ANZ,
one of Australia's biggest banks, has suspended seven traders as part of an
inquiry into the potential rigging of key interbank interest rates.
The
Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has been investigating
the country's interbank market since mid-2012.
Nigel
Williams, chief risk officer of ANZ, said it was co-operating fully with ASIC.
The
bank has been also been conducting its own investigation.
Mr
Williams said:
