Investor tries to block Abbey deal
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Abbey National faces a high court challenge to its Â£9bn takeover by Banco Santander Central Hispano because of concerns about criminal charges faced by executives of the Spanish bank.
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Scottish Equitable delays investors wanting to get money out of its property fund after a market downturn.
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A new trading tactic that could tip takeover battles has emerged from the hedge fund industry, sparking outrage among some investors and corporate governance experts.
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Business & money: Investors who buy shares in companies to agitate for change could face fines or even prosecution.
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The takeover of Abbey has cleared a major hurdle after shareholders in Spain&#39;s largest bank voted to approve the deal. At a meeting in Spain, Santander Central Hispano (SCH) investors backed all resolutions
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The London Stock Exchange today said it had rejected a Â£1.35 billion takeover approach from German rival Deutsche Boerse. Shares in the LSE have risen 25 per cent in recent weeks as investors anticipated a possible takeover bid.
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A Northern Ireland businessman has assets put at more than Â£2.75m frozen while investigations continue.
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A group of small brokerages wants to block a merger between private regulators, saying it is a backstairs way for larger firms to strip smaller companies of their power in shaping regulations.
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Investors may think so, but this Fool disagrees.
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HBOS yesterday appealed to the European competition authorities to examine the relationship between Royal Bank of Scotland and Banco Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which has bid Â£8bn for Abbey National.
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IT MAY have kept everyone entertained during a particularly dull August for the stock market, but the saga of whether or not HBOS will bid for Abbey National has now turned into a long drawn-out affair - and thereâs still no end in sight.
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Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano says the referral of any competing offer for Abbey National to regulators need not mean Santander would pull out of the fray.
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Deutsche Boerse's takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange is criticised by one of its own shareholders.
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LONDON - HBOS says it has decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
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Stockland, Australia&#39;s fourth-biggest property trust, asked that its shares be halted from trading before it makes a proposal involving General Property Trust, which is subject to a takeover offer from Lend Lease Corp.