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Banco de Portugal Walks the Folheto de Comissões Out of Its Two-Decade-Old Labyrinth — Supervisor Opens a Multi-Year Reformulation of Bank Fee Disclosures and the Comparador de Comissões Targeting Cross-Bank Comparability Through 2028

Tuesday 12 May: Banco de Portugal opens a multi-year reformulation of the Folheto de Comissões — two-decade-old rules under Aviso 8/2009 produced a labyrinth of dozens-of-page documents. Supervisor targets simpler templates, cross-bank comparability and Comparador-de-Comissões expansion by 2028.

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Caixa Geral de Depósitos Q1 2026 Net Profit Edges 1% to €397 Million — Paulo Macedo Books a €1.25 Billion Dividend, the Largest in Portuguese Banking History, and Sets 3 June as the Binding-Bid Deadline for the Brazilian Subsidiary

CGD Q1 2026 net profit was €397 million (+1%). The headline event is the €1.25 billion dividend to the Treasury — the largest from any Portuguese bank in history. Macedo set 3 June as the binding-bid deadline for the Brazilian subsidiary (Nubank, Garantia, MD Capital, Sputnik in the room).