AEGON, the owner of Transamerica Corp., has confirmed that it is currently examining the possibility of acquiring a thrift in...
Netherlands News
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A+/A-1’ long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Netherlands-based insurance group AEGON...
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘AA-/A-1+’ counterparty credit ratings on both ING Groep N.V. and ING Verzekeringen...
The Bank of Beijing, which is 16 percent owned by the Netherlands ING Groep NV, said on Tuesday it is...
One of Pat Oliphant’s more recent editorial cartoons shows presidential candidate John McCain held in the trunk of an enraged...
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A+’ (Superior) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating...
French bank BNP Paribas agreed to scoop up assets in Belgium and Luxembourg of banking and insurance group Fortis for...
Fortis, the Belgian-Dutch banking and insurance giant, faced a takeover or break-up as European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet held...
U.S. lawmakers rejected a $700 billion bailout plan for the financial industry in a shock vote that sent global markets...
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley sought shelter with the Federal Reserve to survive a financial storm that destroyed their rivals...