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		<title>(COF) Capital One Financial Misses Estimates on Higher Expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/20/cof-capital-one-financial-misses-estimates-on-higher-expenses/90557</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations of 89 cents per share, significantly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53.  This also compares unfavorably with $1.88 earned in the prior quarter and $2.07 recorded in the year-ago quarter. For the full year, Capital One’s earnings per share from continuing operations was $7.03, up 5% from $6.68 in the prior year. However, earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.55. The year-over-year results were adversely impacted by an increase in operating expenses and higher provision for loan and lease. However, these negatives were, to an extent, mitigated by higher revenues. Moreover, the company’s capital and profitability ratios showed improvement. Capital One’s net income from continuing operations for the quarter was $411 million, down 52% from $965 ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance Company Shares Remain Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/02/lfc-china-life-insurance-company-shares-remain-underperform/87907</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Life Insurance Company Limited]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have reiterated our Underperform recommendation on China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (LFC) based on itspoor operating results in the third quarter. China Life reported operating earnings of RMB0.13 per share (US$0.31 per ADR) during the third quarter of 2011, witnessing a 45.7% decline from RMB0.24 per share (US$0.54 per ADR) in the third quarter of 2010. The profitability of China Life is significantly affected by changes in interest rates. Although total investment income increased marginally in the first nine months of 2011, investment income from securities at fair value plunged 62.4% in 2010 and 62.9% in 2009 primarily due to interest rate decline. While afavorable interest rate change increases profit, the negative effects of an adverse change are too large to ignore. China Life is also substantially exposed to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Downgrades Giant Wall Street Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/bac-standard-poors-downgrades-giant-wall-street-banks/87818</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s (S&#38;P) lowered its credit ratings for many U.S. and European banks. Out of 37 banks reviewed by S&#38;P, ratings for 15 were downgraded, ratings remained unchanged for 20 and the remaining 2 were awarded upgraded ratings. The banks whose ratings fell, included Wall Street giants – Bank of America Corporation (BAC), JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS). Apart from these U.S. banks, the credit ratings of few European banks, such as Barclays Plc (BCS), Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG), HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC) and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) also downgraded. Ratings for these 15 banks were downgraded by one notch. However, S&#38;P did not ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One-HSBC Credit Card Business Aquisition Deal Under Review</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/cof-capital-one-hsbc-credit-card-business-aquisition-deal-under-review/87582</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/cof-capital-one-hsbc-credit-card-business-aquisition-deal-under-review/87582#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced the recommencement of the comment period on Capital One Financial Corp.’s (COF) proposed deal to acquire HSBC Holdings Plc’s (HBC) U.S. credit-card business. This decision was taken following consumer and housing advocates’ opposition to the agreement. Though the original comment period on the deal ended on November 7, the OCC stated that now it would take public responses through December 19. This was decided after the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and other consumer groups asked the OCC to extend the comment period. Additionally, the NCRC and consumer group coalition is requesting for a public hearing of the Capital One-HSBC transaction. They want the public hearing to be held in at least five major cities, thereby allowing ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance Sees Moody&#8217;s Rating Action</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/06/lfc-china-life-insurance-sees-moodys-rating-action/86604</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/06/lfc-china-life-insurance-sees-moodys-rating-action/86604#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[China Life Insurance Company Limited]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning this week, credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service affirmed China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.’s (LFC) insurance financial strength rating of “A1” with a positive outlook based on the company’s stable capital, investment and financial leverage position. However, China Life reported operating earnings of RMB0.13 (US$0.07) per share during the third quarter of 2011, witnessing a 45.7% decline from RMB0.24 (US$0.10) per share in the third quarter of 2010. Net income also declined 45.7% to RMB3.8 billion (US$2.03 billion) from RMB6.9 billion (US$2.82 billion) in the year-ago period. China Life’s net income reduced due to high surrenders, low premium income and increased impairment losses as a result of the decline in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where the company’s shares are listed. Furthermore, restrictions on bancassurance sales played a significantly role ]]></description>
