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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Fortis

Fortis stories: 3 news summaries

 Angry Shareholders Pelt 
 Bank Chairman With Shoes 

Fortis meeting turns ugly as investors start singing 'La Marseillaise'

Apr 28, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - An emergency meeting of troubled Belgian bank Fortis had to be suspended today after raucous shareholders raided the stage and pelted the bank's chairman with shoes. The bank is attempting to broker a sale to BNP Paribas, the French giant, but angry small shareholders booed, shouted down speakers and demanded... More »

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Belgium • mergers and acquisitions • shareholders • merger • shoes • BNP Paribas • Fortis • shareholder revolt • national anthem

Belgium Flails
as PM Quits in Bailout Scandal

Replacing him tricky as deeply divided nation slips into recession

Dec 23, 08 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Belgium is seeking to emerge from its third political crisis in the space of a year after PM Yves Leterme stepped down yesterday in a banking scandal. His government was accused of trying to influence a court case involving the bailout of Fortis, one of the first big banks to... More »

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Belgium • crisis • Yves Leterme • King Albert • Fortis NV • Fortis

SEC Opens ABN Amro Insider Trading Probe

European banks' transactions ahead of merger under scrutiny

Jan 23, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an inquiry into possible insider trading surrounding last year's takeover of Dutch bank ABN Amro. Holland's Financieele Dagblad reports that Fortis, Barclays, Santander, and Royal Bank of Scotland—which eventually won the bidding—have been asked for information about trading in ABN... More »

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insider trading • Barclays • Royal Bank of Scotland • mergers and acquisitions • SEC • Banco Santander • ABN Amro • Fortis

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