In the past two months, three antitrust class actions have been filed alleging the manipulation of the market for Mexican government bonds. Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System v. Banco Santander, was filed on March 30, 2018, Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority Pension Plan v. Banco Santander, was filed on May 3, 2018, and Boston Retirement System v. Banco Santander, was filed on May 14, 2018. On May 16, 2018, the plaintiff in Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System v. Banco Santander moved to consolidate the three actions.
UPDATE: The day this was posted, two more suits were filed in the SDNY alleging manipulation of the market for Mexican government bonds: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Banco Santander and United Food and Commercial Workers Union and Participating Food Industry Employers Tri-State Pension Fund v. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.
UPDATE: On May 25, 2018, another Mexican government bond manipulation suit was filed: Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands v. Banco Santander.