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Santander seeks delay in RBS interest-rate swaps suit

  Bloomberg The owner of Banco Santander SA’s Madrid headquarters asked a London judge to delay a dispute with Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and other lenders who are seeking about 700 million euros ($798 million) from interest-rate swaps linked to the 1.9 billion-euro acquisition of the Ciudad Financiera complex. Marme Inversiones’ lawyer Richard Hill asked the judge to ...

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Ahli initiates dialogue on $250 million loan

  Reuters Qatar’s Ahli Bank has started talks to raise a $250 million three-year loan, banking sources maintained. The loan will be partially used to refinance an existing $200 million facility the bank signed in September 2014 and is due to mature next year, two of the sources said on condition of anonymity as the negotiations are private. One of ...

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Boubyan aims capital-boosting sukuk sale

  Reuters Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank is aiming to sell $250 million in capital-boosting sukuk after releasing initial pricing thoughts for the issue, a document from lead managers said. The deal, structured with a perpetual tenor and with an option for the bank to redeem the paper after the fifth year, is earmarked to price in the very low 7 percent ...

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