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BNP Paribas eyes ABN Amro takeover, reveals Bloomberg

BNP Paribas has "expressed an interest" in buying ABN Amro, the Dutch lender.

Well, that's according to arch rivals at Bloomberg. Below is a link to their scoop, which has sent ABN Amro's shares climbing over 17pc during intra-day trading. Below is the link:..

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The activist, the Evening Standard columnist and the top of the market...

It's been ten years since Sir Christopher Hohn (then just Chris Hohn) launched a viscious activist campaign against ABN Amro by calling for the dismissal of its chief executive and a sale of the business. That move ultimately led to takeover approaches from Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland. And we all know what happened next.....

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