Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia
Banca dell'Umbria 1462 S.p.A. or previously known as Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia was an Italian savings bank. The bank became a subsidiary of UniCredit in 1999 and ceased to exist in 2005. However, its former owner Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia, still operated as a charity organization. The foundation and the S.p.A. were split in 1992 from the original statutory corporation of the bank due to Legge Amato.
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Industry | Financial services |
Fate | became branches of UniCredit |
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Defunct | 2005 |
Headquarters | Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
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Parent | UniCredit (1999–2005) |
Website | www |
History
Predecessor
The history of the bank could traced back to 1462, which mount of piety of Perugia (Italian: Monte di Pietà di Perugia) was founded by Franciscans such as Bernardine of Feltre and Michele Carcano. The mount was considered as the first mount in Italy.[1] In 1972 the Monte was merged with Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia. (The savings bank of Perugia)[2]
Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia
Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia was founded in 1908.[3]
Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia S.p.A. / Banca dell'Umbria 1462 S.p.A.
In 1992, due to Legge Amato, the bank non-profit making ownership as well as charity work were separated from daily banking operation, thus the formation of Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia S.p.A. and a banking foundation Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia.[4][5] The bank was renamed to Banca dell'Umbria 1462 S.p.A. In 1999.[3]
In 1999 the owner of Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia (Banca dell'Umbria): the banking foundation sold the majority interests to Rolo Banca[4], an associate company of UniCredit, for the shares of Rolo Banca. The foundation still held 25.22% shares of Banca dell'Umbria directly and a tiny interests through minority share holding of Rolo Banca for just 3%.[6] In 2001, Mediocredito dell'Umbria, a subsidiary of Banca dell'Umbria, was absorbed into Banca dell'Umbria. In 2003 the banking foundation reduced the shares of Banca dell'Umbria it owned to 3.5% directly and a very tiny interests indirectly through its 0.88% shares of UniCredit.[7]
In 2005 Banca dell'Umbria was absorbed into UniCredit.[4][8]
Banking foundation
A successor of the bank, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia, is a local charity organization of Perugia area. The foundation funded the University for Foreigners Perugia to employ of Vittorio Sgarbi in 2017. However, the labour contract was voided soon later.[9]
The foundation was known for employed Carlo Colaiacono as chairman for a wage of 1.7 billion lire, which was credited as one of the 20 uomini d'oro (literally "golden men") of Italian public companies in 1998.[10]
In 2005, the foundation founded a museum for its art collection in an ancient building Palazzo Baldeschi.[11] Notable collection of the foundation included Madonna col Bambino e paesaggio by Pinturicchio.[12]
References
- Toaff, Ariel (2004). "Jews, Franciscans, and the First Monti di Pietà in Italy (1462–1500)". In McMichael, Steven J.; Myers, Susan E. (eds.). Friars and Jews in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. p. 239. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via UWA ebook collection.
- Benedetta economia by Luigino Bruni, Alessandra Smerilli 2008 (Google Book preview)
- "La nostra storia" [Our story] (in Italian). Banca dell'Umbria 1462. Archived from the original on 23 December 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "UniCredit: un nuovo passo avanti nell'integrazione della Banca dell'Umbria" (Press release) (in Italian). UniCredit. 27 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- "Approvazione del progetto di ristrutturazione presentato dalla Cassa di risparmio di Perugia". Gazzetta Ufficiale (in Italian). 1 June 1992. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- "Nota integrativa" (PDF). 2001 bilancio (in Italian). Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia. 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- "Nota integrativa" (PDF). 2003 bilancio (in Italian). Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- "Accordo fusione Banca dell'Umbria e C.R. Carpi in Unicredito" (in Italian). FISAC/CGIL. 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- "Sgarbi prof all'Università per Stranieri di Perugia ma è giallo sul contratto". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Quasi tutti sono legati al mondo bancario: in testa alla classifica Natalino Irti e Victor Uckmar Manager pubblici, i nomi «d'oro» Venti nomi nella lista dei più ricchi: diciannove uomini e una sola donna". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 14 January 1998. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Gian Domenico Cerrini L' algido perugino oscurato da Bernini". La Repubblica (in Italian). 12 December 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "La Quadriennale non decolla sull'arte l'ombra della crisi". La Repubblica (in Italian). 4 August 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2017.