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                    [Summary] => Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) president Valentin Araneta will not stand for re-election as director at the bank’s forthcoming annual stockholders’ meeting on June 30, 2003, and as president/COO during the organizational board meeting on same day.


Having completed major projects that the bank undertook in Treasury, the branch network as integrated delivery channels and capital raising exercises, Araneta had expressed his desire to spend more time with his family and to look at other interests after June 30, 2003.


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                    [Title] => ABN Amro to get full bank license through TA Bank
                    [Summary] => ABN AMRO has signed a memorandum of agreement with Manila Banking Corp. to acquire TA Bank, a small Manila-based bank with four branches in the city, for an undisclosed price.


The move will provide ABN AMRO with a full commercial banking license in the Philippines for the first time, a prerequisite to expanding its wholesale banking activities in the country.


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                    [Summary] => ABN AMRO has signed a memorandum of agreement with Manila Banking Corp. to acquire TA Bank, a small Manila-based bank with four branches in the city, for an undisclosed price.


The move will provide ABN AMRO with a full commercial banking license in the Philippines for the first time, a prerequisite to expanding its wholesale banking activities in the country.


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                    [Title] => TA Bank, ABN Amro near completion of merger talks
                    [Summary] => TA Bank, now 60-percent owned by Manila Bank of the Philippines of the Puyat family, is close to firming up a merger with Dutch bank subsidiary ABN Amro Savings Bank.


Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Alberto Reyes said TA Bank and ABN Amro are ‘on the verge’ of forging a memorandum of agreement that will seal their union.


No other details were disclosed or could be confirmed from officials of both banks.


Last year, the BSP approved Manila Bank’s 60-percent acquisition of TA Bank, then controlled by Malaysian investors.


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                    [Title] => TA Bank, ABN Amro near completion of merger talks
                    [Summary] => TA Bank, now 60-percent owned by Manila Bank of the Philippines of the Puyat family, is close to firming up a merger with Dutch bank subsidiary ABN Amro Savings Bank.


Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Alberto Reyes said TA Bank and ABN Amro are ‘on the verge’ of forging a memorandum of agreement that will seal their union.


No other details were disclosed or could be confirmed from officials of both banks.


Last year, the BSP approved Manila Bank’s 60-percent acquisition of TA Bank, then controlled by Malaysian investors.


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                    [Title] => Keppel Monte Bank still wants to upgrade status
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Keppel Monte Bank is still keen on acquiring a commercial bank in its bid to
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Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said yesterday.

"They are looking for a commercial bank to buy because they want their status
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Reyes explained that since there is still a moratorium on branching out and
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Having completed major projects that the bank undertook in Treasury, the branch network as integrated delivery channels and capital raising exercises, Araneta had expressed his desire to spend more time with his family and to look at other interests after June 30, 2003.


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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Alberto Reyes said TA Bank and ABN Amro are ‘on the verge’ of forging a memorandum of agreement that will seal their union.


No other details were disclosed or could be confirmed from officials of both banks.


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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Alberto Reyes said TA Bank and ABN Amro are ‘on the verge’ of forging a memorandum of agreement that will seal their union.


No other details were disclosed or could be confirmed from officials of both banks.


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"They are looking for a commercial bank to buy because they want their status
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Araneta won’t seek new term as RCBC president

June 14, 2003 - 12:00am

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) president Valentin Araneta will not stand for re-election as director at the bank’s forthcoming annual stockholders’ meeting on June 30, 2003, and as president/COO...

Business

ABN Amro to get full bank license through TA Bank

May 31, 2001 - 12:00am

ABN AMRO has signed a memorandum of agreement with Manila Banking Corp. to acquire TA Bank, a small Manila-based bank with four branches in the city, for an undisclosed price. The move will provide ABN AMRO with...

Business

ABN Amro to get full bank license through TA Bank

May 31, 2001 - 12:00am

ABN AMRO has signed a memorandum of agreement with Manila Banking Corp. to acquire TA Bank, a small Manila-based bank with four branches in the city, for an undisclosed price. The move will provide ABN AMRO with...

Business

TA Bank, ABN Amro near completion of merger talks

May 15, 2001 - 12:00am

TA Bank, now 60-percent owned by Manila Bank of the Philippines of the Puyat family, is close to firming up a merger with Dutch bank subsidiary ABN Amro Savings Bank. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor...

Business

TA Bank, ABN Amro near completion of merger talks

May 15, 2001 - 12:00am

TA Bank, now 60-percent owned by Manila Bank of the Philippines of the Puyat family, is close to firming up a merger with Dutch bank subsidiary ABN Amro Savings Bank. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor...

Business

Keppel Monte Bank still wants to upgrade status

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | May 21, 2000 - 12:00am

Keppel Monte Bank is still keen on acquiring a commercial bank in its bid to become one of the major players in the local banking industry, a ranking Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said yesterday. "They...

Business