Anti-competitive Behaviour / Price Fixing Archives

UPDATE 1-EU lifts ban on eight banks barred from bond sales

(Updates with context, UniCredit) BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – Eight banks previously excluded from syndicated debt sales backing the European Commission’s up to 800-billion-euro ($950.7 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund will be allowed to take part in future issues, the EU executive said on Friday.

JPMmorgan, Citibank, six others cleared for next bond sale – EU Commission source

BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – Nomura, Unicredit, Credit Agricole, JPMorgan, Citibank, Barclays, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank can take part in the next syndicated debt sale backing the European Commission’s up to 800-billion-euro ($950.7 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund, a Commission source said on Friday.

NOMURA, UNICREDIT, CREDIT AGRICOLE, JPMORGAN,CITIBANK, BARCLAYS, BANK OF AMERICA, DEUTSCHE BANK ALLOWED TO TAKE PART IN NEXT EU BOND SALES – EU COMMISSION SOURCE

NOMURA, UNICREDIT, CREDIT AGRICOLE, JPMORGAN,CITIBANK, BARCLAYS, BANK OF AMERICA, DEUTSCHE BANK ALLOWED TO TAKE PART IN NEXT EU BOND SALES – EU COMMISSION SOURCE

ASSESSMENT OF OTHER TWO BANKS ONGOING – EU COMMISSION SOURCE

8 banks previously banned from bond sale now allowed to take part – EU

BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – Eight banks that were previously excluded from syndicated debt sales backing the European Commission’s up to 800-billion-euro ($950.7 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund will be allowed to take part in future issues, the EU executive said on Friday.

EU COMMISSION SAYS 8 BANKS OUT OF 10 BANNED BANKS HAVE PROVIDED INFORMATION

EXCLUSIVE-Google’s adtech business set to face formal EU probe by year-end -sources

(Adds lawyer comment, detail) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google could face its biggest regulatory threat, with EU antitrust regulators set to open a formal investigation into its lucrative digital advertising business before the end of the year, said people familiar with the matter.

EXCLUSIVE-Google’s adtech business set to face formal EU probe by year-end -sources

EXCLUSIVE-Google’s adtech business set to face formal EU probe by year-end -sources

(Adds European Commission declines comment, Google did not immediately respond to request for comment) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are set to open another front against Alphabet unit Google by launching a formal investigation into its digital advertising practices, said people familiar with the matter, with the move likely to come before the end of the year.