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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
April 11, 2012
A parliamentary committee in the Netherlands said that the country’s government made “large errors” when it bailed out ING Groep NV, ABN Amro Holding NV and Fortis in 2008 and 2009, and those errors put taxpayers on the hook for greater risk and cost.
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By James Picerno |
September 1, 2008
Wealthy individuals and institutions dominate hedge fund investing, but the mainstreaming of these products rolls on. Strategies that traditionally have been available only in the shadowy...
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By James J. Green, AdvisorOne |
July 13, 2007
The supreme court of the Netherlands overturned on July 13 a lower court ruling that clears the way for ABN Amro to sell Chicago-based LaSalle Bank to the Bank of America in a deal valued at $21 billion.
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By Staff Writer |
June 19, 2006
LONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Goldman Sachs Asset Management is preparing to list a new fund of funds in August on the London Stock Exchange. Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities, a closed-end fund, will offer a core allocation to high conviction managers spread across four core strategies. It also will allocate to niche strategies. The...
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By Staff Writer |
May 2, 2006
LONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The hot run of the commodities sector and its investment prospects will come under scrutiny next month in a forum called Focus on Commodities: 'Distinguishing Between Fact an Fiction'. The event, which takes place in London on May 11, is being hosted and organized by ABN Amro Global Futures,...
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By Staff Writer |
February 6, 2006
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--MBF Clearing Corp., a clearing member of the New York Mercantile Exchange, filed a civil antitrust action against the Intercontinental Exchange, Atlanta, Thursday [Feb. 2], alleging that ICE breached a contract in order to maintain a monopoly in the markets for electronically traded natural gas and oil futures...
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By Staff Writer |
August 30, 2004
SYDNEY, Australia (HedgeWorld.com)--Absolute Capital Group Ltd. appointed David Bleakley to a non-executive position on the firm's board of directors. Mr. Bleakley formerly was the founding chairman and managing director of Bleakleys Ltd., an Australian financial planning company. He currently serves as executive chairman of RetireInvest Pty Ltd., an Australian financial...
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By Staff Writer |
May 28, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO (HedgeWorld.com)--Douglas J. Engmann, a former ABN AMRO executive, joined PreferredTrade Inc. as chief executive. Mr. Engmann left his job with ABN AMRO Clearing and...
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By Staff Writer |
April 12, 2004
SYDNEY (HedgeWorld.com)--ABN AMRO has bought a 50% stake in Absolute Capital Group Ltd. Absolute Capital, which spun off from AM Corp. Ltd. in June 2001 (see...
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By Staff Writer |
December 15, 2003
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--UBS AG's Investment Bank unit on Friday finalized its acquisition of ABN AMRO's prime brokerage unit, integrating the new unit under the UBS...
