Earlier this month, the European Commission (EC) announced in bombshell news that it is probing potential collusion between exchange giants Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq, citing the listing, trading, and clearing of certain derivatives. For many in the derivatives world, this latest antitrust investigation took them back to 2007 when the International Securities Exchange (ISE) filed… Read More >>
Three Banks Face $34M in Fines via Cartel Charges
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole, and Credit Suisse have been fined by the European Commission for their alleged involvement in a bond-trading cartel that also included Deutsche Bank, which escaped the fine because it reported the situation to E.U. officials. Late last month, the three banks were fined a total of €28,494,000 ($34,589,360) for… Read More >>
Five Banks Settle FX Cartel Charges for $1.19B
The European Commission (EC) stunned the foreign exchange (FX) world with the news yesterday that five major banks — Barclays, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) — have been fined a total of €1.07 billion ($1.19 billion) on charges that they took part in cartels that monopolized… Read More >>
Barclays Proposes ‘Ice Breaker’ $94M Settlement for Euribor Case
Barclays has stepped forward and proposed a potentially trend-setting $94 million settlement with U.S. authorities over the antitrust case brought against it and 10 other banks over allegations they commandeered the European Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) to their advantage. This proposed settlement for Sullivan et al v Barclays Plc, case number 13-02811, is before Judge… Read More >>
