UK watchdog says Libor 'end game' may be uncertain

LONDON (Reuters) - The "end-game" for the Libor interest rate benchmark will be uncertain and regulators will seek to give markets notice when they no longer believe the rate is reliable, a senior UK markets watchdog official said on Monday.

"There is now wide recognition that Libor will come to an end," said Edwin Schooling-Latter, director of markets and wholesale policy at the Financial Conduct Authority. Banks have been fined millions of dollars for trying to rig the benchmark, which is being replaced in Britain by the Bank of England's Sonia overnight rate.

(Reporting by Huw Jones; Editing by Toby Chopra)