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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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• Protection for the future.

  - 2008-04-24

  Byline: Hal Austin Phase one is nearing an end The credit crunch, which has plagued the mortgage and banking sectors since 9 august last year, seems to be on the brink of crossing the Rubicon. By the time you...

  Tags: Bank of England, Banking, FINANCE, investment, Mortgages, Royal Bank of Scotland

• 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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• 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...

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• Babcock oils Coogee's Montara project.

  - 2007-05-01

  Byline: Nigel Wilson May 01, 2007 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Perth-based Coogee Resources has announced Babcock & Brown (B&B) will provide funds for its Montara oil project in the west Timor Sea. The company said the equity investment will make the...

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• RBS senses rich pickings in China link.

  - 2006-12-17

  Byline: Mark Kleinman Dec 17, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Royal Bank of Scotland RBS was widely criticised by investors when it entered the Chinese financial sector in mid-2005. RBS paid Stg900m ($A2.3bn) for a 4.3 per...

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• Unit trust best buys: What Investment asks three independent financial advisers to recommend their favourite unit trusts for a cautious, a balanced and an aggressive investment

  - 2006-06-01

  CAUTIOUS OPTION Tim Cockerill, head of research at Rowan & Co Capital Management, argues tot one of the best-established cautious managed trusts. Investec Cautious Managed is ranked 12th out of 38 funds in the Cautious Managed sector over three years to 28 April 2006. Over the period, it has...

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• Southern Cross prices US$1.279 billion CLN.

  - 2005-12-05

  Dec 05, 2005 (The Australian Financial Markets Newsletter - INSTO - ABIX via COMTEX) -- National Australia Bank has priced a nine tranche bullet deal. The $US1.279 billion credit-linked notes reference...

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• Royal backs new oil consultancy

  - 2005-09-04

  THE Royal Bank of Scotland is backing the creation of a new oil and gas consultancy in Aberdeen which predicts that it will treble its staff to 60 within the first year. The company, known as Xodus, and which specialises in software products and engineering services for the...

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• RAMS prices A$313.5 million re-issued bonds.

  - 2005-07-25

  Jul 25, 2005 (The Australian Financial Markets Newsletter - INSTO - ABIX via COMTEX) -- RAMS Mortgage Corporation has priced $A313.5 million of Class A2R floating-rate notes. National Australia Bank and The...

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