(IN BRIEF) Sika, a leading construction and industrial chemicals company, has presented its new Strategy 2028, titled “Beyond the Expected,” during its Capital Markets Day in Zurich. The strategy builds upon the company’s successful growth model and aims to further … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, News, Switzerland
Tagged 'Beyond the Expected' Strategy 2028, Capital Markets Day, Sika, sustainability, Thomas Hasler, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 20-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (SWX: ZURN), Swiss’s largest insurer, has announced the sale of its property and casualty insurance company in Russia to some members of the local team of the unit. According to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Russia, Switzerland
Tagged casualty insurer, insurance, non-life insurance, property insurer, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich Russia
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) ZÜRICH, 20-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (SWX: ZURN), la aseguradora más grande de Suiza, ha anunciado la venta de su compañía de seguros de propiedad y accidentes en Rusia a algunos miembros del equipo local … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Russia, Switzerland
Tagged aseguradora de accidentes, aseguradora de bienes, casualty insurer, insurance, non-life insurance, property insurer, seguros, seguros distintos de los de vida, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich Rusia, Zurich Russia
Transaction to release approximately USD 1.2 billion of capital and add 11 percentage points to the Group’s Swiss Solvency Test ratio1 Significant reduction in the Group’s exposure to credit risk Zurich will focus on protection and unit-linked solutions in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, News, Portugal, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, Deutsche Bank, GamaLife, George Quinn, insurance, life insurance, Matteo Castelvetri, pension back book, pension market, policyholders, Swiss Solvency Test, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich Investments Life S.p.A.
(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 8-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse, a global wealth manager, investment bank and financial services firm, has announced the publication of its study on the Swiss office property market. The full report made in English and called … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, News, Real Estate, Switzerland
Tagged Basel, Credit Suisse, demand, economists, Geneva, home working, Immediate outlook mixed, Lausanne, office market, office property market, office renovations, office space, real estate, real estate economists, Switzerland, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 3-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (SWX: ZURN), Swiss’s largest insurer, has announced that it will join The Valuable 500, a global movement made up of 500 CEOs and their companies, innovating and working together for … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Management, News, Society, Switzerland
Tagged disabilities, disability inclusion, diversity, Employee Resource Group, ERG, Inclusion, International Day of People with Disabilities, Mario Greco, people with disabilities, The Valuable 500, wellbeing, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group
Project helps Zurich’s public transport authority convert its bus fleet to electric drives Delivery of 45 charging stations for Hardau bus garage Charging cables routed through the hall ceiling allows for clear passageways (PRESS RELEASE) ERLANGEN, 16-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Birgit Dargel, charging infrastructure, charging stations, Christoph Rütimann, eBus charging stations, eBuses, greenhouse gas emissions, Hardau bus garage, Sicharge UC, Siemens, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, VBZ, Zurich, Zurich Public Transport Authority
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 13-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse, a global wealth manager, investment bank and financial services firm, has announced the release of its Locational Quality Indicator annual study for 2020 that looks into the locational quality of Swiss … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged Aargau, Basel, Bern, Canton Aargau, Canton Basel-Stadt, Canton Fribourg, Canton Geneva, Canton Lucerne, Canton Valais, Canton Zug, cantonal rankings, corporate income tax, corporate taxes, Credit Suisse, Graubünde, land, locational quality, Locational Quality Indicator, Nidwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Swiss cantons, Swiss labor force, Swiss regions, Ticino, transport accessibility, Vaud, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 21-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announces an exclusive reforestation sponsorship in The Atlantic Forest initiative in Brazil. The targeted, sustainable reforestation project will see 1 million trees planted to transform a barren farmland back … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Insurance, News, Society, Switzerland
