Me gustó esto de meter bandas: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. For most of their career, the group's lineup has consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary, and drummer Chad Smith. The band's varied musical style has fused traditional rock with various elements of funk, punk rock, alternative rock, heavy metal, and psychedelic rock.

In addition to Kiedis and Flea, the group originally featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons. After Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988, Irons resigned, and was briefly replaced with D. H. Peligro. He soon introduced Flea to Frusciante, who was an aspiring guitarist at the time. Drummer Chad Smith was recruited few weeks before the recording of Mother's Milk, the band's fourth album, began.

The band's fifth album, 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik, was a critical success and sold over twelve million copies. Frusciante grew increasingly uncomfortable with the band's success and left the group in 1992. The band employed Dave Navarro (of Jane's Addiction) for their subsequent album, 1995's One Hot Minute. It failed, however, to match the critical acclaim of Blood Sugar Sex Magik and was a commercial disappointment, selling less than half of its predecessor. Creative differences between Navarro and the rest of the band caused him to be fired from the band not long after.

Meanwhile Frusciante, in his absence, developed a severe drug addiction and almost lost his life. Nevertheless, in 1998 he completed rehabilitation and rejoined the band at Flea's request. The reunited foursome returned to the studio to record 1999's Californication, which would go on to sell fifteen million units worldwide, becoming their most successful album to date. It was followed up three years later with By the Way, an album showing a more subdued and melodic side to the band. In 2006, the group released the double album Stadium Arcadium. Stadium Arcadium was voted the second best album of 2006 by Rolling Stone magazine and nominated for the Album of the Year Grammy in 2007.

Red Hot Chili Peppers (originally Tony Flow and the Miraculous Masters of Mayhem)[2] were formed by Fairfax High School alumni Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons, and Michael "Flea" Balzary following what was supposed to be a one time performance in 1983.[3]

It was never the intent of the foursome to become part of the ubiquitous Los Angeles punk scene, as Slovak was already committed to another group, What Is This?. Their first performance was at the Rhythm Lounge, to a crowd of roughly 30 people.[4] One song had been created for the occasion, which involved the band improvising music while Kiedis rapped a poem he had written called "Out in L.A.."[5] The performance was so lively, that those in charge of promoting the show asked the band to return once again the week following.[4] As a result, the members changed their band's name to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. There followed several shows at various LA clubs and musical venues. Six songs were derived from these initial shows, which were taped and recorded onto a demo tape, for reference and demonstration to, a record company.

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No Doubt

No Doubt is a third wave ska band from Anaheim, California, United States. The group was founded in 1986, and the ska-pop sound of its 1992 debut album failed to make waves due to the popularity of the grunge movement at the time. The band's diamond-certified album Tragic Kingdom helped to launch the ska revival of the 1990s, and "Don't Speak", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, later broken by the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris".

The group released its next album, Return of Saturn, four years later with a dominant New Wave sound, but despite positive reviews, the album was considered a commercial failure. Fifteen months later, the band reappeared with Rock Steady, which incorporated reggae and dancehall music into their work. The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie, and Lady Saw. The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All".

No Doubt released the compilation The Singles: 1992-2003 and box set Boom Box in 2003, both of which contained a cover version of the Talk Talk synthpop song "It's My Life". Frontwoman Gwen Stefani launched her solo career the next year with several collaborations, including bandmate Tony Kanal and Neptune Pharrell Williams, while guitarist Tom Dumont began his side project, Invincible Overlord. During its career, the band has won two Grammy Awards and sold 27 million records worldwide to date.

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SUBLIME: Una de las mejores bandas del mundo..

Sublime fué una banda Estadounidense originaria de Long Beach, California. La música de la banda combinaba dub, punk, funk, ska, reggae and hip hop. Sublime estaba formada por tres integrantes: Brad Nowell (voz y guitarrra), Bud Gaugh (batería), and Eric Wilson (bajo). La banda alcanzó su mayor éxito popular con su tercer álbum auto-titulado; Sin embargo, Nowell moriría de una sobredosis de heroína dos meses antes del que éste fuese lanzado, por lo que los miembros restantes se separarían. Actualmente La banda sigue considerandose bastante influencial. Mundialmente, Sublime ha vendido 17 millones de álbums.

