‘Bankitalia: fooled by Montepaschi’

Published on 24 January 2013

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The Bank of Italy has accused the nation’s third largest bank, Monte dei Paschi, of providing false documentation about its crisis, which was triggered by calamitous derivative operations under former chairman Giuseppe Mussari (2006-2010).

On Tuesday, Mussari resigned from the presidency of the Italian Banks Association and yesterday, trading in the Siena bank’s shares was suspended after their value dropped 9 per cent.

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