Tag: Banks
Three US Banks Settle ATM Antitrust Suit For $66M
Three US banks have agreed to pay US$66.7 million to settle consumer antitrust claims alleging a conspiracy to fix ATM charges, say plaintiffs' lawyers...
EU Blocks 10 Banks From Bond Sales Over Antitrust Violations
The EU excluded 10 banks from running bond sales as part of its €800 billion (US$970 billion) recovery fund due to historic breaches of...
Italy’s Watchdog Probes Banks Over Debt Support
Italy's antitrust regulator announced it was probing four financial firms, including the country's top two banks, for allegedly withholding information and imposing unnecessary conditions...
Mexico: Bond rigging ruling would be negative for banks credit rating
The credit ratings of seven large banks could be at risk if a probe by Mexico’s antitrust watchdog found them guilty of market manipulation...
Italy: Watchdog approves Unipol/BPER deal with conditions
The banking group Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna (BPER) won conditional approval to acquire rival Unipol Banca , currently controlled by UnipolSai, Reuters reported on...
EU: ECB head advocates bank consolidation
European Central Bank Supervisor Andrea Enria said that the banking system in Europe is operating with excess capacity, and that there should be some...
Competition Law and Syndicated Loans – A Framework
June 2019
CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) & Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group) presents:
Competition Law and Syndicated Loans – A Framework By Oliver Bretz,...
India: Gov is reportedly planning fresh bank consolidation
The next wave of bank consolidation is planned during the October-December quarter of the current fiscal with the Finance Ministry starting to seek information...
US: Baltimore files antitrust suit against 10 major banks
Baltimore is suing 10 major banks, alleging they illegally inflated interest rates for particular bonds for public works, overcharging Baltimore and other municipalities by...
State aid recovery ends where private savings begin rules General Court...
December 2018
CPI EU News Column edited by Thibault Schrepel, Sam Sadden & Jan Roth (CPI) presents:
State aid recovery ends where private savings begin rules General...
