HELSINKI, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sampo’s Group CEO and President Kari Stadigh has today sold 54,390 Sampo A shares. After the transaction he holds 251,795 Sampo A shares. The sold shares had been owned by Kari Stadigh for more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Insurance, Investment, Management
Tagged Kari Stadigh, Sampo A shares, Sampo's Group
Coventry, UK, 10-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Just as building work on a second WMG Academy for Young Engineers in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull enters an exciting new phase; a £1.1m grant has been confirmed from Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise … Read the full press release
The Maersk Group delivered an underlying profit of USD 662m in a 3rd quarter with deteriorating freight rates and lower oil price. The Group expects an underlying result for 2015 of around USD 3.4bn, based on an underlying result in … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Financial, Transportation & Logistics
Nicosia, Cyprus, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Cyprus releases today the statistics on interest rates applied by monetary financial institutions in Cyprus on deposits and loans in euro for the reference month of September … Read the full press release
VIENNA, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “Our solid result of EUR 764.2 million for the first nine months of 2015 was driven by several positive developments: better than expected loan growth of 3.1%, lower risk costs and limited one-offs compared to … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Investment
Tagged Andreas Treichl, Erste Group
Levallois-Perret, France, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the completion of the transaction with General Electric regarding Alstom’s Energy activities, the Group proposes to return a part of the proceeds to its shareholders. In its session of 4 November 2015, Alstom’s Board … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Investment
Tagged Alstom, General Electric, Patrick Kron
Telenor Group notes that VimpelCom Ltd. in a press release on 3 November 2015 has announced that they will make a provision of USD 900 million in their third quarter financial statements for a resolution of the investigations into VimpelCom’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Management, Norway, Russia, Telecom
Tagged Telenor Group, VimpelCom
Daimler Financial Services acquires Welcome financial services group of automobile dealer Wiesenthal Autohandels AG Welcome Bank is renamed Mercedes-Benz Bank Daimler can now offer auto loans to customers and inventory financing loans to dealers throughout Austria for the first time … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — PJSC “MegaFon” (“MegaFon”, or the “Company”) (LSE: MFON), a leading Russian telecommunications operator, announces its unaudited consolidated financial results1 for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2015. Key Financial and Operational Highlights of the Third Quarter 20152 … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Russia, Telecom
Tagged MegaFon, Russian telecommunications operator, wireless data services
Solid financial and operational performance from Fixed and Mobile services Underlying Group EBITDA +3.3% Year over Year Sound Free Cash Flow generation in the third quarter resulting end-September in Free Cash Flow of EUR 522 million Interim dividend of EUR … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Financial, Investment, Telecom
Tagged Dominique Leroy, Proximus Group
STOCKHOLM, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Electrolux operating income amounted to SEK 1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 8% year-over-year. Our largest business areas, Major Appliances EMEA and Major Appliances North America, which together comprise 65% … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Management, Sweden
Tagged Electrolux, Keith McLoughlin on
Winning innovations are mostly from emerging-market banks AMSTERDAM, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Efma, an association of 3,300 retail financial services companies in more than 130 countries, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have announced the winners of their third annual Global Distribution & Marketing … Read the full press release
Accenture’s US$2.2 Million Grant to Plan Netherlands Will Help Thousands of Tanzanian and Zambian Youth Secure Employment AMSTERDAM, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a US$2.2 million grant to Plan Netherlands to help the nonprofit deliver digital, technical and … Read the full press release
THE HAGUE, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. launched and priced it’s new EUR 500 million 5-year RegS transaction Terms of the transaction Rating: AA+ (Stable) S&P / AAA (Stable) Fitch Issue amount: EUR 500mn Pricing Date: 28 October … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Husqvarna Group has been reconfirmed as member of the FTSE4Good Index Series and of the STOXX® Global ESG Leaders index. These indices are designed to facilitate investments in companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, Sweden
Tagged FTSE4Good Index Series, Husqvarna Group, Jonas Willaredt, STOXX® Global ESG Leaders
La demanda nacional de gas natural en los nueve primeros meses de 2015 ha aumentado un 5% MADRID, 28-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Enagás obtuvo un beneficio neto de 312,7 millones de euros en los nueve primeros meses de 2015, un … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Spain
Austin, Texas, 26-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is bringing to light the security and fraud concerns banks and merchants should consider for secure digital payments from online to mobile and everything in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged CNP fraud, Dynamic Code Verification (DCV) solution, Gemalto, Jack Jania, Money20/20 2015
The Bank first covered bond transaction in 2015 confirms the Siena-based lender’s ability to access capital markets BMPS has issued 750 mln in covered bonds against a demand of more than 800 mln Spread at mid swap rate + 85 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy
Tagged Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Covered Bond, Euromarket
BASEL, 22-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — To promote consistent implementation of the Basel III countercyclical capital buffer, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued frequently asked questions and other supporting information. The information published today includes a list of all … Read the full press release
LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Businesses must take further steps to demonstrate to the public that not only are their tax affairs legal, but that they are responsible taxpayers, according to the CBI. In 2014, business paid nearly £175 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, John Cridland, taxpayers
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