Tagged 1.5°C Pledge, 2020 UN Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, addressing climate change, Alison Martin, Atlantic Forest initiative, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, Brazil, Brazilian rainforest, Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, climate change, conservation, Covid-19 pandemic, curbing climate change, deforestation, ecological conservation, healthy ecosystems, Healthy forests, Instituto Terra, insurance policies, insurer, Lélia, Minas Gerais, monoculture plantations, preventing future pandemics, rainforest, reforestation, reforestation project, reforestation sponsorship, restore biodiversity, Rimba Raya, Sebastião Salgado, tree planting, UN Business Ambition, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group, ‘green deserts’
Zurich accelerates development of digital services, creating a new unit to attract additional customers and meet their rapidly changing needs Jack Howell, CEO Asia Pacific (APAC), to lead the new Global Business Platforms unit focusing on digital services Ericson Chan, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Internet & Online, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Alison Martin, APAC, appointments, Claudia Dill, digital services, Ericson Chan, George Quinn, Global Business Platforms, Jack Howell, James Shea, Jeff Dailey, Kathleen Savio, Katja Roth Pellanda, Kristof Terryn, Laurence Maurice, leadership, Mario Greco, Peter Giger, Ping An Group, Ping An Technology, transformation, Tulsi Naidu, Urban Angehrn, Yannick Hausmann, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 1-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss global general and life insurer Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announced it is welcoming the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority decision to test policy wordings from across the UK insurance industry in the UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Insurance, News, Society, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged COVID-19, financial relief, health emergency, insurance, insurers, policyholders, premium rebates, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group
EMA, MHRA and FDA among regulatory agencies participating (PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 10-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is excited to host its 4th Annual European Meeting: Global Healthcare of the Present and the Future, June 25-26 in … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Healthcare, Ireland, Media, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged 4th PDA European Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, automation, Basel, Berlin, biopharmaceuticals, data quality management, data science, digitalization, Dublin, EMA, European Medicines Agency, FDA, Felix G. Rebitschek, Healthcare, HPRA, London, Manufacturing, manufacturing technologies, Max Planck Institute, medicines, MHRA, Paris, PDA, pharmaceuticals, PIC/S, regulators, Virtual Reality, Walter Morris, WHO, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, EUROPE, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Adecco Group, Tata Communications and INSEAD have just released their annual benchmark report that looks into the ability of 125 countries around the world to compete for talent. According … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Politics, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Adecco Group, and adaptability, Asia-Pacific, attracting talent, Australia, Boston, BRICS, Bruno Lanvin, CHINA, competitiveness, Copenhagen, digitisation, diversity, entrepreneurial talent, entrepreneurs, Felipe Monteiro, GCTCI, gender equality, Global Talent Competitiveness Index, Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019, globalisation, GTCI, GTCI 2019, GTCI 2020, GTCI report, Helsinki, Hong Kong, HR, Ian Lee, INDIA, INNOVATION, INSEAD, Japan, knowledge economy, Malaysia, Melbourne, mobility, New York, New Zealand, Osaka, Oslo, Paris, retaining talent, Seoul, Singapore, skilled professionals, South Korea, Sydney, Taipei, talent, Tata Communications, The Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index, Tokyo, Vienna, Vinod Kumar, Washington DC, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 11-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — R.W. Chelsea Holdings Ltd (the “Issuer”), has mandated BMI International Europe Limited as Sole Global Coordinator to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings in Vienna, Zurich, Geneva and London, commencing on 11 … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Security & Safety, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged BM Intelligence, BMI, BMI International Europe Limited, Chelsea Group, Directive 2001/34/EC, Directive 2003/71/EC, Eurobond issue, FCA stabilization, Fixed Income Investor, Geneva, ICMA stabilization, investor meetings, investors, London, notes, prospectus, Prospectus Directive, R.W. Chelsea Holdings Ltd, Regulation S, Stepan Klochkov, trading, Vienna, Zurich
Portfolio includes gross liabilities of USD 2 billion Transaction will be completed in two steps Transaction is expected to have a small negative impact on business operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a small positive impact on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Switzerland
Tagged Catalina, George Quinn, insurance, liability policies, UK legacy employers, Zurich
Election will take place at the next Annual General Meeting David Nish will not stand for re-election ZURICH, 14-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ms. Staiblin is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Alpiq, a leading Swiss energy services provider and electricity … Read the full press release