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		<title>(BRC) Company News for September 13, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/brc-company-news-for-september-13-2011-corporate-summary/83077</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/brc-company-news-for-september-13-2011-corporate-summary/83077#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brady Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dolby Laboratories Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global Industries Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NETL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NetLogic Microsystems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research In Motion Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of semiconductor company NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ:NETL) spiked up 50.80% to close at $48.12 after Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ:BRCM) announced its decision to buy the company for about $3.7 billion •    Board of directors of McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) has approved a plan to separate the company into two different public companies. Following the development, shares of the company rose 3.98% •    Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has entered into a definitive license agreement with Dolby (NYSE:DLB). Under the terms of the agreement, RIMM will use Dolby&#8217;s audio technology •    Share prices of ID badge maker Brady Corp. BRC (NYSE:BRC) gained 7.52% after the company witnessed an increase in its fourth quarter profits and announced it was purchasing about 2 million of its own shares •    A regulatory filing showed that ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Financial Earnings Outpace Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/15/cof-capital-one-financial-earnings-outpace-estimates/79094</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/15/cof-capital-one-financial-earnings-outpace-estimates/79094#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corp.’s (COF) second quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations of $2.04 per share were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67. Though this compared unfavorably with $2.04 in the prior quarter, it surpassed $1.78 recorded in the year-ago quarter. Better-than-expected results for the quarter were primarily aided by increased revenues and a lower provision for loan losses ensuing from an improved credit performance. Additionally, the company’s capital and profitability ratios also improved. However, an increase in operating expenses was a downside. Additionally during the quarter, Capital One announced an agreement to acquire ING Direct USA, the online banking unit of Amsterdam-based ING Groep NV (ING), in a stock-cum-cash transaction valued at $9.0 billion. The acquisition is expected to close late this year or early next ]]></description>
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		<title>(CBG) CB Richard Ellis Group Completes ING Division Purchase</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/cbg-cb-richard-ellis-group-completes-ing-division-purchase/78377</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBG) recently announced that it has acquired ING Clarion Real Estate Securities (CRES) from Netherlands-based ING Groep NV (ING). The acquisition was funded by a combination of cash and borrowings under its secured credit facility and the company also raised a new debt of approximately $800 million for this purpose in March 2011. The company further expects to complete the pending acquisition of ING’s Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) operations in Europe and Asia by the end of fiscal 2011. The total purchase price for the ING CRES and REIM businesses is approximately $940 million. Following the acquisition, the new securities business will be integrated into CB Richard’s Global Investment Management business segment and will operate as CBRE Clarion Securities. CB Richard possesses a broad ]]></description>
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		<title>(PNC) PNC Financial Services Group Acquiring Royal Bank of Canada Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/pnc-pnc-financial-services-group-acquiring-royal-bank-of-canada-unit/76843</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) is purchasing RBC Bank (USA), the U.S. retail banking subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and have signed a definitive agreement in this context. The acquisition of this RBC banking business for $3.45 billion would help PNC to expand its footprint in the Southeast markets. The purchase price of the RBC unit, which has approximately $25 billion of assets, represents $112 million discount to tangible book value. The Deal Details The deal would augment PNC’s network with additional 424 RBC branches located in North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and South Carolina. This would result in PNC becoming the 5th among U.S. banks with 2,870 branches. Moreover, PNC would inherit $19 billion in deposits and $16 billion in loans from this transaction. In ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Acquires ING Direct USA</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/cof-capital-one-acquires-ing-direct-usa/76708</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corp.(COF) announced an agreement to acquire ING Direct USA, the online banking unit of Amsterdam-based ING Groep NV (ING), in a stock-cum-cash transaction valued at $9.0 billion. The deal would catapult the company to fifth position from the present eighth, in terms of deposits in the U.S. Earlier this month, Capital One and General Electric Co. (GE) had submitted their bids to acquire ING Direct USA. Other companies that had shown interest in acquiring ING Direct USA, were CIT Group Inc. (CIT), SJB National Bank, Ally Financial Inc. and Citigroup Inc. (C). According to the condition with the European Union (EU) to get government bailout during the financial crisis, ING Groep is selling its U.S. unit. However, this deal would not affect ING Direct’s operations in Canada, ]]></description>
