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Exclusive-Santander's Matarranz to step down as global wealth chief as unit expands, sources say
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) -Santander's Victor Matarranz is stepping down as global head of wealth management and insurance as the Spanish bank expands the business, two people with knowledge of the plans said on Wednesday. Santander plans to fold its investment platforms and corporate holdings business into the wealth unit, one of the people said. Javier Garcia-Carranza, who runs the investment activities, will replace Matarranz, the people said.
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Exclusive-Repsol in talks to sell a slice of its renewable business, sources say
Spanish oil company Repsol is in negotiations to sell a stake in its renewable energy unit, a move to help fund its strategic plan through 2027, according to four sources with knowledge of the talks. The company has received an unsolicited approach by an investor and has lined up Santander as advisor for the sale, the sources said. Repsol would keep more than 50% of the unit in a transaction that could involve the investor injecting new money into the business, the sources said.
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Santander reports customer, employee data breach in Spain, Chile, Uruguay
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish bank Santander said on Tuesday some customer and employee data in a database hosted by an outside provider was accessed by an unauthorized party, but that the bank's own operations and systems have not been affected. No data on transactions, nor any credentials that would allow to perform transactions were stored in the database, it said. Customer data in all other markets and businesses were not affected, the bank said, adding that customers could continue to transact securely.
