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• Select banks still good bets, says Threadneedle.

  - 2008-04-28

  Byline: Oliver Shah UK banking stocks with strong Asian cashflows will be able to weather the storm of write-downs, according to Threadneedle's Leigh Harrison. Mr Harrison, head of UK equities at Threadneedle, said despite last week's GBP12bn rights issue from Royal...

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• FTSE trims gains.

  - 2007-08-30

  Shares retreat from early highs Jonas Crosland Leading shares in London failed to hold onto early gains, and after adding 75 points to its overnight total at one stage, the FTSE100 index came back to stand at 6,147.4 at lunchtime, a rise of just 15.2...

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• Royal Bank of Scotland buys into commodities unit for $1.35 billion

  - 2007-07-09

  LONDON AFP — The Royal Bank of Scotland agreed Monday to buy a majority share of US broker Sempra Commodities for 1.35 billion dollars (991 million euros) as part of a joint venture with parent company Sempra Energy. "RBS, through the joint venture, will acquire a majority shareholding in...

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• Barclays looks to sweeten bid for Dutch bank ABN: report

  - 2007-06-13

  LONDON AFP — British bank Barclays has drawn up contingency plans to restructure its all-share offer for Dutch rival ABN Amro with a significant cash sweetener, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Barlcays was not expected to make a decision about restructuring its 65 billion-euro offer until it becomes...

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• Royal Bank of Scotland consortium to decide on ABN Amro takeover

  - 2007-05-25

  LONDON AFP — A European banking consortium, led by the Royal Bank of Scotland, said on Friday that it would reveal next Tuesday whether it would launch a formal takeover bid for Dutch giant ABN Amro. Only on Wednesday, the company had said it expected to make a statement...

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• ABN Amro takeover battle resumes in London next week

  - 2007-05-25

  LONDON AFP — The bidding war for Dutch banking group ABN Amro, which has pitted Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland against rival Barclays, looms large over the London stock market next week. The FTSE 100 finished at 6,570.50 points on Friday, down 70.4 points or 1.06 percent from a...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, bank, Banking, FINANCE, Investment, London, Royal Bank of Scotland, Vodafone Group Plc.

• RBS: TARGET IN SIGHT As the Royal Bank of Scotland homes in on

  - 2007-05-06

  PETER de Vries punched the air in triumph and then threw his arms round Jurjen Lemstra. The spectacle-wearing, shorthaired, smart- suited Dutchman had been sitting anxiously in the Amsterdam District Court waiting for the verdict. And when it came, the "absolutely delighted" representative of the VEB shareholders group hugged the...

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• Fortis, Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander Note Today's Announcement of a Recommended Offer by Barclays for ABN AMRO.

  - 2007-04-23

  LONDON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortis, Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS) and Santander (the "Banks") note today's announcement of a recommended offer by Barclays for ABN AMRO. A meeting was arranged for 14.30 today with ABN AMRO so that...

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• European banks to meet with ABN Amro over possible counterbid

  - 2007-04-19

  LONDON AFP — A consortium comprising Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander of Spain and Dutch group Fortis said Thursday they would meet with Dutch bank ABN Amro next week to discuss a mooted takeover bid. "Fortis, Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander have written to ABN Amro confirming...

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• APA bank debt deal a world first.

  - 2007-04-12

  Byline: Malcolm Maiden Apr 12, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Airline Partners Australia APA private equity consortium has revised its bid for Australian carrier Qantas Airways. The bankers backing the leveraged buy-out, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Royal...

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