野村に制裁金１７２億円　国債市場でカルテル―欧州委

　【ブリュッセル時事】欧州連合（ＥＵ）欧州委員会は２０日、欧州の国債市場での取引をめぐるカルテルに加わり、ＥＵ競争法（独禁法）に違反したとして、野村ホールディングスに１億２９５７万３０００ユーロ（約１７２億円）の制裁金を科したと発表した。
　欧州委は、野村のほかバンク・オブ・アメリカやＵＢＳなど欧米金融大手６社の違反も認定。時効などの理由で制裁金を免れた４社を除く、３社への制裁金総額は約３億７１００万ユーロに上る。（2021/05/20-23:24）

The European Commission said Thursday it has fined Japanese brokerage firm Nomura Holdings Inc. 129,573,000 euros for participating in a European government bond trading cartel in breach of European Union antitrust rules.
   The commission, the executive branch of the EU, also recognized the participation in the same cartel of six European and U.S. financial institutions, including Bank of America and UBS. Four of them were not fined because of reasons including running out the statute of limitations.
   Fines imposed on the three violator firms add up to some 371 million euros.
   In 2007-2011, bond traders of the seven institutions exchanged confidential information and discussed strategies on auctions of euro-denominated government bonds and trading on the secondary market, according to the commission.