(IN BRIEF) Aegon has disclosed that a coupon rate of 3.93894% has been established for the USD Perpetual Capital Securities. Due to the discontinuation of USD LIBOR, the calculation agent was unable to determine the necessary swap rates. As a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Aegon, Coupon Rate, Financial
(IN BRIEF) Nathalie Bricker has been appointed Global Head of Finance & Strategy at Natixis Investment Managers, the asset management arm of Groupe BPCE. Currently serving as Chief Financial Officer for Groupe BPCE’s global businesses, Bricker will report to Tim … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Groupe BPCE, leadership, Nathalie Bricker, Natixis Investment Managers, Stéphane Morin, Stéphanie Paix, Tim Ryan
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole S.A. has announced the appointment of Selma Dupont Drissi as the new Head of Strategy, effective from July 17, 2023. Dupont Drissi brings a wealth of experience in management, strategy, and organizational projects, having previously worked … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Crédit Agricole S.A., Head of Strategy, leadership, Selma Dupont Drissi
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has taken significant steps to promote sustainable development in Chile during the EU-CELAC Summit of Heads of State and Government. The EIB announced its first-ever residential mortgage-based loan outside the EU, providing €200 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Banco del Estado de Chile, Chile, Diego Pardow, EBRD, EU-CELAC Summit of Heads of State and Government, Gabriel Boric, partnership, Renewable hydrogen, sustainability, Ursula von der Leyen, Werner Hoyer
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banco Santander (Brasil) have signed a €300 million loan agreement to promote the use of renewable energy in Brazil. The loan will support the installation of small-scale solar photovoltaic plants, primarily on … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Holcim, a global building materials leader, has secured three grants from the EU Innovation Fund for its breakthrough Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects in Belgium, France, and Croatia. These grants support Holcim’s efforts to advance the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Construction, Croatia, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, CCUS projects, circular construction, clean technologies, clean-tech projects, decarbonizing cement, eM-Rhône, EU Innovation Fund, European Union, EU’s Green Deal, GO4ZERO, holcim, KOdeCO, Miljan Gutovic
(IN BRIEF) EQT AB has announced its plan to repurchase a maximum of 1,800,000 of its own ordinary shares, amounting to a total maximum value of SEK 500,000,000. The decision was made in accordance with the authorization granted by the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a loan of up to US$90 million to Akbank in Türkiye as part of the Türkiye Disaster Response Framework. The loan will assist businesses and individuals affected by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Akbank, earthquakes, EBRD, Francis Malige, Levent Çelebioğlu, loan, Türkiye, Türkiye Disaster Response Framework
(IN BRIEF) NLB Banka Prishtina has partnered with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Kosovo. The EBRD has provided two loans totaling €10 million to NLB Prishtina, which will lend the funds to small businesses in Kosovo, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the signing of multiple loans during the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government. These loans will provide financing for climate action … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has conducted research revealing that over 65s in the UK could potentially earn nearly £700 by selling unwanted items online. However, despite having an average of 18 items they would like to sell, only a quarter of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Clear Clutter, Digital Eagles, Kirsty Adams, Online Marketplaces, online selling, Sabrina Grant
(IN BRIEF) NatWest Group has set a goal to assist 10 million individuals each year in managing their financial wellbeing by 2027. They have already achieved a previous target of helping 2 million people save over £100 for the first … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Insurance, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Alison Rose, Ellen Miller, Financial Wellbeing, manage, NatWest Group, Theodora Hadjimichael
(IN BRIEF) NatWest has announced the availability of Tap to Pay on iPhone for eligible businesses across the UK. Through the NatWest Tap to Pay iOS app, businesses can seamlessly accept contactless payments using their iPhone, without the need for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apple Pay, businesses, contactless payments, iPhone, Mark Brant, NatWest, SMEs, Tap to Pay, Tap to Pay iOS app, Tyl by NatWest, UK
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies, in collaboration with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), NextDecade Corporation, GIC, and Mubadala, has reached the final investment decision (FID) to develop phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in South Texas. The initial phase includes … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Bechtel, GIC, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), investment, Matt Schatzman, Mubadala, NextDecade Corporation, partnership, Patrick Pouyanné, Rio Grande LNG Project, South Texas, TotalEnergies
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has announced its investment as a limited partner in Suffolk Technologies, a venture capital fund focused on supporting startups in the building industry. The fund, worth USD 110 million, aims to back disruptive innovations in areas such … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged building industry, holcim, investment, Jit Kee Chin, Ram Muthu, Suffolk Technologies
(IN BRIEF) Thales has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Cobham Aerospace Communications (AeroComms), a leading provider of safety cockpit communication systems, for $1.1 billion. AeroComms operates across multiple countries and is expected to generate approximately $200 million in revenues … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) SMART Photonics, a scale-up company and former TU/e spin-off, has successfully raised an additional €100 million in funding from a group of strategic industry players and financial institutions. The funding round includes semiconductor industry leaders ASML, NXP, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Europe, funding, Gen Chip Manufacturing, Johan Feenstra, Micky Adriaansens, partnership, Robert-Jan Smits, SMART Photonics, TU/e
(IN BRIEF) The Supergen Energy Networks (SEN) Hub, a research initiative in partnership with several UK universities, has received significant funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to advance the transition to a sustainable energy sector. The SEN Hub focuses … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Arjun Parekh, electricity, funding, gas, heat, Johnson Fernandes, Matt Hindle, partnership, Paul Beasley, Peter Smith, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, Professor Philip Taylor, Supergen Energy Networks Hub, sustainability, sustainable energy transition, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the universities of Bath and Bristol have been awarded £1.5 million in funding to scale up the development of a revolutionary dementia and Alzheimer’s disease test called ‘Fastball EEG’. The non-invasive test measures patients’ brain waves … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Fastball EEG' Test, Alzheimer's disease, brain waves, Brian Murphy, Chris Williams, Cumulus Neuroscience, dementia, Dr. George Stothart, Dr. Liz Coulthard, Funding University of Bristol, NIHR, Professor Lucy Chappell, University of Bath, wellbeing
(IN BRIEF) The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has welcomed the UK Government’s Mansion House reforms, particularly the optionality provided for paying for investment research. The reforms allow clients to choose how they pay for research, whether bundled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Adam Farkas, AFME, European Union, flexibility, Investment Research Payments, Reforms, UK Government
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