Serious cases of manipulation of interest rate benchmarks such as LIBOR and EURIBOR, as well as allegations that energy, oil and foreign exchange benchmarks have been manipulated, demonstrate that benchmarks can be subject to conflicts of interest.
Léiríonn cásanna tromchúiseacha cúblála ar thagarmharcanna rátaí úis amhail LIBOR agus EURIBOR, mar aon le líomhaintí go ndearnadh cúbláil ar thagarmharcanna fuinnimh, ola agus malairte eachtraí gur féidir le tagarmharcanna a bheith faoi réir coinbhleachtaí leasa.