TD Buys Banknorth, Ups Profit, Dividend
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Toronto Dominion Bank TD.TO, Canada's  second-biggest by assets, said on Thursday it would acquire a  majority stake of U.S.-based Banknorth Group Inc. BNK.N,  while also boosting its dividend and reporting a 17-percent  rise in profits.
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) has priced aC$100 million four-year bond with the following terms, lead manager TD Securities said Wednesday: Amount: C$100 million Maturity: Nov.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank is in the final stages of negotiations to take a controlling interest in New England regional bank Banknorth Group Inc. in a transaction worth as much as $3.5 billion, according to executives involved in the talks.
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank confirmed on Wednesday that it was negotiating to buy all or part of the Banknorth Group, which has branches in five New England states and upstate New York.
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Banknorth Group of Maine confirmed yesterday that it was in merger talks with TD Bank Financial Group of Canada, a move that would end Banknorth's short reign as New England's largest independent bank.
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Denmark&#39;s biggest financial group, Danske Bank, has agreed to purchase Northern Bank in Northern Ireland and National Irish Bank in the Republic of Ireland from National Australia Bank for Â£967 million.
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Bank of Montreal shot out of the starting gate Tuesday, reporting that third-quarter earnings jumped 30 percent to Canadian $654 million - prompting the bank to boost its dividends and full-year outlook.
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A Canadian banking group has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the parent of Evergreen Bank of Glens Falls.
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The four networks have been bought by consortia which include Scottish &amp; Southern Energy and United Utilities. Transco said that it would return about Â£2bn to shareholders following the sale and would increase its dividend for the current year by 20%.
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Deutsche Bank AG is buying Air Canada convertible debt with a face value of C$850 million ($761 million) for C$124.3 million, speculating the airline&#39;s shares will rise when they resume
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UBS AG, the world&#39;s largest money manager for the rich, agreed to buy Charles Schwab Corp.&#39;s market making, research and institutional trading unit for $265 million in cash, giving it the No.
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Bank of America Corp. , the No. 3 U.S. bank, on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 41 percent, helped by growth in consumer banking fees and its purchase of FleetBoston Financial Corp.
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TD Bank Financial Group is discussing "a possible transaction" with the Northeast regional banking company Banknorth Group Inc., the companies confirmed Wednesday amid reports that the Canadian bank was seeking ...
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Toronto-Dominion Bank has sealed its $3.8-billion (US) deal for Banknorth Group Inc., an acquisition meant to set the stage for rapid US expansion and make TD a more attractive
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp  on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit as client assets grew and trading activity rose, prompting the discount brokerage to boost its 2008 profit forecast.
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The Danske Bank Group has signed an agreement with National Australia Bank to purchase Northern Bank (www.nbonline.co.uk) in Northern Ireland and National Irish Bank (www.
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TD AMERITRADE pulls off a record quarter.