Acquisition by The Housing Financing Found of a mortgage loan portfolio from Arion banki hf
The Icelandic Competition Authority has considered the acquisition by The Housing Financing Found of a mortgage loan portfolio from Arion banki hf. The Housing Finance Found is an independent state-owned institute that until 2013 provided loans that were financed by bond issue. Arion banki hf. is a listed company on the stock market.
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- The Icelandic Competition Authority („ICA“) has granted the major commercial banks in Iceland an exemption to establish and operate a joint cash centre.
- Merger of Kvika bank hf. and Virðing hf.
- Measures to spur competition in the market for retail banking services to individuals and SMEs – Based on a settlement with Íslandsbanki
- Measures to spur competition in the market for retail banking services to individuals and SMEs – Based on a settlement with Arion banki
- Measures to spur competition in the market for retail banking services to individuals and SMEs
- Reiknistofa Bankana hf. vs. the ICA
- SMI ehf‘s acquisition og all shares in Korputorg ehf.
- The Icelandic State‘s acquisition of 95% share in Islandsbanki hf
- The merger of Reginn hf. and Ósvör ehf. (both commercial real estate leasing company)
- The acquisition by Reitar fasteignafélag hf (real estate Company) of ten commercial real estate companies run by Stefni hf (real estate conglomerate)
- Decision on the change of time validity of the exemption granted in Decision no. 26/2010, Auðkenni hf.‘s exemption from the Competition Act
- Arion banki hf.'s acqusition of AFL-sparisjóður ses.
- The ICA's revision of Arion banki hf.'s obligation to sell its shares in AFL-sparisjóður ses.
- The merger of Straumur fjárfestingabanki hf. and Íslensk verðbréf hf.
- Landsbankinn's acqusition of Sparisjóður Norðurlands ses.
- Hörður Einarsson vs. the ICA
- Valitor hf. vs. the ICA
- Halldór Guðbjarnason vs. the ICA
- Valitor hf. vs. the ICA
- Auðkenni hf. vs. the ICA
- Central Bank of Iceland vs. the ICA – The ICA decision no. 14/2010 is confirmed. Per Diem fine is postponed until 1st of July 2011.
- Landsbanki Íslands hf. vs. the ICA
- Valitor hf. vs. the ICA
- Landsbankinn's acqusition of Ístak hf.
- Extended excemption for special debt mitigation
- Changes in the organisation and implementation in the payment market
- The Merger between MP banki hf. and Straumur fjárfestingarbanki hf.
- Request for exemption from the competition act by insurance companies to operate the CASBAS damage evaluation system
- Changes to the settlement decision between Landsbankinn and the Competition Authority relating to the acquisition by Landsbankin of all stocks in Ístak hf. In 2013
- Merger of Lýsing hf., a financial undertaking, and Lykill fjármögnun, certain assets from MP banki hf. an investment and commercial bank.
- Merger of Virðing hf. and Auður Capital hf.
- Auðkenni ehf.'s request for extended exemption.
- The Competition Authority has granted an excemption for Reiknistofa bankanna hf. (operator of clearing and settlement system in Iceland for financial institutions) and a merger of Teris (conditions imposed).
- The Competition Authority has granted the Icelandic banks and saving banks an excemption for multilateral agreement for interbank services (conditions imposed).
- Valitor hf.'s violations of conditions
- Merger of Landsbankinn and Sparisjóður Svarfdæla
- Landsbankinn hf. takeover of Lífsval ehf.
- A change in decision terms in decision no. 19/2010, Reginn takeover of Fasteignafélag Íslands
- The Icelandic Competition Authorities have granted members of the Icelandic Financial Services Association and Dromi hf. an exemption to coordinate actions proceeding the judgment of the Supreme Court of Iceland in case no. 600/2011.
- The Icelandic Competition Authority has extended the exemption given to Auðkenni ehf. with decision no. 1/2009 to December 31 2013.
- The Icelandic Competition Authority has extended the exemption given to Auðkenni ehf. with decision no. 26/2010
- MP bank hf. takes over certain operations from Saga fjárfestingarbanki hf.
- Íslandsbanki hf. (a commercial bank) acquires Byr hf. (a commercial bank). No intervention.
- Merger of Landsbankinn hf. and Verdis hf. (former Arion stockbroker)
- Horn Fjárfestingarfélag ehf. (a subsidiary of Landsbankinn hf., a commercial bank) takeover of Promens hf. (a plastics firm). Intervention.
- A 40 million ISK, approx. €242 thousand, fine imposed on Landsbanki Íslands hf. for executing a merger with six companies before it was reported to the Competition Authority
- A 1.5 million ISK, approx. €9.000, per diem fine on the Icelandic Central Bank for disregard by handing over data and information.
- Isolated debts adjust agreement for members of the Icelandic Financial Services Association.
- A change in decision terms in decision no. 4/2008 regarding Kreditkort hf. (credit card Company).
- Acquisition of Central Bank of Iceland on Fjölgreiðslumiðlun hf. now Greiðsluveitan hf. (credit and debit cards transactions).
- NBI hf. (a commercial bank) takeover of Avant hf. (auto loans and leases). No intervention.
- The Aquisition of Framtakssjóður Íslands slhf (a private equity fund) and Eignarhaldsfélagið Vestia ehf. (a holding company). Intervention.
- Auður I fagfjárfestasjóður slf. (a private equity fund) controlled by Auður Capital hf. (an investment bank) acquisition of Já upplýsingaveitur ehf. (publisher of the icelandic telephone directory amongst others). No intervention.
- The merger of Byr sparisjóður (a resolution committee) and Byr hf. (a bank). Conditions imposed.
- Agreement between Ministry of Treasure on behalf of the state treasury, Ministry of Economic and Trade, Icelandic Financial Services Association and organized interest groups of economy...
- Auðkenni hf.'s exemption from the Competition Act.
- Icelandi Financial Servicers Association granted an exemption
- Icelandic Financial Services Association granted exemption
- Reginn´s takeover of Fasteignafélag Íslands.
- Fjölgreiðslumiðlun hf. granted an exemption control the migration to EMV in Iceland. Conditions.
- Merger of Glitnir bank hf. and Íslandsbanki hf. ICA concludes that this merger can disturb Íslandsbanki competition independences’ because same stakeholders could be on both sides of Glitnir and Kaupþing bank. Conditions imposed 48/2009.
- Merger of Kaupþing bank hf. and Arion bank hf. ICA concludes that this merger can disturb Arions' bank competition independences' because same stakeholders could be on both sides of Kaupþing bank and Glitnir bank. Conditions imposed 49/2009.
- The Acquisition of Landsbanki Íslands hf. (a bank) and Yucaipa American Alliance (investment fund) of shares in L1003 (shipping)
- Request from Landsbanki Íslands hf. (commercial bank) for a change of verdic in decision no. 4/2008.
- ICA has granted commercial banks, saving banks, pension funds and Íbúðalánasjóður (Housing Financing Fund gov.) permission to coordinate solutions for individual mortgage loans 16/2009.