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The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Barclays and ABN Amro Seal the Deal The combined Barclays and ABN Amro will be among one of the 10 largest banks in the world, one of the largest credit card issuers, and the largest institutional asset manager in the world. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	ABN's Complicated Love Life A British financial services group and a Dutch bank end up in a bizarre love triangle, and delivering strong results as well. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Will Barclays Boost Bankers' Bid? A competing offer for banking giant ABN AMRO is sweetened, but not raised. Whichever bid ultimately wins out, the deal will be the largest banking merger ever, surpassing even the $57 billion deal that created Bank of America.
Wall Street & Technology May 30, 2007 Paul McDougall	Barclays Risks ABN AMRO Acquisition To Move More Than 10,000 Positions Offshore Barclays' $91 billion offer to buy ABN AMRO would create annual savings of $4.75 billion by 2010, according to Barclays. Part of those savings would be achieved through lower, outsourced labor costs.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Quick Take: Who Wins in the ABN Deal? Barclays withdraws its offer for ABN Amro, meaning that the consortium of RBS, Fortis, and Banco Santander is now on track to move in. Who stands to gain in this complicated deal?
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: ABN and Barclays Get Tripped Up A Dutch court blocks the sale of ABN's U.S. banking business to Bank of America.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Michael Dumiak	Barclays Plc's Newfound Sway In the New World Barclays is open for business in America with 10,000 new employees taken from Lehman Brothers and observers are mulling how the new-look Barclays will be positioned in the U.S.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	A Different Look at iShares British bank Barclays' iShares exchange traded funds may make a good investment in more ways than one. While shareholders wait for the ETF industry to continue to evolve they will collect Barclays' 2.75% dividend yield.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bank of America Is Outbanked Bank of America managed to post a nice net income increase during its second quarter, but only half as much as some of its competitors.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Barclays Steals One From Regions Barclay's redoes its deal for Region Financial's subprime business and gets a fat discount. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Stanley Reed	Europe: The Making Of A Monolith ABN AMRO signals the euro zone's superpower status.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Should Investors Go Dutch? While ABN Amro is trying to find a balance between growth and value, investors can collect a fair dividend.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Barclays' Juggernaut Keeps Rolling Barclays' fee businesses continue to power growth. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 David Fairlamb	Bargain-Sniffing In The States European banks are once again shopping aggressively for American acquisitions.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Barclays Banks Over 6 Billion Pounds Barclays' profit rises by a third, thanks to a big drop in write-offs.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Tom Taulli	Lazard's Laser Focus Lazard's CEO says his firm's business model is simple: corporate advisory on one side, asset management on the other. Both segments have been strong growth drivers -- but investors have already baked much of that growth into the stock price.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Stanley Reed	Barclays: Big, But Too Small The British bank shines in investment banking and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- but to be a global star, it needs a megadeal.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bull Rebuttal Private equity deals aren't without their warts, but they're still benefiting investors.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Michael Dumiak	She Came, But Can She Conquer? (maybe) Deanna Oppenheimer, one of the most high-profile bankers in America, has spent the last two years remaking the UK retail business at Barclays, one of the largest financial companies in the world. They arrive together at a crucial crossroads.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Assif Shameen	Jakarta Puts Its Banks On The Block Banking sector privatization could bring a much-needed $4 billion into the government's coffers.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2008	Europe's Deep Pockets Prudence - or stricter regulations - has left European players in enviable shape.
Bank Systems & Technology June 26, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Lands of Opportunity The international opportunities for U.S. banks with the right IT and know-how can be huge, provided they follow the appropriate strategy.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy featuring Barclays and ABN Amro... "The Thin Ice" by Pink Floyd featuring KKR... "This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims and Google... etc.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Todd Wenning	Royal Bank of Scotland's Right Royal Mess Royal Bank of Scotland is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Its 12 billion rights issue was the biggest in U.K. corporate history, and now, it reveals its first loss in 40 years.
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Laura Cohn	The Best Of Times For British Banks Strength in the economy and savvy management are adding up to fat profits
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Will Frankenhoff	Time to Bank on Barclays Despite last year's advance, shares of Barclays have further room to run in 2007.
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BusinessWeek November 12, 2007 Jack Ewing	The New Financial Heavyweights Sovereign funds totaling $2.8 trillion from China, the Mideast, and elsewhere are redrawing the global investment map.
Bank Systems & Technology September 28, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Transaction Processing Not Enough to Succeed In Commercial Banking Banks will need to move away from the transaction processing model to become the advisers of choice for their corporates.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Paul Allen	Firms Ready to Dive Into China's Financial Markets The opening of the huge Chinese financial services sector to foreign-based institutions presents a gamut of opportunities -- whether in retail and corporate banking, investment banking or asset management -- for North American and European firms.
U.S. Banker April 2002	Tougher On The Big Boys Being bigger is not necessarily better for corporations seeking loans from their banks. A study by the Association for Financial Professionals indicates that banks are putting heavy pressure on their biggest borrowers to throw more business the banks' way. Or else: No credit...
The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Rich Smith	People's Bank Joins the Butterfingers Gang The best solution to the ever-prevalent mishandling of personal records would be for all banks to follow ABN AMRO's lead and commit to cease mailing clients' personal information by non-secure couriers, and to make all future data transfers via encrypted electronic transfer.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Palash R. Ghosh	S&P Mutual Fund Sector Focus: A Renaissance in Europe European stock markets are enjoying a rejuvenation as strong corporate profit growth has led to a wave of merger & acquisition activity.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Jason Bush	Underwriting Putin's Oil Lured by future fees, Western banks are funding the Kremlin's energy deals.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Bill Mann	Barclays Rejects Providian British banking giant Barclays has cut off its acquisition talks with U.S. credit card company Providian Financial. The big British bank didn't like the purchase price, or Providian's balance sheet.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Christopher Barker	Barclays' Earnings: Jolly Good The British-based bank delivers an upbeat outlook and modest writedowns.
Bank Technology News December 2007	Custody: Remaining Active in Corporate Actions Large institutions face mounting challenges around the management of their positions in a global environment, and custodians such as JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services are starting to innovate.
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Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Sticking With the Tried and True The days when large U.S. banks could sustain their old core systems on the IT version of life support are numbered, according to TowerGroup.
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Bank Technology News December 2005 Lee Conrad	Service-oriented Architecture: First Tennessee Makes A Service Play First Tennessee is among the banks that are using integration and simplification of various core systems to achieve improved relationships and customer service capabilities.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Barclays' Profits Plunge by a Third This morning, Barclays unveiled a mixed set of results for the first half of 2011.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Barclays Wants Billions More in Revenue The bank aims to cut costs, boost revenues, and improve returns to investors.
Bank Systems & Technology July 14, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Barclays Reports 1m UK Customers Online, Zero Fraud Smart card vendor Gemalto credited with ensuring security.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Assif Shameen	Hedge-Fund Mania Hits Asia Hedge funds are by reputation a risky and esoteric investment category that ordinary investors had best avoid. But don't repeat that mantra in Asia. From Tokyo to Singapore, hedge funds are as hot as Thai chili peppers.
Bank Systems & Technology June 8, 2007 Nancy Feig	Banks Need To Engage Corporate Customers To Provide Payment Solutions Banks and commercial customers need to work together to develop meaningful payments standards.