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		<title>(ING) ING Group &#8211; Lone Finance Bright Spot in ValuEngine.com Stock Screen</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/ing-ing-group-lone-finance-bright-spot-in-valuengine-com-stock-screen/75695</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ING Group (ING) the Lone Finance Bright Spot in ValuEngine.com Stock Screen While finance stocks have not made the grade from our proprietary models as of late, ING GROEP (ING) turned up highly-rated in a screen for liquid stocks with low p/e ratios, high undervaluation ranks, and high short-term forecast figures. In fact, out of 17 stocks in a recent screen, ING was the only Finance stock in a sea of Basic Materials tickers. Analysts attribute the recent upswing in its share price to positive news about a possible prompt sale of its US operations&#8211;which was a requirement imposed by European regulators due to bailout funding. ValuEngine has issued a BUY recommendation for ING GROEP on Jun. 07, 2011. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel ]]></description>
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		<title>(RAA) Insurance Industry Stock Update &#8211; May 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/raa-insurance-industry-stock-update-may-2011-industry-outlook/73446</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 01:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conseco Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has improved to some extent in recent quarters. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now behind us. However, long-lasting soft market conditions, shrinking businesses, a still-high unemployment rate and legislative challenges are threatening insurers’ ability to rebound to the historical growth rate. The industry continues to be challenged by subdued pricing and premium volume growth in a perked up economy as well as a massive health care restructuring. Though there are signs of economic recovery, its sluggish pace is expected to continue at least through 2011. Also, structural economies of scale have pushed the industry ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Financial Planning to Bid for ING Direct?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/cof-capital-one-financial-planning-to-bid-for-ing-direct/70656</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/cof-capital-one-financial-planning-to-bid-for-ing-direct/70656#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CIT Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) is one of the few firms that are interested in buying ING Direct USA. ING Direct USA is the online banking unit of Amsterdam-based ING Groep NV (ING). Apart from Capital One, ING has been in talks with several other companies and is looking to either sell ING Direct or merge it with a lending firm. Other companies that are in fray include SJB National Bank, General Electric Co. (GE) and CIT Group Inc. (CIT). Earlier, ING had been in talks with Citigroup Inc. (C) to combine ING Direct with Citigroup’s credit-card business, but the talks somehow failed to materialize. As a part of the European Union’s (EU) approval of restructuring plan, ING needs to sell off ING Direct by ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Seals Taiwan Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/met-metlife-seals-taiwan-deal/70164</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/met-metlife-seals-taiwan-deal/70164#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal has reported that MetLife Inc. (MET) has finally been able to vend its Taiwan life insurance unit to Chinatrust Financial Holdings Co. for about $180 million. This is the second desperate attempt of the company to move out of Taiwan given the limited scope for growth in the region. Previously, in April 2010, the company had almost sealed a deal with Waterland Financial Holdings Co., a tiny financial firm in Taiwan, who had agreed to purchase it for about $112 million. However, the deal did not culminate since the regulatory authorities in Taiwan were skeptical about the financial health of Waterland. Furthermore, in January 2010, Taiwan Life Insurance Co. offered $122 million to buy MetLife’s insurance wing in Taiwan. However, the deal failed to materialize due ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Trys Again to Exit Taiwan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/met-metlife-trys-again-to-exit-taiwan/67436</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Thomson Reuters reported that MetLife Inc. (MET) may dispose of its insurance business in Taiwan by the end of April this year. Chinatrust Financial, Yuanta Financial and Mercuries Life Insurance were reported to have submitted bids to acquire the MetLife unit. However, details remain undisclosed and a final decision is expected in the near future. This is, however, not the first time that MetLife has attempted to vend its Taiwan unit. In April 2010, the company had almost sealed a deal with Waterland Financial Holdings Co., a tiny financial firm in Taiwan, who had agreed to purchase it for $112 million. However, the deal did not culminate since the regulatory authorities in Taiwan were skeptical about the financial health