AMSTERDAM, 03-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been awarded a major contract by BankAxept, the national payment scheme of Norway, to enable all local banks to interconnect through a single credentials management … Read the full press release
ZEIST, 30-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Achmea has appointed Michel Lamie (50) to Achmea’s Executive Board with effect from 1 January 2017. He will succeed Huub Arendse as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in April 2017 following the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Management, Netherlands
Tagged Aad Veenman, Achmea, Huub Arendse, Michel Lamie, Van Lanschot Chabot, Willem van Duin
PARIS, 30-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, at its 299th meeting held in Paris, the Administrative Council of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) approved five new loans worth € 423 million. This brings the total amount approved for projects so … Read the full press release
PARIS, 29-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes (ELE:PA), the world leader in trade-credit insurance, today announced a collaboration with Moody’s Investors Service for new, tailored credit rating services that Euler Hermes Rating will provide to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps. … Read the full press release
10 entities have increased or commenced activity in the last 6 months ForexClear now has 24 members of the service Over $100bn in notional cleared last week, the largest week since service’s inception in 2012 LONDON, 27-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Citi, Daniel Maguire, ForexClear service, Frederic Boillerau, G10 FX, Geoff Kot, James Bindler, LCH, Markus Schmidt, Paddy Boyle
CEO of ABO Capital receives special recognition from the African community LISBON, Portugal, 27-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ABO Capital, a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola, announced today that its CEO Zandre Campos was named one of the Top … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Portugal
Tagged 7th annual Business Leadership Awards Gala, ABO Capital, Africa, African Leadership Magazine, Angola, Award, Entrepreneurship, honor, Kristie Galvani, Lisbon, Lusiada University, MOROCCO, Movicel Telecommunications, Nazaki Oil & Gaz S.A., New York, Oshen Group, Rwanda, S.A., SONAIR, Sonangol, Sphera Bluoshen S.A., St. Regis Hotel, Zandre Campos
PARIS, 23-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Several financial and non-financial rating agencies have acknowledged the quality of Icade’s CSR policy, as well as its transparent financial reporting. 5 th place in the GRESB ranking Like last year, Icade is classified as a … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Financial, France, Management, Real Estate
Tagged CSR policy, EPRA, GRESB, Icade, rating agencies
AMSTERDAM, 22-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Amsterdam, 19th of September, 2016 – Atradius acquires Graydon – strengthens collections and information services offering companies aligned in goal to develop information and technology. Atradius N.V., a leading international credit insurance, surety and collections company … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Management, Netherlands
Tagged Atradius, Graydon, Isidoro Unda, Marcel van Es
PARIS, 22-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Coface continues to strengthen its senior management team, with the appointment of Fredrik Murer as CEO of the North America region. A member of Coface’s Executive Committee, reporting to Xavier Durand, Group CEO, Fredrik takes over … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Insurance, Management
Tagged COFACE, Fredrik Murer, Xavier Durand
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
Posted in Banks, Financial, Government, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biometric data, Britons, Kevin Jenkins, VISA
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
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Antoine de Broglie, logistics, Norbert Müller, pbb, STAM Europe, York Capital Management
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
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Poland, Real Estate, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Charles Balch, Helaba, ING Bank, loan, Michael Kröger, Nick Matulovich, pbb, Rockcastle, shopping centres in Poland, Włodek Skonieczny
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
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged Alain Le Couédic, Charles-Edouard Bouée, financial services, Knut Storholm, Philippe Chassat, Roland Berger
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
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged banking relevance, David Ebstein, EY, EY 2016 Global Consumer Banking Survey, Retail banks
Leicestershire, UK, 20-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough University is to receive a slice of the UK’s largest ever investment into health research announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. A regional consortium featuring Loughborough University and the University of Leicester, and … Read the full press release
More of us want to speak to someone about our finances (61%) than health (58%) Seven in ten (70%) want to speak to someone face-to-face for money matters Half (50%) wouldn’t use a bank or building society if entirely branchless … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Marketing, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Brits, financial matters, Graeme Hughes, health advice, Nationwide Building Society
New Nationwide Building Society advertising campaign written and performed by poets speaking up for what is important to them. The campaign launches on Facebook on Friday 16 September with TV launching the following day, during The X Factor, with a … Read the full press release
LONDON, 14-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Inflexion is pleased to announce that our exit of SMD has been awarded Deal of the Decade in the North East Dealmakers Awards 2016. Founded in 1971, SMD is one of the world’s leading designer and … Read the full press release
Both issued under its existing Euro Medium Term Note Programme and to be placed on the Euromarket. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 13-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has mandated Banca IMI, BNP Paribas, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, MUFG and UniCredit Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Management
Tagged Banca IMI, BNP Paribas, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Eni, fixed rate bond offering, MUFG, UniCredit Bank
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Barclays join forces to shake-up, streamline and simplify payments between Australia and the UK Innovative link-up of CBA’s CommBank app and Barclays’ Pingit will allow customers to move money over 10,000 miles – quickly, securely … Read the full press release
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