Pressure mounts on Societe Generale ahead of board meet
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Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton faced increasing pressure from French officials to answer for the rogue trader disaster rocking the bank ahead a meeting Wednesday of its board of directors.
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France warned rival banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.
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The French government piled pressure on Societe Generale's chairman Tuesday over multi-billion dollar losses at the bank for which rogue trader Jerome Kerviel was charged.
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The board of French bank Soci&#201;t&#201; G&#201;n&#201;rale met Wednesday with its top executive under intense pressure over the loss of $7.09 billion blamed on a single trader
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France stepped up efforts to restore confidence in the banking system as Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over why it failed to prevent the biggest financial dealing scandal in history.
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Societe Generale faces growing embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last year about the suspect activities of Jerome Kerviel and its key fraud accusation against the 31-year-old trader collapsed.
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed Thursday it had its eye on crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for vowing to ward off hostile bids.
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French police widened an investigation into a trading scandal at Societe Generale  as a court prepared to rule on Friday whether Jerome Kerviel, the trader blamed for huge losses, should be held in custody.
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Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a trading scandal, faced further pressure on Monday with a government report set to criticize its risk control and as an unrelated money-laundering trial starts.
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Problems in the bond markets put pressure on financial firms' shares.
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Embattled mortgage bank Northern Rock  faces a crucial shareholder meeting on Tuesday that could restrict its ability to sell assets and issue shares as possible nationalization looms.
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Ireland and France are both under huge pressure going into Friday's vital World Cup clash in Paris.
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France's finance ministry calls for tighter banking controls after the Societe Generale trading scandal.
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Â· PM steps up pressure ahead of EU/Africa summit Â· Portugal scrambles to salvage key meetings
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DISGRUNTLED shareholders of Prudential will this week demand urgent talks with Rob Rowley, the companyâs senior independent director, to express their frustration at the insurerâs decision to raise Â£1 billion in a rights issue.
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Business & money: Bank's management faces hostile shareholder meeting amid signs fate is in the government's hands
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A battle between rival shareholder groups is brewing in advance of Friday&#39;s final deadline for tendering shares to Oracle in support of its $9bn hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft.