Goldman Sachs To Raise Up To $334 Million From Sale Of 9.5 Million Shares In Korea's Hana FinancialCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:58:35 GMT

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) is selling 9.5 million shares in Hana Financial Group (086790.SE) in a block trade that could raise between KRW368 billion and KRW375 billion ($328 million-$334 million), according to a term sheet seen by Dow Jones Newswires.

Total CFO: Total Gradually Resumes Lending To BanksCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:46:01 GMT

French oil major Total SA (TOT) is gradually resuming lending to banks as the banking industry is "stabilizing", the company's Chief Financial Officer Patrick de la Chevardiere said Monday.

Santander Nears EUR700 Million Property Sale To Morgan Stanley -ReportCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:35:46 GMT

Banco Santander SA (STD) is close to selling EUR700 million worth of properties it has foreclosed upon to U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley, Expansion newspaper reports Monday, citing industry sources.

Australia's Uranex Attracts New Interest In Key Project-SourceCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:12:51 GMT

Junior uranium explorer Uranex Ltd. (UNX.AU), which has previously said it was discussing with potential Chinese partners options to help develop a key project in Tanzania, has attracted further interest from nuclear energy companies in North America and elsewhere in Asia, a person close to the company said Monday.

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group To Cut 1,000 JobsCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:40:18 GMT

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ.AU) said Monday it will cut about 1,000 jobs in its home country, as even the world's strongest banks hunker down for tough times.

Fortescue, Iron Ore Holdings Ink MoU On Iron Valley ProjectCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:04:47 GMT

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (FMG.AU) said Monday it has agreed a preliminary deal with Iron Ore Holdings Ltd. (IOH.AU) that paves the way for an expansion of its Nyidinghu project, which contains over 2 billion metric tons of iron ore in Western Australia state.

Commonwealth Bank Increases Variable Home Loan RatesCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:12:17 GMT

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AU) said Monday it will increase the cost of its home loans independently of any move in Australia's official cash rate, closely following similar moves by local peers last week.

Terra Firma In Exclusive Talks On Garden Centre Group - NewspaperCompare
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:23:02 GMT

Private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners is in exclusive talks to buy Garden Centre Group, the parent company of the Wyevale and Blooms chains, from Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG), the Sunday Times reports without citing sources.

Barclays Investors Tell CEO Diamond To "Tone Down" Bonus -NewspaperCompare
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:46:33 GMT

Investors in U.K. bank Barclays PLC (BCS) are putting pressure on its Chief Executive Bob Diamond to "tone down" his bonus amid mounting public anger about high bankers' pay in the U.K., the Sunday Times reports.

Intesa CEO Denies Interest In Monte Paschi - ReportCompare
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:39:23 GMT

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA's (ISP.MI) new chief executive denies any interest in taking over smaller peer Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BMPS.MI), saying he preferred to have the Italy's banking giant expand outside the country, according to a news report Sunday.