of Waterland. Additionally, in January 2010, Taiwan Life Insurance ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Rejected by Taiwan on Unit Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/13/aig-american-international-group-rejected-by-taiwan-on-unit-sale/49923</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, Taiwanese regulators rejected American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) bid to sell its Taiwanese unit Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. to a Hong-Kong based consortium, according to Reuters. The $2.15 billion bid by the consortium, which comprises Primus Financial Holdings Ltd., a Chinese investment firm, and China Strategic Holding Ltd., a battery maker, was rejected citing political concerns in the country. The buyers can file an appeal to the Cabinet within 30 days. AIG had agreed to sell its Taiwan unit Nan Shan to the consortium in order to pay off its US government bailout money. The deal was earlier decided to be closed by July 2010. However, it got delayed by three months due to regulatory concerns in Taiwan such as the prohibition of Chinese investments in Taiwan ]]></description>
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		<title>(BCS) Seven European Banks Fail Stress Tests</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/bcs-seven-european-banks-fail-stress-tests/44894</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banco Santander S.a.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Europe stress-test results are out and only seven banks were found to be incapable of enduring another recession. However, no major banks have failed the test. The findings of the stress test that covered around 91 banks &#8212; accounting for 65% of the banking market in Europe and approximately 50% of the market share in each member country &#8212; were declared last Friday in an effort to restore the transparency and reliability of the European banking system following the debt crisis in Greece. Europe’s biggest banks, such as Barclays Plc. (BCS), HSBC Holdings Plc. (HBC), Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group Plc. (LYG) have all passed the test. Banco Santander SA (STD) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) of Spain, ING Group, N.V. (ING) ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Still Target of Chinatrust</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/14/aig-american-international-group-still-target-of-chinatrust/42799</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the lapse of the original share swap agreement with the Hong Kong-led consortium, Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd., one of the biggest financial groups of Taiwan, said on Monday that it is still eyeing American International Group Inc’s. (AIG) Taiwan unit, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. The consortium, formed by Primus Financial Holdings Ltd., a Chinese private-equity firm, and a former battery maker, China Strategic Holding Ltd., had agreed to buy Nan Shan in October 2009 for $2.15 billion. However, the deal was stalled due to regulatory concerns in Taiwan about the buyers having ties with mainland China and being supported by Chinese funds. Besides, Taiwan had concerns over the buyer’s potential to own such a high profile business. Amidst the concerns, the consortium announced the share swap ]]></description>
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		<title>(CIT) CIT Group Being Targeted by Australian Bank?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/cit-cit-group-being-targeted-by-australian-bank/32196</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/cit-cit-group-being-targeted-by-australian-bank/32196#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Mar 28, the Australian Financial Review reported that CIT Group Inc.’s (CIT) Australian and New Zealand &#8216;s vendor finance business units are being targeted for acquisition by the Australia ’s Bank of Queensland. CIT Australia&#8217;s lending book is worth about A$500 million ($452.1 million) and the net assets are worth about A$200 million. While both the parties are mulling over the agreement drawn, the step towards CIT’s reorganization signals the U.S. company’s critical sustainability amid the volatile economic conditions. Previously, on Nov 1, 2009, CIT filed for bankruptcy protection after it failed to restructure outstanding debt and could not pay its bills. Its finances were hit by the credit market collapse and rising defaults among its customers. The company&#8217;s reorganization resulted in a $10.4 billion reduction in debt obligations, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AEG) Aegon NV Repays Government Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/02/aeg-aegon-nv-repays-government-funds/21816</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aegon NV (AEG) yesterday repaid €1.15 billion of government funds. The payment constitutes about one-third of the total €3.0 billion it received during last fall. The amount repaid also included accrued interest of €44 million from May 22. The payment, which is an initial step towards full loan repayment, will save interest at 8.5% per year. Full repayment of funds could help ease some of the government scrutiny over the company&#8217;s operations Incorporatedluding pay restrictions and decisions such as acquisitions and share repurchases. Aegon, which derives more than half of its pre-tax operating profit from the United States, had been hurt by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, where it had significant investments. The company first announced its intention to repay the Dutch State in August, when it raised ]]></description>
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