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Ten years is too short: CBI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... had widened to $100 billion - a deterioration of $171 billon from 12 months ago. 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.

Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... total pension 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... major indices 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 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... woes in the 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... solvency of 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 ...

Comm Bank expands FP Vic office

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... relationship 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 ...

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 ...

SEC blocks bank short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... America, Barclays PLC, Citigroup, Credit Suisse Group, Daiwa Securities, Deutsche Bank, Allianz SE, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank ADS and HSBC Holdings are included in the order. In addition, JP Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Merrill Lynch & Co ...

CBA swoops on ABN AMRO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... Bank (NAB) 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 ...

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 ...