Dutch banking and insurance company SNS Reaal booked a loss of EUR 30 mln in the first half compared to a profit of EUR 226 mln in the same period a year ago. The first-half loss was significantly narrower, however, than the EUR 730 mln it lost in the second half of 2008.
Swiss real estate group Investis has boosted its real estate holdings with the CHF 139 mln (€149 mln) purchase of prime residential properties in Vaud canton.
