Cantabria

A&L promotes Santander offer

iht.com     19-Aug-2008   5 related          

British mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester urged shareholders on Tuesday to accept a 1.3 billion pound (US$2.4 billion) takeover offer from Spain's Banco Santander as the best protection for their investment amid extreme...                    

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HSBC and Santander face strategic crux

reuters.com     17-Aug-2008   2 related          

LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC and Santander, Europe's top two banks, are stretching their lead over hard-hit rivals and may have a window of opportunity to drive home their capital strength advantage to pick up bargains and market...                    

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Developers and banks team up to offer discounted Madrid properties

holidaylettings.co.uk     12-Aug-2008          

Spanish banks and developers are offering discounted properties in Madrid. Several leading banks will team up with developers to provide mortgage financing for the newly built homes, which will be available for 20 per cent less...                    

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ABN Amro Owners Unload Private Equity Assets

nytimes.com     12-Aug-2008   15 related          

Belgian-Dutch financial group Fortis said on Monday that together with Royal Bank of Scotland and Spain’s Santander, it had sold a number of ABN Amro private equity assets to a consortium led by Goldman Sachs. “The assets sold...                    

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FSA fines and bans home loan broker

telegraph.co.uk     12-Aug-2008   16 related          

The Financial Services Authority has banned a London mortgage broker for fraud and fined him £100,000 for falsifying earnings on loan applications. Omotayo Fawole, 44, a director of Oasis Mortgage and Financial Services,...                    

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European banks post better-than-expected results

washingtonpost.com     08-Aug-2008   13 related          

LONDON -- The Royal Bank of Scotland posted first-half losses Friday that weren't nearly as bad as some analysts had feared, rounding out what is shaping up to be a relatively bright earnings season for Europe's biggest...                    

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The curse of the ABN Amro acquisition

marketwatch.com     08-Aug-2008   2 related          

It was billed as the biggest banking takeover ever and a deal that could propel its participants into the top tier of global firms, but those involved in the break-up of Dutch giant ABN Amro last year have suffered more than...                    

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Allianz Struggles to Find Dresdner Buyer

nytimes.com     08-Aug-2008   3 related          

The German insurance company Allianz has struggled to find a buyer for its banking unit, Dresdner, in the face of subprime write-downs and a tight credit market. A sale is considered a crucial step in the consolidation of the...                    

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Venezuela: The autocrat of Caracas

economist.com     07-Aug-2008   7 related          

Hugo Chavez tightens the state's grip on politics and the economyFOR much of the past eight months, since suffering defeat in a referendum on changing the constitution, Hugo Chavez has seemed to be on the defensive. Abroad, he...                    

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A step further: Regional government supplies electric bikes to show feasability

alternative-energy-news.info     07-Aug-2008          

A few months ago, we spoke about the Government of Cantabria, Spain, and its BioBike project to promote the use of electric bikes. The program just got an additional boost when that Government supplied 16 electric bikes to the...                    

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