Dutch-Belgian

Analysts say that among the most exposed companies is Dutch-Belgian insurer Ageas NV, which until last year was known as Fortis.

Big Losses Hang Over Some European Insurers David Enrich 2011

AMSTERDAM—Dutch market regulator AFM said Monday it has fined futures broker MF Global Holdings Ltd. for spreading false and misleading information about Dutch-Belgian financial giant Fortis in the months before it collapsed.

MF Global Fined Over Fortis Case Maarten van Tartwijk 2011

In the Netherlands, a trial against the Dutch state resumed as angry former shareholders in the collapsed Dutch-Belgian financial services giant Fortis went to court in search of compensation in a case that could go on for months and drag government officials, regulators, and former company executives to the witness stand.

Business Watch 2010

AMSTERDAM — A trial against the Dutch state resumed Wednesday as angry former shareholders in the collapsed Dutch-Belgian financial services giant Fortis went to court in search of compensation in a case that could go on for months and drag government officials, regulators, and former company executives to the witness stand.

Fortis Trial Resumes 2010

Getty Images A shareholder speaks during the general meeting of the Dutch-Belgian bank Fortis, on Feb. 11 in Brussels.

Shareholders Storm Fortis 2009

Ping An this week reported a 99% plunge in net profit for last year, thanks to an impairment charge of about $3.33 billion on its stake in Dutch-Belgian financial firm Fortis NV and to losses on investments.

China Limits Executive Pay 2009

But increasingly, foreign banks such as Fortis NV, the Dutch-Belgian concern, as well as a clutch of Icelandic lenders, are shutting off credit or going out of business.

U.K. Widens Stimulus Plan but Still Faces Lending Gap 2009

BRUSSELS -- The board of Dutch-Belgian financial firm Fortis NV on Wednesday postponed a vote on the planned sale of Fortis Bank to France's BNP Paribas SA, after a court ruled Tuesday that new investors would be ineligible to vote at a general assembly scheduled for April 8 and 9.

Fortis Delays Vote on Sale to End-April 2009

Dutch-Belgian bank and insurance giant Fortis NV was given a 11.2 billion euro ($16.4 billion) lifeline to avert insolvency as part of a wider bailout plan agreed to by Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, officials said Sunday.

OpEdNews - Quicklink: European bank giant Fortis partially nationalized 2008

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OpEdNews - Quicklink: European bank giant Fortis partially nationalized 2008