Sublime began in 1988 in Long Beach, California as a Reggae/Rock/Punk band and grew to fame in the mid-'90s. They combined such genres as reggae, punk, and rap. The band released just two albums during the first seven years. Lead singer Brad Nowell died of heroin overdose on May 25, 1996 in a hotel room, just two months before the release of their self-titled third record, which became a hugely successful release based on the single 'What I Got'. This came seven days after his wedding to Troy, who'd given birth to their son, Jakob. The band collapsed, but the album was still slated for a July release, so the obviously inappropriate "Killin' It" title was dropped and it was released as a self-titled album. A number of posthumous releases followed, among them 1997's Second-Hand Smoke, 1998's Stand by Your Van, and Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends. A 3-CD/1-DVD box set of demos, rarities, and live recording, called Everything Under the Sun, was released on November 14, 2006. The music of Sublime is still being carried on by tribute bands such as "Wrong Way","Seasonal Brew" "Sublemon" and "Badfish".
Following Sublime's demise, its surviving members, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh, began a new band under the name "Long Beach Dub Allstars" (Disbanded in 2002). Long Beach Dub Allstars also included many frequent contributors to Sublime, including Michael "Miguel" Happoldt, Todd Foreman, and "Field" Marshall Goodman. Brad Nowell's beloved dalmation "Lou Dogg" can still be visited in a museum in Long Beach CA.

40 Oz. to Freedom

1. "Waiting for My Ruca" – 2:20
2. "Get Out!" – 3:32
3. "40 oz. to Freedom" – 3:02
4. "Smoke Two Joints – 2:53
5. "We're Only Gonna Die for Our Arrogance"
6. "Don't Push" – 4:18
7. "54-46 That's My Number/Ball and Chain – 5:17
8. "Badfish" – 3:04
9. "Let's Go Get Stoned" – 3:32
10. "New Thrash" – 1:30
11. "Scarlet Begonias" – 3:31
12. "Live at E's" – 3:08
13. "D.J.s" – 3:18
14. "Chica Me Tipo" – 2:16
15. "Right Back" – 2:49
16. "What Happened" – 3:27
17. "New Song" – 3:14
18. "Ebin" – 3:32
19. "Date Rape" / "Rawhide"* – 3:37 (4:38)
20. "Hope" – 1:43
21. "KRS-One" – 2:23
22. "Rivers of Babylon" - 2:29
23. Thanx Dub** - 4:23 (6:23)

Hotel Intercontinental Miramar Panam

The InterContinental Miramar Panama is a luxury hotel on the waterfront of Panama??s bay and the Pacific Ocean. The hotel is centrally located in the banking and financial district, near the main shopping area and the Atlapa Convention Center. During your visit, enjoy the property's swimming pool, health club, fitness room, massage services, beauty salon, sauna, whirlpool, tennis courts, and Turkish bath. There is a private marina for yacht hire, fishing, and water sports.

Miramar features gourmet international cuisine each evening. The Bayview Restaurant offers international cuisine in an informal dining atmosphere. This restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sparkles, the fifth floor lounge, features live music on Thursday and Friday. Las Olas serves beverages and snacks by the pool. 24-hour room service is available.

For added convenience, the hotel offers a 24-hour front desk, business center, concierge services, valet parking, laundry and valet service, free newspaper, and sportswear shop. The hotel is approximately 16 miles from the Panama International airport.

There are 206 rooms at the hotel. The Club Level offers rooms with upgraded amenities. Non-smoking rooms and rooms equipped for the physically challenged are available upon request. Standard amenities include remote control television, movie and satellite channels, direct-dial telephone with two lines, bathroom telephone, minibar, in-room electronic safe, bathrobes, voicemail, video games, dataport, iron and iron board, alarm clock radio, and turndown services.

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• Air Conditioning (In Room)
• Newspaper (Free)
• Telephone
• Television (Cable/Satellite)
• Microwave Oven
• Non-Smoking Rooms
• Television
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• Daily Maid Service
• Safe (In Room)
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• 206 Rooms / 25 Floors
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ESTRATEGIAS DE ANÁLISIS DEL MERCADO FOREX: ANÁLISIS FUNDAMENTAL.

En el mercado de divisas FOREX existen dos principales estrategias de inversión desde las cuales se dividen muchas otras: son el análisis técnico y el análisis fundamental.

El análisis técnico básicamente se basa en el análisis del flujo del mercado a partir de patrones históricos, utilizando como herramientas básicas la líneas de soporte y de resistencia del flujo de las divisas.

El análisis fundamental se basa en tener en cuenta los diferentes factores que influyen en el mercado FOREX, como son las noticias importantes, los eventos y demás hechos que hacen que una divisa se deprecie o aumente su valor. Este es el análisis de los factores que influyen en el mercado, hecho que fue materia de un artículo anterior en www.invertirforex.com.

Ambas estrategias son sumamente exitosas dependiendo de la mentalidad y estilo del inversionista de FOREX. Ninguna de las dos se puede decir que sea mejor que la otra, sino que cada una de ellas tiene sus puntos fuertes y sus momentos concretos en que es mas conveniente. Por ejemplo, la estrategia de análisis fundamental es más conveniente cuando el mercado es volátil e impredecible, también suele ser más conveniente cuando se llevan a cabo estrategias a largo plazo. En cambio, el análisis técnico es especialmente conveniente en mercados estables y en inversiones a corto plazo.

En este artículo vamos a hablar sobre la estrategia de Análisis Fundamental. Se va a explicar en detalle en que consiste y se van a tocar algunos puntos importantes que debe tener conocer el inversionista de FOREX para invertir con ésta estrategia.

ANALISIS FUNDAMENTAL:

Para hablar de análisis fundamental del FOREX hay que hablar de dos aspectos que mueven principalmente la moneda de un país: Los llamados flujo de capital y el flujo de operaciones. El primero se refiere específicamente a los movimientos del país a nivel de exportaciones e importaciones, el segundo se refiere a la cotización de la moneda en mercados internacionales de acciones. Estos dos factores son determinantes en el alza o baja de una moneda.

Respecto al flujo de capital hay que aclarar:

El flujo de capital, como ya se dijo, tiene que ver con el balance entre importaciones y exportaciones de un país. Esto quiere decir que si en un país el número de exportaciones es mayor al de importaciones su moneda tendrá una tendencia a valorizarse por este factor, ya que los comerciantes de los países extranjeros demandarán más la moneda local, haciendo que ésta se valorice. Contrariamente, si el número de importaciones es mayor al número de exportaciones la divisa tenderá a bajar de precio por la influencia de éste factor, pues los comerciantes del país local tendrán que vender mucha de su moneda, aumentando su oferta y depreciando su precio.

De todas formas, recuérdese que éste, si bien es un factor de peso importante, no es el único, y la baja o alza de una divisa estará influenciada por varios factores a la vez.

Concretamente, los factores que influyen en el flujo de capital pueden ser: La cantidad de exportaciones comparada con las importaciones, la inversión extranjera directa, las sociedades entre empresas del país y otras empresas extranjeras, las normas legales y medidas que tome el gobierno del país para fomentar la inversión extranjera, entre muchas otras.

Respecto al flujo de operaciones hay que aclarar:

Como ya se dijo, éste tiene que ver directamente con el mercado de acciones. Para observar la influencia en el crecimiento o baja de una divisa del flujo de operaciones es necesario observar el llamado índice de acciones. El índice de acciones es un índice que sirve al inversionista de FOREX para saber qué tan fuerte esta a nivel accionario una moneda. Este índice representa qué tanto invierten los países extranjeros en acciones de empresas que están en el país local en comparación con la inversión de ése país con las inversiones extranjeras. Los índices que más se observan el mercado de divisas FOREX son el índice industrial Dow Jones, NASDAQ, NIKKEI, FTSE, S&P 500, DAX, entre otros.

Hay otro aspecto a tener en cuenta respecto al tema del flujo de operaciones: se trata de los bonos emitidos por el gobierno del país. Estos bonos sólo se vuelven verdaderamente importantes cuando el mercado de las acciones se encuentra en una época de mucha incertidumbre. En estos períodos, los inversionistas tienden a comprar estos bonos que ofrecen más estabilidad financiera, pero que en épocas de certidumbre accionaria no son tan rentables. De la inversión que hagan las personas a nivel mundial en estos bonos depende también el incremento del valor de una divisa, la cual influirá de forma importante en las divisas que se invierte en FOREX.

