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{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Maurice Lippens beschikt nog over 1 miljoen aandelen Fortis". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 11 April 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "UPDATE 2-Ex-Fortis CEOs fined for misleading markets". Reuters. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Ten years on, Belgium drops case against Fortis ex-directors". Reuters. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Maurice Lippens et le top de Fortis vont échapper au procès". L'Echo (in French). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Hier leeft Maurice Lippens van, en zijn familie". NRC (in Dutch). 22 July 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ Libre.be, La (14 August 2006). "Maurice Lippens: "On est à un tournant"". www.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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