Europe Expands Investigation Into Derivatives Market
Source: NYT
BRUSSELS — European Union antitrust regulators have expanded their investigation into whether a small network of big banks unfairly controls the derivatives market.
The inquiry, which has already ensnared major international giants like Barclays, JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, has been broadened to include the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, a trade organization for market participants.
The European Commission, which oversees antitrust regulation, had “found preliminary indications that I.S.D.A. may have been involved in a coordinated effort of investment banks to delay or prevent exchanges from entering the credit derivatives business,” European antitrust regulators said in a statement. “Such behavior, if established, would stifle competition in the internal market in breach of E.U. antitrust rules.”
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committing fraud to line their pockets, who would have ever thought this possible! They're, gasp, job creators for God's sakes (per the Repugs). 
Edited to add smilie.