Wall St enjoys best week in six months

Wall Street stocks had their best week for six months after the Federal Reserve surprised markets by slashing interest rates by half a percentage point.

The S&P 500 on Tuesday enjoyed its biggest one-day gain since March 2003 as investors bet that low interest rates would lend support to the US economy.

The decision to cut both the Fed Funds rate and the discount rate – the rate at which banks can borrow directly from the Fed – appeared to calm equity markets as share volatility eased.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility index, a measure of future market volatility, fell 24 per cent to lows last reached at the end of July before the credit squeeze.

Trading volumes were high on the week and on Friday the New York Stock Exchange set a new volume record for the first hour of trading.

Equity markets surged even as the dollar fell to a new record low against the euro.

The CurrencyShares Euro Trust exchange traded fund, which tracks the price of the euro, closed the week at an all-time high.

The S&P 500 was 2.8 per cent higher on the week at 1,525.72, within 1.8 per cent of its all-time high, set in July. The Dow Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 2.8 per cent at 13,820.19 while the Nasdaq Composite was up 2.7 per cent at 2,671.22.

Large-cap companies saw particularly strong gains. The Russell Top 50 index of the largest US companies by market capitalisation hit its highest level since 2001.

“I’m surprised at the strong snap back – it’s almost like we discounted everything that happened over the last three months,” Joe Ranieri, managing director of trading of Canaccord Adams, said. “The weaker dollar is going to be good for earnings at the larger cap companies, particularly in the tech sector.”

The Nasdaq was lifted on Friday by some positive earnings news from Oracle and details of a share buyback by Texas Instruments.

Google set a new all-time high, up 5.9 per cent for the week at $560.10.

However, it was a disappointing week for Microsoft, down 1.3 per cent to $28.65, after a European court upheld a European Commission ruling that the software group had abused its near-monopoly position.

Oracle reported a 25 per cent rise in quarterly profit. The stock was up 9.5 per cent on the week at $21.98.

Texas Instruments was 5.6 per cent higher at $36.62 after its board approved a $5bn share buyback programme and announced plans to raise its cash dividend by 25 per cent.

In other earnings news, Nike said quarterly profit rose 51 per cent. Shares in the athletic shoe and clothing company were flat for the week at $57.26.

The week’s earnings news was dominated by the brokerage sector as Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns turned in their third-quarter report cards.

Goldman and Lehman surprised the market with better-than-expected earnings, up 10.2 per cent to $209.98 and 5.4 per cent to $62.70 on the week, respectively.

But Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley disappointed.

Shares in Morgan, which reported a 17 per cent third-quarter profit decline, were down 2.5 per cent on the week at $64.44. Bear’s earnings fell 61 per cent after fixed-income revenues plummeted but its shares ended the week flat at $117.32.

Transport stocks lagged the market as crude oil set a series of record highs.

FedEx, down 4.7 per cent at $104.10, cut its earnings forecast for the year due to higher energy costs and uncertainty about the near-term economic outlook.

Shares in Harman International Industries plunged 21.3 per cent to $85.

The company confirmed rumours that Goldman Sachs and KKR would not complete their planned $8bn purchase of the audio equipment maker.

Mattel, up 6.6 per cent at $23.94, finished the week with an apology to the Chinese people for damaging the reputation of their manufacturers after the recall of around 21m toys. On a visit to Beijing, Thomas Debrowski, executive vice-president of worldwide operations, said the majority of toys were recalled because of design flaws, not poor Chinese manufacturing.

It was another volatile week for homebuilder stocks as positive news about the relaxation of regulation of mortgage lenders was overshadowed by more downbeat data on housing starts, which declined 2.6 per cent in August. But the S&P materials index recorded strong gains as investors bet on the continuing strength of the global construction boom.

Dollar hits record low against euro

The dollar plunged to a record low against the euro this week after the Federal Reserve surprised investors with an aggressive interest rate cut.
The Fed cut its main interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.75 per cent on Tuesday and also cut the discount rate – at which it lends directly to banks – by 50bp to 5.25 per cent.
The Fed had been expected to deliver a 25bp cut. Analysts said the size of the move intensified fears over the state of the US economy, heightening expectations that the Fed would deliver a series of cuts in the months ahead.

