Bidders line up for Abbey life funds
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Spain's Santander Central Hispano plans to raise an initial 1 billion pounds from the sale of closed-life books owned by Abbey National, the Sunday Times says.
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Shareholders in Abbey National PLC voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the bank&#39;s acquisition by Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
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Life insurer Resolution, which is hoping to merge with peer Friends Provident, said Thursday that it has received an informal takeover bid from rival Standard Life worth about 5.0 billion pounds.
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A cadre of buyout shops are expected to try to raise a total of &#36;45 billion for new European funds in the next year and a half.
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Shareholders in Abbey National PLC voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the bank's nearly &#36;15 billion acquisition by Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
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Some mutual funds invest in stocks;  others invest in bonds. Now a new breed of funds is offering  the chance to own fine art.
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Once the bid for Abbey is completed, SCH plans to offer Abbey employees 100 of the Spanish bank&#39;s shares, &quot;as a means of leveling the interests of employees at both banks,&quot; Botin said.
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LONDON : Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH) underlined its determination to win the battle for Abbey National by announcing plans to sell part of its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBoS).
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Spain s Santander Central Hispano plans to raise an initial 1 billion pounds from the sale of closed-life books owned by Abbey National (LSE: ANL.L - news - msgs ) , the Sunday Times says.
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A rundown of funds selling at a discount to the cover price.
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A trio of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland  will on Tuesday provide an update on its plans to bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , with a formal offer seen as a strong possibility.
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Analysts say that the agency is set to begin life as one of the worldâs biggest investment funds.
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Some mutual funds invest in stocks; others invest in bonds. Now a new breed of funds is offering the chance to own fine art.
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Santander Central Hispano SA aims to complete its 8.3 billion pounds ($15 billion) purchase of Abbey National Plc by November, the Financial Times said, citing Juan Inciarte, Santander&#39;s director for Europe and consumer finance.
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The Equitable Life Assurance Society (the Society) today announced, in connection with its 4 November 2004 invitation to holders of the Bonds to submit offers to sell Bonds to the Society for cash (the ...