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RBS Asia assets sale poised to go on

By Sundeep Tucker in Hong Kong and Peter Smith in Sydneysantander SP

Published: May 27 2009 17:53 | Last updated: May 27 2009 17:53

The sale of Royal Bank of Scotland’s Asian assets is to drag on through the summer after failing to attract enough firm bids because of uncertainties relating to the divestment, according to people familiar with the matter.

Potential bidders had until last weekend to table non-binding offers, but HSBC and Standard Chartered, regarded as two of the three front-runners, have instead sought further information from RBS prior to deciding their next move.

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