Moreover, analysts said the subsequent rally in equity markets and risk appetite resulted in less safe haven demand for the dollar from US investors repatriating funds from overseas.

Meanwhile, there were signs that foreign investors were beginning to shun US securities as the Treasury TICS data revealed a collapse in portfolio capital inflows to the US in July as well as a growing reliance on short-term inflows.

The dollar fell through the $1.40 level against the euro for the first time, hitting a record low of $1.4120 on Friday. Over the week, the dollar lost 1.5 per cent against the single currency.

The euro’s move through the psychologically important $1.40 level – seen as a pain barrier for eurozone exporters – sparked a chorus of calls from European politicians urging the European Central Bank to abandon its monetary tightening bias.

Analysts said that while Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, might not share the view that eurozone interest rates should be cut, he was not unconcerned about the euro’s rise.

Last weekend, Mr Trichet noted the US had said a strong dollar was in its interests, while Japanese officials have said the yen should reflect improving economic fundamentals.

“The repetition of these pointed comments continues to make us wonder whether Mr Trichet may want to spearhead a fresh European effort to tackle currency misalignment at the next meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in October,” said Simon Derrick at Bank of New York Mellon.

The dollar also lost ground elsewhere, falling 1.3 per cent to SFr1.1730 against the Swiss franc over the week, dropping 0.6 per cent to $2.0185 against the pound and tumbling 3.5 per cent to a low of C$0.9939 against the Canadian dollar, the first time the loonie has achieved parity with the dollar since 1976.

The dollar did rise against the yen, however, edging 0.1 per cent higher to Y115.40 as rallying equity markets boosted risk appetite and demand for carry trades.
Over the week, the yen fell 1.5 per cent to Y162.60 against the euro, dropped 3 per cent to Y99.90 against the Australian dollar and tumbled 4.6 per cent to Y85.87 against the New Zealand dollar.

The yen also fell 0.7 per cent to Y233.15 against sterling.

However, the pound came under pressure against the euro as the Bank of England was forced into a U-turn in the face of the problems surrounding Northern Rock, the beleaguered UK mortgage lender. The Bank, which had previously shown reluctance to ease tight liquidity money market conditions, made £10bn of three-month money available to participants.

Analysts said the move heightened speculation that the next move in UK interest rates would be lower.

The pound fell to £0.7020 against the euro on Friday, its lowest level in more than two and a half years, before pulling back to stand at £0.6975, 0.8 per cent down on the week.

Nueva York abre al alza impulsado por las sólidas cuentas de Oracle

Wall Street abrió en positivo impulsada por los resultados mejores de lo previsto del gigante del software empresarial Oracle, según agentes.

En los primeros minutos de negociación, el DJIA avanzaba 82,02 puntos, un 0,60%, hasta 13.848,72, mientras el Nasdaq se anotaba 15,83 puntos, un 0,60%, hasta 2.670,12.

Ante la ausencia de referencias macroeconómicas hoy, los inversores están atentos a los discursos de varios miembros de la Reserva Federal, incluyendo algunos con derecho a voto en la Comisión Federal de Mercados Abiertos, que decide sobre los tipos de interés. Hoy hablarán Donal Kohn, Charles Plosser y Kevin Warsh.

En cuanto a las empresas, las acciones de Oracle Corp subían un 2,95% a 21,67 dólares tras dar a conocer anoche un beneficio neto en fuerte alza para el primer trimestre de su ejercicio, merced al crecimiento de su volumen de negocios, con un resultado global mejor al esperado por el mercado. El beneficio neto aumentó un 25% en un año, a 840 millones de dólares.

También suscitaba compras Nike (+4,24% a 60,79 dólares) tras presentar anoche unos resultados mejores de lo previsto por el mercado en el primer trimestre de su ejercicio fiscal, mostrando un repunte del 51% en su beneficio neto, impulsado por ingresos fiscales excepcionales.

El petróleo se relaja tras batir récord histórico

Los precios del petróleo se redujeron este viernes en la apertura del mercado en Nueva York, al día siguiente de un récord histórico, pero seguían elevados después de que se paralizara casi un tercio de la producción del Golfo de México por temor a una tormenta tropical.

