Italian bank UniCredit to sell off Kazakh bank ATF. Italy's largest bank by assets, UniCredit is on the verge of announcing the sale of ATF Bank. ATF Bank is its Kazakhstan unit and the sale was confirmed by three sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Swiss Bank Julius Baer to Complete Merrill Lynch Transfers Soon
The Swiss bank Julius Baer would boost businesses in South America and Monaco through transfers of former Merrill Lynch businesses.
VTB Group Bank Purchases Tele2 Russian Unit
VTB Group Bank recently purchased the Russian subsidiary of Tele2. Tele2, the Nordic telecommunications company recently announced that it would be selling its Russian subsidiary to VTB Group bank.
Allianz SE Buys Out Largest Insurer in Turkey
Allianz SE has acquired the largest insurer in Turkey for US$879 million. Europe's largest insurer Allianz SE has acquired Yapi Kredi Sigorta AS for the amount of Eur684 million or US$879 million.
Petrobras to sell off Nigerian stakes
Petrobras, in line with the goal of making Brazil energy self sufficient, is selling of its stakes in Agbami and Akpo projects.
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Dhanlaxmi Bank to raise funds for expansion. According to its latest plan, Dhanlaxmi Bank will raise capital through the flotation of 8. 5 million shares amounting to raise Rs 200 crore with the issue.
Phuong Tay merges with PVFC as ordered by the Vietnamese Central Bank. In compliance with the Vietnamese central bank's goals to restructure lending institutions saddled with debt, Phuong Tay Bank is planning to merge with Petrovietnam Finance Corp.
Hanmi sales discussions stalled with rival banks over valuation and management. Discussions for the sale of Hanmi Financial Corp have stalled because of a number of disagreements over management and price per share.
Qatar set to sell three year and five year bills and bonds worth QR4 billion. Qatar is set to sell QR4 billion or US$1. 1 billion in three year and five year bills and sukuk bonds.
ING completes transfer of ING Groep NV's transfer to Barclays. ING Groep NV's sale has been completed by ING Direct UK to Barclays Bank. The cost of the transaction would be Eur280 million for the first quarter of 2013 and total loss would be Eur260 million compared to expected returns of Eur320 million.
Generali's BSI is being purchased by Bankinter and Apollo Global Management. US investment fund Apollo Global Management has partnered with Bankinter of Spain to make a formal bid for Swiss private bank BSI.
Bankia's bad history now a thing of the past. Spanish lender Bankia is showing signs of recovery. The fiscal rescue together with huge write-offs on overvalued property assets contributed to its accumulation of its record breaking corporate loss amounting Eur19.
New job cuts in the offing for JP Morgan Chase. JP Morgan Chase has announced that it would be undertaking another round of layoffs, numbering between 3,000 to 4,000 employees in its consumer bank operations by 2013.
Goldman Sachs to lay off employees again. Goldman Sachs is undertaking cost cutting measures in light of issues with its bottom line. Job cuts are in the offing, with some getting the axe as early as this week as the business continues to face rough waters.
