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[edit] Criticism

[edit] Business Ethics

• Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement."Under the terms of the deal, Parmalat officials claimed the company received a 310 million-euro payout from Intesa Sanpaolo SpA. They stated that the settlement raised the prospect of more agreements with domestic lenders. The settlement also attributed to an annual profit rise of 5.6%. Parmalat, which returned to the stock market in 2005 after a two-year reorganization under Chief Executive Officer Enrico Bondi, is recouping funds by suing banks and auditors that allegedly contributed to its collapse."

[edit] Praise

• The European Business Awards 2006 The Winners and Finalists"2006 European Business Awards Finalist"

[edit] Brands & Subsidiaries

• Banca CR Firenze, Banca dell'Adriatico, Banca di Credito Sardo, Banca di Trento e Bolzano, Banca Fideuram, Banca IMI, Banca Infrastrutture Innovazione e Sviluppo, Banca Intesa Beograd, Banca Prossima, Banco di Napoli, Bank of Alexandria, Banka Koper, Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì e della Romagna, Cassa di Risparmio del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto, Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Viterbo (CARIVIT), Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia, Cassa di Risparmio di Ascoli Piceno (CARISAP), Cassa di Risparmio di Città di Castello, Cassa di Risparmio di Civitavecchia, Cassa di Risparmio di Foligno, Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia, Cassa di Risparmio di Rieti (CARIRI), Cassa di Risparmio di Spoleto (CARISPO), Cassa di Risparmio di Terni e Narni (CARIT), Cassa di Risparmio di Venezia, Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna, Casse del Centro, Centro Factoring, Centro Leasing Banca, Centrovita Assicurazioni, CIB Bank, Epsilon Associati SGR, Equiter, Eurizon A.I. SGR, Eurizon Capital, EurizonLife, EurizonTutela, EurizonVita, Fideuram Bank (Monaco), Fideuram Bank (Suisse), Fideuram Bank (Luxembourg), IMI Investimenti, Infogroup, Intesa Lease Sec, Intesa Previdenza, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania, Intesa Sanpaolo Banka Bosna i Hercegovina, Intesa Sanpaolo Formazione, Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, Intesa Sec, Intesa Sec 2, Intesa Sec 3, KMB Bank, Leasint, Mediocredito Italiano, Mediofactoring, Neos Finance, PBZ Card, PBZ Leasing, PBZ Nekretnine, Pravex-Bank, Privredna Banka Zagreb, SANPAOLO IMI Fondi Chiusi SGR, SANPAOLO IMI Investimenti per lo Sviluppo SGR, Sanpaolo Invest SIM, Setefi, Sirefid, Société, Européenne de Banque, Sud Polo Vita, VUB Asset Management, VUB Banka, VUB Factoring, VUB Leasing, Zao Banca Intesa.