial regulator ordered the closure of Citigroup’s private bank in Japan for violations of banking laws.