Daily Archives: 21, September 2016

Visa research: Britons are placing their trust in banks over government agencies to protect their biometric data

85% of Britons say banks are the most trusted institution in the provision of biometric authentication payment services Britons are twice as likely to trust banks as government agencies to store their biometric information (60% vs 33%) LONDON, 21-Sep-2016 — … Read the full press release

pbb to loan €70 million to STAM Europe and York Capital Management for acquisition of logistics portfolio in France

Munich/Paris, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has agreed a circa €70 million medium-term amortizing facility for YS investments, a 100% joint venture between STAM Europe and York Capital Management. The loan was used for the acquisition of a logistics … Read the full press release

Rockcastle to refinance three shopping centres in Poland with loan from pbb, Helaba and ING Bank

Munich/Frankfurt/Warsaw/London, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, Helaba and ING Bank have jointly underwritten an investment facility, totalling € 163.6 million, to refinance Karolinka, Pogoria and Platan Shopping Centres in Poland. The assets are owned by Rockcastle Global Real Estate … Read the full press release

BMT Ship & Coastal Dynamics’ marine navigation and manoeuvring simulator, REMBRANDT receives BAW Certification

TEDDINGTON, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT Ship & Coastal Dynamics, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has today announced that its marine navigation and manoeuvring simulator, REMBRANDT has been certified by BAW (Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau), on behalf of the Federal Waterways and … Read the full press release

BMT WBM announces its latest development of PTMRS system

TEDDINGTON, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT WBM, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced its latest development of the PULSETerraMetrixRS (PTMRS) system for managing the machine health, production and payload measurement on large rope shovels. Productivity improvements of 8-15% have … Read the full press release

Schindler Holding and Huawei Technologies to develop smart IoT components for seamless connectivity of elevators and escalators

HERGISWIL, Switzerland and SHENZHEN, China, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Schindler Holding and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. will cooperate in the future on the development of smart Internet-of-Things (IoT) components for a seamless connectivity of elevators and escalators. More than one billion … Read the full press release

Roland Berger appoints Philippe Chassat and Alain Le Couédic to lead its Financial Services Practice in the APAC region

MUNICH, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Roland Berger has appointed Philippe Chassat and Alain Le Couédic to lead the company’s Financial Services Practice in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Both will be responsible for expanding Roland Berger’s business in the region, providing clients … Read the full press release

EY Bank Relevance Index: Retail banks scored just 75.1 out of a maximum value of 100

40% of consumers report decreased dependence on their bank The average bank relevance score stands at 75.1 out of a possible 100 Trust in banks lags behind digital-only banks, FinTechs and supermarkets offering banking services LONDON, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Forty … Read the full press release

Co-op signed up to the National Farmers Union’s Fruit and Vegetable Pledge

MANCHESTER, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op has demonstrated its commitment to championing best practice in the fresh produce sector by signing up to the National Farmers Union’s Fruit and Vegetable Pledge. The community retailer made the announcement at its inaugural … Read the full press release

The Co-op backs UK farmers by stocking 100% own-brand fresh British beef, chicken, pork, lamb, bacon and turkey

MANCHESTER, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op today (Saturday, 17 September 2016) extended its commitment to back UK farmers by switching all of its fresh bacon and lamb to 100% British. The new sourcing initiative will make the Co-op the only … Read the full press release

RadiRo: 9 concerts in 9 days at Bucharest’s Romanian Radio Hall from 23 September to 1 October

GENEVA, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — 9 concerts in 9 days, headlined by five radio orchestras: that’s the exciting premise of RadiRo. This festival organized every two years by Radio Romania since 2012, the largest international event of its kind to feature … Read the full press release