Macquarie, ANZ to pay A$15m in rate rigging settlement
ANZ admits to 10 instances of alleged cartel conduct and Macquarie to eight in relation to 2011 ringgit fixing case
Sydney
MACQUARIE Bank Ltd and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) agreed to pay a combined A$15 million (S$16 million) in penalties after admitting to attempted cartel conduct relating to the setting of a benchmark Malaysian rate in 2011.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said in a statement on Friday that Melbourne-based ANZ had admitted to 10 instances of alleged cartel conduct and Sydney-based Macquarie to eight. They offered to pay A$9 million and A$6 million in penalties respectively, the ACCC said.
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