Ho trovato questo press release che potrebbe interessare (spero senza troppo inquietarli) i possessori di Aegon. Devo dire che pensavo di entrare su questo emittente, ma forse è meglio puntare su qualcosa di più tranquillo.
Dutch insurer Aegon's shares hit hardest in rout
Published: 6 October 2008 14:35 | Changed: 7 October 2008 11:11
By the Associated Press
Shares in the insurer Aegon fell the most among Dutch shares Monday, as markets around the globe tumbled.
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Aegon shares were down 20 percent at 5.20 euros in Amsterdam, compared with a 6 percent fall for the Netherlands AEX index of blue chips.
ING, the Netherlands' only other financial share remaining after the nationalisation of the Dutch operations of ABN Amro and Fortis, was down 10 percent.
Aegon's stock suffered disproportionately last week as well, after an offhand remark by US senate majority leader Harry Reid.
Arguing in favour of the US government's 700 billion dollar financial bailout plan, Reid said a "well-known" insurer's solvency could be threatened if financial markets remained volatile.
Aegon has two-thirds of its operations in the US, where it operates Transamerica.
On September 19, Aegon chief executive Alex Wynaendts issued a statement intended to reassure markets, pointing to strong credit ratings and that the company had 1.8 billion euros in excess cash in July.
Aegon has said it would take losses of much less than its total exposure to US financial institutions that have crashed.