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Aviva rise on €560m plan

UK insurer Aviva, which has substantial operations in Ireland, is considering acquisitions in Poland and Turkey, its chief executive said, as it reported a 2% rise in operating profit and said it planned to return £500m (€560m) to shareholders.

business

Fund firm Aberdeen Asset Management down €350m

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Banks see misconduct bill rise to €213bn

business

Dow Jones up despite election uncertainty

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Citigroup profits off 11% as deal appetite declines

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FTSE loses ground

Progress in London but trading volumes thin

Encouraging results from mining heavyweight Kazakhmys ensured the London market made progress in thin pre-holiday trading today.

Thu, 27 Aug, 2009

FTSE slightly up at market close

The FTSE 100 Index broke a five-day losing streak today, but banks proved a rare bright spot amid subdued trading in London.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2009

FBD takeover speculation lifts shares

TAKEOVER speculation drove the shares of FBD nearly 20% up by lunchtime yesterday on rumours Dutch insurance giant Eureko was lining up a bid for the Irish group, founded by farmers to meet their own farm insurance needs.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2008

Dutch bank shares soar over Barclays merger talk

SHARES in ABN AMRO, the biggest bank in the Netherlands, hit a record high on Monday after what sources said was a merger approach by Barclays for Europe’s biggest financial services deal.

Tue, 20 Mar, 2007