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30 Sep 7:16 am
... par la presse française suite aux déclarations de la direction parisienne du groupe. BNP Paribas
quitterait également le Costa Rica, l'Uruguay, les Bahamas, le Chili, l ... activités concernent essentiellement la banque privée et la banque de financement et d'investissement.
BNP Paribas s'est fixé pour objectif de fermer ces implantations d'ici 2010. » ... être effective
d'ici la fin de l'année. » Selon la presse panaméenne, la BNP Paribas aurait vendu ses activités au
Panama au canadien Scotia Bank, ...
19 Mar, 2008 4:25 am
BNP Paribas, France's biggest listed bank, said on Wednesday that it has decided not to pursue a
possible tie-up with rival Société Générale, which has been hit by a trading scandal. "Given the persistent rumors, BNP Paribas clarifies that it has ceased to consider a potential tie-up with Société Générale," BNP Paribas said in a statement. In [...]
21 Apr, 2008 3:56 am
BNP Paribas is in advanced talks to buy the equities prime brokerage unit of Bank of America in a
move that would boost the French group's presence in the U.S. and enable its U.S. rival to scale down its investment banking business, The Financial Times. BNP Paribas was the only contender for the prime brokerage business [...]
9 May, 2007 3:24 am
BNP Paribas, France's largest bank by market value, reported a 25 percent increase in first-quarter
profit on higher corporate and investment bank earnings and gains from asset sales. The shares rose to a record. Net income climbed to 2.51 billion euros ($3.4 billion), or 2.73 euros a
share, from 2.01 billion euros, or 2.38 euros, a [...]
11 Aug 4:09 am
BNP Paribas has appointed Margaret Ren, a star China banker and relative of China's former prime
minister, as chairman and chief executive of its Corporate Finance for Greater China.
29 Sep 3:06 am
BNP Paribas, the largest French bank, said Tuesday that it would raise $6.27 billion from investors
to repay government bailout funds.
28 Sep 4:31 pm
BNP Paribas, the biggest French bank, is to close subsidiaries located in countries on the OECD's
"grey list" of nations which have not fully implemented global tax standards.
8 Jun, 2007 5:01 am
In a deal that could create a French banking giant, Societe Generale is exploring possible merger options with its larger domestic rival, BNP
Paribas, the French economic newspaper Les Echos reported. It reported that SocGen's head, Daniel Bouton, had asked two investment banks to
advise on a potential tie-up with BNP. "An unfriendly offer would not [...]
20 Aug, 2007 4:10 am
The exposure of the French bank BNP Paribas to subprime risk is limited and manageable, while the
impact on quarterly earnings from having frozen funds would be "zero," its head of asset management said Friday. Christine Lagarde, the French economy minister, also sought to calm
nerves, saying that banks in France were in good shape. BNP suspended [...]
9 Aug, 2007 6:00 am
Anyone know how to say "subprime" in French? France's biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas, froze 1.6
billion euros ($2.2 billion) worth of funds on Thursday, citing problems in the United States subprime mortgage market. The warning, which came a week after subprime-related losses
drive two Bear Stearns funds into bankruptcy protection, sent shivers through nervous financial [...]
9 Aug, 2007 5:52 am
France's biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas froze 1.6 billion euros ($2.2 billion) worth of funds on
Thursday, citing the U.S. subprime mortgage sector woes that have rattled financial markets worldwide. The move could add to the disasters that are looming for investors in the
underlying hedge funds, whose ability to liquidate their holdings has been removed. While the ultimate impact will depend on the terms of the underlying investment, having your ability
to ...
8 Sep 2:15 am
BNP Paribas, the French bank, may seek to raise up to $300 million for a private equity fund active
in the Gulf Arab region.
29 Sep 3:32 am
The Dutch government is mulling a plan to sell Fortis Bank Nederland assets to France's BNP Paribas
in order to win regulatory approval for a merger of between ABN Amro and Fortis Bank Nederland, a Dutch newspaper reported.
20 Oct 9:17 pm
... juillet, serait monté au créneau. "Le gouvernement essaie de retenir BNP Paribas (...) Certaines
choses ne sont pas claires dans le processus ... d'euros, qui seront vendues ou fermées courant 2010, BNP Paribas quitte aussi le Costa Rica et l'Uruguay. Mais ... est le plus intéressant dans toute cette affaire de retrait de la BNPBNP regrettera le Panama et sa décision aussi définitvement! ...
14 Oct, 2008 1:39 am
... including the Dutch units of ABN Amro that Fortis had acquired. Total consideration: €16.8 billion. Price Fortis paid for its share of ABN Amro: €24 billion. On the 6th,
BNP Paribas (Euronext: BNP) paid €14.5 billion in cash and
shares for almost everything else outside ... put out this statement (in Dutch) and filed a case to enjoin Belgium from proceeding with the asset sale to BNP Paribas. Euroshareholders has indicated at a press conference today (Monday 13) it will launch its own ...
17 Mar 1:16 am
... in the Magistrates Court and the decision is scheduled to be handed down on 27 March 2009. The present case involved a former vice president at BNP Paribas Peregrine Capital Limited (now known as BNP Paribas Capital (Asia Pacific) Limited) ("BNP"), Mr. Ma Hon Yeung ("Mr. Ma"), his girlfriend, and three of Mr. Ma's
relatives.In 2006, while working at BNP, Mr. Ma was involved in advising on the privatisation of Egana Jewellery & Pearls Limited
("Egana"). The Court found ...
9 Aug, 2007 9:17 pm
... the market's calm façade began to appear after a unit of French banking group BNP Paribas (said
it temporarily suspended three funds with U.S. subprime exposure as a result of a current lack of liquidity in the market, according to news reports. Equity indexes in Europe-and stock
futures ... impossible to value certain assets fairly regardless of their quality or credit rating," said BNP Paribas in a press release. You can listen to more of John Manly on "The Law Business Insider," ...
8 Feb, 2008 7:31 am
... , losses, and declining stock price, rumors have been spreading about a possible takeover bid. Eight years ago, SocGen successfully fended off a takeover bid from its rival,
BNP Paribas.[38] However, because of these continuing problems facing SocGen, its rivals are once
again ... . While HSBC is considered to be the most logical fit to buy SocGen, other financial institutions such as BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, and Intesa Sanpaolo may become players for all or part of ...
23 Oct, 2008 3:19 am
... 2008 Wall Street Journal article describing the government takeover, including the sale of Fortis banking and insurance assets to BNP
Paribas, can be found here. The plainitffs' lawyers' press release adds: On October 14, 2008, Fortis ... seen since it was formed 18 years ago,
after selling most of its operations to three governments and BNP Paribas SA. Fortis, which resumed
trading after a six-day suspension, declined 78 percent to 1.22 euro, valuing the Company at 2.86 billion euros ($3.91 billion ...
16 Dec, 2008 5:07 pm
... private bank has $327 million at risk. It told investors that they "sincerely regret" being affected. • French bank BNP Paribas estimated its exposure the Defendant's fund could lead to 350 million Euros ($467 million) in ... of Scotland Group PLC and Man Group PLC, Spain's
Grupo Santander SA, France's BNP Paribas and Japan's Nomura Holdings. The extent of the potential
damage prompted a leading fund manager in London to lash out at United States regulators for failing to detect the fraud earlier. " ...
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