Kaupthing Bank controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Convictions upheld by the Supreme Court
The Icelandic Supreme Court upheld the convictions and increased the sentences of Ólafur Ólafsson and Magnús Guðmundsson.
2013
Prosecution of former senior leaders
Four former senior figures connected with Kaupthing received prison sentences in Iceland for alleged large-scale market-manipulation conspiracies associated with the financial crisis.
2009
Shareholder lending disclosures
A confidential internal document published by WikiLeaks described very large exposures to major shareholders and related parties, including loans associated with Exista. The publication intensified debate about Kaupthing's governance, concentration of credit and activities before its collapse.
2009
Exista share-price manipulation case
Former asset manager Daniel Thordarsson and former stockbroker Stefnir Ingi Agnarsson were sentenced over conduct involving purchase offers for Exista shares that prosecutors said affected end-of-day share values.