PARIS/ZURICH, 13-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Zurich), a leading multi-line insurer, and Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing, won the Information Services Group (ISG) Paragon Award™ Europe in the “Collaboration” category for their joint Robotic Process … Read the full press release
Zurich has received approval for the renovation of its group headquarters at Mythenquai 2 in Zurich. The dismantling of those buildings that are not on the registry of protected artistic and cultural sites has already begun. Construction will be completed … Read the full press release
Aegon, Allianz, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich have launched the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i aiming to explore the potential of distributed ledger technologies to better serve clients through faster, more convenient and secure services. If Blockchain technology proves … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Insurance, Technology
Tagged Aegon, Allianz, Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i, Christof Mascher, Munich Re, Swiss Re, Zurich
ZURICH, 22-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss Central Windows and Facades awarded the „facade industry’s Oscar“ for the third time in 2015. Three of the 26 competitors convinced – amongst others the Lindner Fassaden GmbH. The company won the third place … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, Germany, Real Estate, Switzerland
Tagged Lindner Fassaden, Skyscraper Hard Turm Park, Zurich, „facade industry’s Oscar“
ZURICH, Switzerland, 22-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Aston Martin St. Gallen builds a new dealership that combines features of the iconic sports car brand with typically Swiss characteristics to create a unique and luxurious ambience. What makes this dealership even more … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Real Estate, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aston Martin, Aston Martin St. Gallen, Automated Parking, Automated Parking Solution, Automated Parking System, Car Dealership, cars, flagship store, Ladina Caluori, oversized parking spaces, parking, Richard Denzler, Skyline Parking AG, St. Gallen, Zurich
Zurich, 26-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — While SMEs globally are generally optimistic about the future, they remain concerned about the risks of high competition and the associated impact of dumping on sales margins, and weak consumer demand/overstocking. The Zurich 2014 SME survey … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Small Business, Switzerland
Tagged Mike Kerner, SME survey, Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 7-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is assisting Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) to streamline Zurich’s global finance IT function under a five-year application services agreement signed in 2012. The initiative, which is being implemented through Accenture Finance and Risk … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Internet & Online, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Accenture, François Luu, John Del Santo, Markus Nordlin, SAP, SAP application services, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group
Barry Callebaut establishes local presence to further tap into a fast-growing chocolate market New state-of-the-art chocolate factory with initial annual production capacity of 14,000 tonnes of chocolate Moving closer to local Turkish customers and creating an additional foothold for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Switzerland, Turkey
Tagged Africa, Barry Callebaut, chocolate, chocolate confectionery, chocolate factory, Eastern Europe, EEMEA region, Eskisehir, Evelyn Nassar, fast-growing chocolate market, Filip De Reymaeker, Juergen Steinemann, Middle East, Raphael Wermuth, Sevda Erensel, Switzerland, Turkey, Zurich
Zurich, 03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announces that the Chairman, Josef Ackermann, has informed the Board of Directors that he is resigning from all his functions as a Board member with immediate effect. The Board of Directors respects and … Read the full press release
The UBS consumption indicator moved sideways in June. The first half of the year was weak for registrations of new cars. Zurich/Basel, 20-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The UBS consumption indicator remained stable for the most part in June at 1.44 index … Read the full press release
Zurich, 19-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 15 August 2013, the stabilisation fund (StabFund) of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) repaid the loan granted by the SNB parent company in full. Under the terms of the agreement, UBS may exercise an option … Read the full press release
Transaction is in line with ABB’s expansion strategy in automation solutions for buildings Zurich, Switzerland, 05-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has acquired French software company Newron System S.A. to expand its market reach and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, France, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged ABB’s Low Voltage Products, acquisition, automation solutions for buildings, automation technology ABB, blind controls and lights, building-automation solutions, Daniel Zotti, flexible automation solutions, French software company Newron System S.A., Hans-Georg Krabbe, Newron System S.A., Serge Le Men, Toulouse, Zurich
