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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 ...

Equator Principles still relevant: CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... Group, HBOS, Westpac Banking Corporation, JPMorgan Chase, ANZ, Rabobank Group, Societe Generale and The Royal Bank of Scotland, many of which are signatories to the UN PRI. Amanda McCluskey, Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) head ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... 2,480.48. LONDON - UK stocks rose as banks were boosted by speculation big investors were building stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland. The FTSE 100 gained 50.1 points to 6,057.7 points FRANKFURT - The DAX index lifted 10.36 points 7,019.13 PARIS - The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... 31.10 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 2,376.94. LONDON - Britain's leading share index slipped 0.3 per cent as Royal Bank of Scotland led banks lower after unveiling a hefty rights issue, while mining shares rose on strong metal prices. The FTSE 100 ended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... 31.50 points, or 1.25 per cent, at 2,552.80. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended flat as plans by Royal Bank of Scotland for a rights issue and poor results from Bank of America led banks lower, offsetting gains in commodity shares. The FTSE 100 ...

Calliva offers SuperAccess to SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... expanding into the residential property sector down the line. Calliva has committed warehouse funding from Royal Bank of Scotland for the loan. The loan is currently non-recourse, ensuring other assets held by the borrower within the super fund are quarantined ...

Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... the slowest pace since June 2005. Industrial output fell sufficiently in November for economists at the Royal Bank of Scotland to signal that manufacturing has slipped into its first recession in over six years. Unsurprisingly, recent surveys show German ...

Challenger takes part in $9.5bn infrastructure buy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... Challenger, Access Capital Advisers and UBS have acquired UK utility, Southern Water Capital, from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for $9.5 billion. Challenger has invested $225 million into the Challenger Infrastructure Fund (CIF), which in turn invested ...