That deal has already come under fire from ABN's activist shareholder The Children's Investment Fund, and on Wednesday the Dutch bank said it was actively soliciting rival bids "from the largest U.S. and international banks" for the subsidiary.

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Scott-Barrett's departure comes as a small surprise since ABN's activist shareholder The Children's Investment Fund (TCI) had been braying for the head of Chief Executive RijkmanGroeninkRijkman Groenink, while Dutch shareholders rights group VEB had also said the chief's position was untenable.

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Scott-Barrett's departure comes as a small surprise since ABN's activist shareholder The Children's Investment Fund (TCI) had been braying for the head of Chief Executive Rijkman Groenink , while Dutch shareholders rights group VEB had also said the chief's position was untenable.

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