Tag: banking
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Copom raises interest rate in 0.5% to 14.25% per year and indicates an stable rate in the near future
As expected by the majority of the economists, the decision of the Central Bank was to raise the SELIC to 14.25% per year. The 0.5% increase is the seventh in the tightening cycle started last october. The raise was expected because the inflation is currently at the dangerously high levels, with the IPCA, the official…
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Brazilian Antitrust Council Investigates 15 Foreign Financial Institutions for FOREX Manipulation
Brazilian antitrust council, CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), opened an administrative process to investigate alleged cartel consisting of 15 foreign financial institutions in order to manipulate the foreign exchange market. It is the first antitrust case in Brazil for manipulating rates in the financial market. Some of these banks have been investigated for the…
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HSBC Brazil will be the last bank acquisition opportunity in the country
The purchase of HSBC by one of the three largest private banks in the country will probably represent the last large bank acquisition opportunity in Brazil. In terms of concentration, the union of HSBC mainly with Itaú Unibanco or Bradesco will make the banking concentration reach levels that are already considered a yellow sign by…
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Race for HSBC Brazil: Bradesco is ahead with an offer of US$ 3.4 Billion
HSBC confirmed on Tuesday that will leave Brazil and Turkey, in a restructuring plan that will eliminate 50,000 jobs worldwide. In the dispute by the British bank business portfolio in Brazil, Bradesco took the lead with an offer of $ 3.4 billion by the British bank, ahead of Santander and Itaú Unibanco. HSBC is one of…
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Billionaire Court Win for Santander Brasil
Santander Brasil announced yesterday (3) that it won a cause of R$ 4.8 billion in court that will provide an extraordinary profit in the second quarter. With all that money positively affecting its balance sheet, the bank took the opportunity to announce an extra provision of R $ 1.6 billion. Much of this additional provision should…
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Itaú Unibanco: Largest Private-Controlled Bank in Latin America
Itaú is the second largest bank in Brazil. Only behind Banco do Brasil, which is a government-controlled bank, even though part of its equity is traded at Bovespa. We do not recommend exposure to government-controlled companies in Brazil so Itaú is the largest bank we cover in LATAM. Itaú Unibanco was formed as the merge…
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Investing in Bradesco: building on its presence
Bradesco is the third-largest bank in Brazil. Unlike in most developed countries where small banks and credit unions are always present, in Brazil, the bank industry has a well-established oligopoly, where the 4 major banks have around 70% of the market share together. This oligopoly along with the high switching-cost in the banking industry gives…
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Santander Brasil: Decent Investment with potential mid-term upside
Santander Brazil is the fourth-largest bank in the country. Unlike in most developed countries where small banks and credit unions are always present, in Brazil, the bank industry has a well-established oligopoly, where the 4 major banks have around 70% of the market share together. This oligopoly, along with the high switching-cost in the bank…