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Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... liabilities greater than their equities market value, noted the report. British Airways, BT, Invensys and Royal Bank of Scotland for instance now have total pension liabilities that are more than double their equity market value. Out of the 100 companies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... down more than two per cent. Investors already nervous about the state of US banking were rattled by the Royal Bank of Scotland's forecast that its losses for 2008 could top $US41.3 billion ($A61.64 billion), the biggest ever for a British corporation. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... European financial markets, including a forecast annual loss of up to STG28 billion ($A60.29 billion) by Royal Bank of Scotland, had weighed heavily on the local bourse. "We've been hit quite hard in all our main sectors. It is right across the board," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... leading lenders. A second multi-billion pound bank rescue package in Britain sparked the jitters after Royal Bank of Scotland forecast an annual loss of up to STG28 billion ($A61.34 billion). In London, the FTSE 100 index fell 38.59 points, or 0.93 per ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... there has been no domestic corporate bond issuance in Australia since mid August, when the Australian branch of Bank of Scotland issued A$525 million of two-year bonds. S&P assigned an 'A' rating to a proposed floating rate transferable deposit to be ...

Comm Bank expands FP Vic office

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... management and business development. Meanwhile, Soni also previously worked in corporate banking at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London in similar roles. Both Strahlhofer and Soni will be based in Melbourne and service financial planning practices across ...

Comm Bank halts ABN AMRO talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Commonwealth Bank stopped negotiating with the Royal Bank of Scotland to purchase ABN AMRO Australian Holdings, citing uncertainty in financial markets. In a statement, the Commonwealth Bank said it decided to end negotiations with the Royal Bank ...

CBA swoops on ABN AMRO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... withdrew its bid to buy the firm. More than two weeks ago, NAB announced it was in was in talks with the Royal Bank of Scotland to purchase ABN AMRO Australia Holdings investment banking and wholesale banking businesses. However, yesterday it announced ...

NAB in talks to buy ABN AMRO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
National Australia Bank (NAB) is in discussions with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to purchase ABN AMRO Australia Holdings' investment banking and wholesale banking businesses in Australia and New Zealand. A NAB statement released on the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... 11.99 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 2,304.97. LONDON - UK stocks ended sharply lower, with banks, led by Royal Bank of Scotland, falling on worries about further losses in the sector, while oils and miners slipped after recent gains. The FTSE 100 finished ...