Cassa di Risparmio di Torino

Banca CRT
Native name
 Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Torino S.p.A.
Formerly called
 Cassa di Risparmio di Torino
Società per azioni
Industry Financial services
Fate absorbed by UniCredit
Successor
Founded
  • 1827
  • 1991 (S.p.A.)
Defunct 2002
Headquarters Turin, Italy
Products Retail and Investment banking
Owner
  • Fondazione CRT (1991–97)
  • Unicredito (1997–98)
  • UniCredit (1998–2002)
Parent
Website Official website
For another banks, see Cassa di Risparmio di Trieste and Cassa di Risparmio di Tortona.

Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Torino S.p.A. known as Banca CRT, or Caritorino, was an Italian regional bank based in Turin, Piedmont. In 1997, the bank joined Unicredito Group, as well as in 1998 followed the group to merge with Credito Italiano to form UniCredito Italiano (now known as UniCredit). In 2002 the bank was absorbed into the parent company.

The former owner of Banca CRT, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino (Fondazione CRT), as of 31 December 2013, still owned 2.506% voting rights of UniCredit, as 7th largest shareholder.[1] On 31 December 1999, Fondazione CRT was the second largest shareholder of UniCredit with 14.228% of the total ordinary shares (704,943,077 of 4,954,465,306).[2]

History

Cassa di Risparmio di Torino was founded in 1827 with a philanthropic ideals, at that time still in Kingdom of Sardinia.[3] Before 1950s, the bank already acquired the local banks in Casale Monferrato, Pinerolo and Ivrea.[4]

In 1991, due to Legge Amato, the daily bank operation, charity and ownership were split into a Società per Azioni (Banca CRT S.p.A.), and a bank foundation (Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino; Fondazione CRT).[5]

In 1990s, Banca CRT absorbed Banca Subalpina and Banco di Bergamo as well as had a minority shares holding in other saving banks (Italian: Cassa di Risparmio) of Bra, Fossano, Saluzzo, Savigliano and Tortona in southern Piedmont, as well as Banca della Valle d'Aosta.[4] Banca CRT also sold the minority interests in Cassa di Risparmio di Calabria e Lucania (Carical) to a consortium of Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde and Fondazione Carical in 1994.[6] The minority interests in Cassa di Risparmio di Città di Castello (40%)[7] was also sold in 1993.

On 30 September 1997 Banca CRT joined Unicredito, which already had Cariverona Banca and Cassamarca as members. On 15 October 1998 UniCredito merged with Credito Italiano, to form UniCredito Italiano, which was the parent company of Banca CRT with 100% ownership until 2002. The former subsidiaries of Banca CRT were Banca Mediocredito di Torino (63.26% of the total shares in 2000) and Casse e Assicurazioni Vita (40% of the total shares in 2000).[8] On 31 December 2001, Banca CRT had a shareholders equity of €1.591 billion.[9] On 1 July 2002, Banca CRT was absorbed into Credito Italiano along with Cariverona, Cassamarca, Caritro, C.R. Trieste and Rolo Banca. At the same time Credito Italiano was renamed into UniCredit Banca.

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Consolidated Reports and Accounts" (PDF). UniCredit. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "1999 bilancio" [1999 Annual Report] (PDF). UniCredit (in Italian). Borsa Italiana archive. 11 May 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Presentazione" (in Italian). Fondazione CRT. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 Morreale, Giampietro (19 September 2011). "La fusione di Banca crt e UniCredito Italiano" [The fusion of Banca CRT and UniCredito Italiano] (PDF) (in Italian). UniCredit. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Ministry of the Treasury (23 January 1992). "Approvazione del progetto di ristrutturazione presentato dalla Cassa di risparmio di Torino" (in Italian). Italian Republic Official Gazette. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "FINCARICAL: VARATO AUMENTO CAPITALE PER ACQUISTO 12,5 P.C." (in Italian). Adnkronos. 24 February 1994. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Ministry of the Treasury (24 January 1992). "Approvazione del progetto di ristrutturazione presentato dalla Cassa di risparmio di Citta' di Castello" (in Italian). Italian Republic Official Gazette. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bilancio Consolidato di Gruppo 2000" [Consolidated Financial Statements 2000] (PDF). UniCredit (in Italian). Borsa Italiana archive. 7 May 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bilancio Consolidato di Gruppo 2001" [Consolidated Financial Statements 2001] (PDF). UniCredit (in Italian). Borsa Italiana archive. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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