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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 ...

European vacation for investor capital

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
... Europe is now challenging their lead. The biggest banking takeover battle in the industry's history, where Royal Bank of Scotland and two other European lenders trumped Barclays' bid for ABN AMRO with an offer 72.2 billion ($118.3 billion), is just one ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
... 2,547.89. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended up 0.5 per cent as banks gained after a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland made a counterbid for ABN AMRO and Sainsbury jumped on bid talk. The FTSE 100 closed 32.4 points higher at 6,461.9. FRANKFURT ...

Barclays to buy ABN AMRO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
... manager, with 47 million customers. However, reports emerged yesterday of a possible rival bid from the Royal Bank of Scotland, which could start a bidding war for ABN AMRO. The deal will see ABN AMRO shareholders receive 3.225 Barclays shares per ABN ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... Composite Index reversed 9.88 points to 2,442.50. LONDON - UK stocks edged ahead as positive trading news from Royal Bank of Scotland lifted the banking sector and offset falls in engineering company the Smiths Group. The FTSE 100 rose 3.9 points to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... FTSE 100 index rallied to close at its highest level in about a month, led by banks including Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland. The FTSE 100 closed up 43 points to 5,949.1. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,876.54 points, up 16.97. PARIS - The ...

Royal Bank of Scotland targets real estate finance in Oz

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced the establishment of a real estate finance division in Australia. The real estate finance division will be headed by Leon Reardon, a former global head of property finance for National Australia Bank. Reardon ...

Praemium makes board appointments

... Praemium's executive team in negotiations for major contracts. Edgley was previously managing director of the Royal Bank of Scotland. His background includes appointments with Country Natwest in Australia, UK and Japan. Praemium's funds under administration ...

BankWest parent picks up RACV Financial Services

... financial services to RACV members. HBOS Australia is part of the UK based HBOS group formed by the merger of the Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank in 2001 and owns BankWest, Capital Finance, St Andrew's and BOS International. The RACV is the Royal Automobile ...