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Seven banks face EU antitrust fines for forex rigging, sources tell Reuters
By Foo Yun Chee
Reuters
Thursday, May 9, 2019
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, and three other banks are set to be fined by European Union antitrust regulators in coming weeks for rigging the multi-trillion dollar foreign exchange market, two people familiar with the matter said.
The other three lenders are Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS, and a small Japanese bank, the people said. The banks will see a 10 percent cut in their fines for admitting wrongdoing.
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In contrast, Credit Suisse, which has previously said it did not find any evidence of misconduct, is fighting the EU antitrust charge. It is not clear if the European Commission will be able to finalize the case in time to levy a fine against the Swiss bank in coming weeks.
The EU antitrust enforcer, which has been investigating the case over the last six years and could hand out fines up to 10 percent of a company's global turnover for breaching EU rules, declined to comment. ...
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-eu-antitrust-banks/seven-banks-face-eu...
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