Center in Pacobo, Côte d’Ivoire, to offer advanced farmer training programs starting July 2013 Integrated “showcase farm” designed to demonstrate optimal farm management practices including advanced techniques to increase cocoa crop yields and quality Training curriculum includes focus on intercropping … Read the full press release
Lenovo positioniert neues Yoga 11S Ultrabook mit SAS Visual Analytics Zürich, 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lenovo, zweitgrößter PC-Hersteller weltweit, setzt SAS Visual Analytics ein, um die Attraktivität seines neuen Yoga 11S Ultrabook im Markt zu testen und die Wirksamkeit seiner Marketingkampagnen … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Lenovo, Marketingkampagnen, SAS, SAS Visual Analytics, Visualisierungssoftware, Yoga 11S Ultrabook, Zurich
Zurich / Basel, 4-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the Annual General Meeting held on May 2, 2013, UBS’s shareholders confirmed in their offices those members of the Board of Directors who had stood for re-election, and voted Reto Francioni onto the Board … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Ann F. Godbehere, Annual General Meeting, Annual Report, Axel A. Weber, Axel P. Lehmann, Basel, Beatrice Weder di Mauro, Consolidated Financial Statements, David Sidwell, Ernst & Young AG, Helmut Panke, Isabelle Romy, Joseph Yam, Michel Demaré, Rainer-Marc Frey, Reto Francioni, shareholders, UBS, UBS AG, William G. Parrett, Zurich
Banerjee to leave in next few weeks; Successor to be announced in due course Zurich, Switzerland, 16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Chief Technology Officer, Prith Banerjee, who joined ABB in 2012, has decided to leave ABB for family reasons. He will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Chief Technology Officer, Joe Hogan, Prith Banerjee, Zurich
New joint venture to produce high voltage instrument transformers to serve growing demand Zurich, Switzerland, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has entered into an agreement with Jiangsu Jingke Smart Electric Company in China to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, CHINA, high voltage instrument transformers, Jiangsu Jingke, power products, Zurich
Date for departure has not yet been decided; successor to be announced in due course Zurich, Switzerland, 10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan has decided to leave ABB for private reasons. A date for his departure has … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, ABB CEO, CEO, Hubertus von Grünberg, Joe Hogan, Zurich
Next generation orders to install ABB traction and onboard equipment on 76 trains Zurich, Switzerland, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders worth more than $60 million from Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABB, Gelenktriebwagen, GTW, Hessische Landesbahn, light electric trains, NSB Norway, onboard equipment, onboard power equipment, Stadler Rail, Stadler Rail trains, Südtiroler Transportstrukturen, Thurbo, traction equipment, trains, Ulrich Spiesshofer, Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $25 million to supply electrical and control systems for a new 75 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Northern … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Africa, automation system, Brice Koch, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon footprint, clean solar power, electrical system, energy mix, Kalahari Desert, Kathu, Kathu PV power plant, national grid, Northern Cape, open-pit iron ore mines, photovoltaic solar plants, power plants, PV power plant, renewable energy, renewable energy developer, single-axis PV power plants, Sishen, South Africa, WBHO, Zurich
Transformers to augment transmission grid and boost power supply to meet growing demand Zurich, Switzerland, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $120 million from the Saudi Electricity Company, to supply … Read the full press release
Zurich, Switzerland, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been recognized by MIT Technology Review for its hybrid high-voltage direct current (HVDC) breaker, placing it among the ten most important technology milestones of the past year. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, alternating current networks, breakthrough technologies, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) breaker, high-voltage direct current circuit breakers, HVDC technology, hybrid HVDC breaker, INNOVATION, interconnected HVDC transmission grids, Jason Pontin, MIT Technology Review, power grid, Zurich
Improved portfolio and geographic balance generates solid results in a mixed market Revenues steady to higher in all divisions1; Thomas & Betts on track Operational EBITDA2 and margin higher, continued solid execution on cost savings Zurich, Switzerland, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged 1, 1000 kilowatt high-efficiency solar inverter, ABB, ABB Q1, acquisitions, Balance sheet, cash flow, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, industrial efficiency, Joe Hogan, Net debt, non-GAAP, onboard direct current, photovoltaic power generation, power electronics, power reliability, profitability, renewable energy, revenue, Thomas & Betts, truly modular uninterrupted power supply, Zurich
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