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Banco Popular Espaсol to Buy 50% Stake in Heller Factoring…

It was announced yesterday that the Spanish Bank Banco Popular Espaсol will be purchasing a 50% stake in Heller Factoring…


Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Open for Business

As of today, the invoice discounting arms of The Royal Bank of Scotland and The National Westminster Bank, Royal Bank…


GMAC Purchase of Bank of America Commercial Finance Likely to…

Further to our report of 1 December 2000, it is understood that the announcement of GMAC’s intention to purchase Bank…


IFA and Distinctive Solutions Present their Annual Factoring Conference- 4th…

The International Factors Association and the commercial finance software company, Distinctive Solutions, are holding their seventh annual factoring conference in…


Fortis Plans to Drop Non-Core and Non-Performing Activities Unlikely to…

The Belgian-Dutch financial services group Fortis is to withdraw from under-performing businesses that do not fit its overall strategy of…


Fortis Consolidates its Position in the Low Countries

Fortis, the Belgium/Netherlands based financial services group, has denied rumours that it is on the point of merging with another…


Accounts Released for Merchant Trade Finance Limited and Merchant Commercial…

Merchant Trade Finance Limited and Merchant Commercial Finance Limited today released their annual accounts for the fifteen months ended 29…


UK Competition Commission to Investigate Possible Monopoly in Royal Bank…

The Competition Commission, the UK’s anti-trust agency, is to extend its current investigation into the provision of services for small…


Pressure Growing on UK Banks to Ease their Terms for…

The UK Competition Commission is in the process of investigating a possible oligopoly being operated by the four main UK…


National Australia Bank Set to Expand in the UK and…

National Australia Bank (NAB) has confirmed its intention to use some of the $2.75 billion earnings from the sale of…


New On-line Support Service for European SMEs

Business Europe has launched a new on-line service aimed at supporting small and medium sized companies (SMEs). The service will…


Euro Sales Finance to Use Bluestone Total-e-Business Software

Euro Sales Finance (ESF) has appointed Bluestone Software Inc. to power its dedicated web portal, the first of its kind…


Western Banks Force Financial Sector Reform in Developing Markets

Western banks are exercising a growing influence over their counterparts in many emerging market countries. They have been introducing a…


Japanese Banking Sector Fails to Show Signs of Recovery

The Japanese banking sector is performing badly compared with most other sectors of the economy. While many other large companies…


Japanese Economy Shows Mixed Signals

The Tankan survey published by the Bank of Japan in early October 2000 suggests that the Japanese economy is moving…


“Fragile” Recovery in Thailand Likely to Weaken

The Thai economy has moved ahead strongly in recent months, enjoying growth of 6.6% in the April-June 2000 quarter. During…


CIT to Develop its E-Commerce Interests via Agreement with RetailExchange.com

CIT Commercial Services, the leading US factoring company, has entered into an agreement with RetailExchange.com, the online business-to-business exchange for…


Fortis to Retain Dual Headquarters

The Belgian/ Dutch financial services group Fortis yesterday announced that it is planning to retain its dual headquarters in Brussels…


New Insolvency Act Receives Royal Assent

The Insolvency Act 2000, which today received royal assent, is designed to encourage enterprise and to support viable businesses. The…


DnB to Merge Factoring and Leasing Operations.

It has been announced that DnB, Norway’s largest bank, intend to merge their factoring and leasing subsidiaries, DnB Factoring AS…


Possible Bank of America Commercial Finance Sale

An announcement of the sale of the US division of Bank of America Commercial Finance is expected next week. It…


FCI and IFG to Merge

It was revealed to factorscan today that Factors Chain International and International Factors Group are to merge. Details of the…


Asta Funding to Use Record Earnings to Develop Factoring Operations

The New Jersey based consumer receivables and management company Asta Funding Inc. has today reported results for its fiscal year…


Mizuho Banks Report Six Month Figures

The three banks which created the new “superbank” Mizuho in September have reported mixed half-year earnings. Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji…


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