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Financial services sector speech: speech by Clive Maxwell on competition in the financial services sector

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 26 2012

On 21 June 2012, the OFT published a speech by Maxwell, the new Executive Director of the OFT, on competition in the financial services sector

Banking White Paper: HM Treasury and Department for Business, innovation and skills publish banking White Paper

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 21 2012

On 14 June 2012, HM Treasury and BIS published a White Paper on banking reform which set out proposals to implement a bank ring-fence, to increase banks’ capacity to absorb losses, and also to protect competition in UK banking

European Commission approves decision on restructuring aid to ING

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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May 22 2012

On 11 May 2012, the Commission announced that it has approved a 2009 restructuring plan for ING, following a General Court judgment which had partially annulled the Commission’s previous clearance decision

European Commission publishes speech by Joaquín Almunia on a new approach to integrating payments in the EU

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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May 8 2012

On 4 May 2012, the Commission published a speech by Joaquín Almunia, Vice President of the Commission responsible for Competition Policy, on a new approach to integrating payments in the EU

Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into a Belgian protection scheme for shareholders of financial cooperatives

Mayer Brown LLP
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Belgium, European Union
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April 10 2012

On 3 April 2012, the European Commission announced that it has decided to open an in-depth investigation to assess whether an extension of the Belgian deposit guarantee scheme, which is aimed at protecting shares in financial cooperatives, is in line with EU State aid rules

Fingleton delivers speech on competition in UK banking

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 21 2012

On 16 February 2012, John Fingleton, Chief Executive of the OFT, delivered a speech on competition issues in the UK banking sector at a conference on ‘the post-crisis challenges to a competitive banking sector’

Competition Commission consults on revocation of Credit Cards (Price Discrimination) Order 1990 and provident financial undertakings

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 16 2011

On 7 December 2011, the Competition Commission published a notice of its intention to revoke the Credit Cards (Price Discrimination) Order 1990, which was created as a result of a monopoly investigation into the credit card sector

Commission opens investigation into standardisation process of e-payment market

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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October 11 2011

On 26 September 2011, the Commission announced that it has opened an antitrust investigation into the standardisation process for payments over the internet set up by the European Payments Council (“EPC”

Commission temporarily approves rescue aid for Spanish banks

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union, Spain
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October 11 2011

On 30 September 2011, the Commission announced that it has temporarily approved the grant of state aid to NCG Banco, Catalunya Banc and Unnim Banc for recapitalisation

Almunia delivers speech on the impact of the crisis state aid regime for banks

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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October 11 2011

On 4 October 2011, Joaquín Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy, delivered a speech which addressed the impact of the crisis state aid regime for banks