En el New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), el barril de crudo ligero para entrega en noviembre (nuevo contrato de referencia) caía 4 centavos, a 81,74 dólares hacia las 13.25 GMT. El contrato para entrega en octubre subió por primera vez en su último día de cotización por encima de los 84 dólares.

El precio del crudo también batía récords en el Intercontinental Exchange de Londres. El barril de Brent del Mar del Norte para entrega en noviembre se situó en niveles históricamente elevados, por encima de los 79 dólares el barril.

Santander: El consorcio emite 23.000 millones de euros

El consorcio formado por Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) y Fortis que mantiene una oferta de compra sobre la holandesa ABN Amro por 71.000 millones de euros podría recaudar hasta 23.232 millones de euros para financiar su OPA a través de distintas operaciones de emisión de acciones y de deuda.

La contribución de cada entidad al montante final de la operación es de 19.900 millones en el caso del Santander y 24.000 millones en el de Fortis, mientras que RBS aportará unos 27.000 millones, de los cuales aproximadamente 22.000 serán en efectivo y el resto en acciones del banco británico.

De este modo, el banco escocés anunció que emitirá 58 millones de acciones preferentes a un precio de 25 dólares por título (17,80 euros) con los que quiere alcanzar 1.450 millones de dólares (1.032 millones de euros) para financiar parte de su aportación a la OPA sobre ABN Amro. La entidad británica emitirá las acciones en forma de ADR (American Depositary Receipts) que incluyen el pago de un dividendo anual de 1,8125 dólares (1,2892 euros) y se reserva la potestad de emitir 8,7 millones de acciones adicionales para cubrir una posible sobresuscripción.

El banco británico informó de que los 'ratings' estimados para esta emisión son de 'Aa3' y perspectiva negativa por parte de Moody's, 'A' y perspectiva negativa de Standard & Poor's y de 'AA' con perspectiva estable por parte de Fitch.

FORTIS LANZA AMPLIACION DE CAPITAL DE 13.200 MILLONES

Por su parte, Fortis anunció hoy el lanzamiento de su ampliación de capital de 13.200 millones a través de la cual financiará parte de la compra de la entidad holandesa. Fortis emitirá un total de 896.181.684 nuevas acciones en una proporción de dos títulos nuevos por cada tres de los existentes, y a un precio de 15 euros por acción, lo que representa un descuento del 43,7% con respecto del precio de cierre de los títulos ayer en el operador europeo Euronext.

El plazo de suscripción de las acciones comienza el próximo 25 de septiembre y finaliza el 9 de octubre para los inversores de Bélgica, Holanda y Luxemburgo. Asimismo, el grupo financiero belga llevó a cabo el pasado mes de julio una emisión de bonos canjeables por obligaciones reembolsables en acciones de la entidad por importe de 2.000 millones de euros.

SANTANDER EMITE 7.000 MILLONES EN BONOS PARA FINANCIAR SU PARTE

Por otro lado, el Santander ya anunció el pasado miércoles la emisión de 7.000 millones de euros en bonos convertibles para financiar parte de la oferta formulada sobre ABN Amro. La remuneración fijada es del 7,5% TAE (7,3% nominal) de interés el primer año y una retribución variable de Euribor más el 2,75% para los siguientes, mientras que la ecuación de canje queda finalmente establecida en el 116%, frente al 120% fijado inicialmente.

El banco español mantendrá hasta el próximo 2 de octubre el periodo de suscripción de estos bonos, en el marco de la oferta sobre ABN de que la que forma parte en un consorcio junto a Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) y Fortis. La emisión cuenta de 1,4 millones de valores, de una sola serie y clase, con una valor nominal unitario de 5.000 euros. El Santander especificó también que la emisión no dispone de 'rating' y que los intereses se abonarán trimestralmente los días 4 de enero, abril, julio y octubre de 2008.

Si el consorcio no hubiera adquirido ABN el 27 de julio de 2008, los bonos se convertirán en valores de renta fija con vencimiento a un año y una remuneración anual del 7,5% TAE (7,3% nominal) sobre el valor nominal de los valores y serán amortizados en efectivo, con reembolso de su valor nominal y la remuneración devengada y no pagada, el 4 de octubre de 2008.