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VINCI signed share purchase agreement with investment services provider as part of the implementation of its share buyback programme

Rueil-Malmaison, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of the implementation of its share buyback programme, VINCI signed a share purchase agreement with an investment services provider on 30 March 2015. According to the agreement, the investment services provider will sell … Read the full press release

BBSRC’s Animal Health Research Club and Scottish Government to invest £6M to improve the health of livestock

LONDON, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BBSRC’s Animal Health Research Club (ARC) has announced over £6M of funding for research to improve the health of livestock. Eight studies will take place at institutions around England and Scotland in farmed fish, poultry, … Read the full press release

Hexagon AB: As per 31 March 2015 there are in total 359,531,730 shares in the company

STOCKHOLM, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The warrants programme for management, division management, other senior managers and key employees implemented at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 15 December 2011 has resulted in an increase of the number of shares and votes … Read the full press release

Vnesheconombank donates EUR 500,000 to Banja Luka in Serbian Bosnia and Herzegovina for flood relief

MOSCOW, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev handed over a certificate worth 500 thousand euros in the city of Banja Luka to the President of the Republic of Serbian Bosnia and Herzegovina for flood relief in the region. … Read the full press release

Corporater EPM Suite Is Now Certified to Run on SAP HANA®

STAVANGER, Norway, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Corporater AS today announced that its performance management solution Corporater EPM 4.0.6.6 has achieved SAP certification as powered by the SAP HANA® platform. The solution has been certified to run on SAP HANA and … Read the full press release

Mathematics Research at KTH to receive six grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation mathematics programs

STOCKHOLM, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mathematics Research at KTH will get a hefty injection of stimulating international exchanges, made possible by six grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation mathematics programs. “You can say that this is an acknowledgment … Read the full press release

Krka Supervisory and Management Board proposed dividend of EUR 2.20 gross per share, 4.8% higher than last year

Novo mesto, Slovenia, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At yesterday’s regular meeting, the Krka Supervisory and Management Board drew up the proposal that Krka pays its shareholders a dividend of EUR 2.20 gross per share, which is an increase of 4.8% … Read the full press release

PwC: European banks hold around €1.9 trillion of unwanted loans; CEE and Italy emerging markets for non-performing loan transactions

600 bankers and investors gather in London for 6th PwC annual bank restructuring and loan portfolio conference. Five more years of loan-dealing for banks to fully deal with non-core and non-performing loans. CEE and Italy are emerging markets for non-performing … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland: Scottish economy slowing sharply in the three months ending February 2015

EDINBURGH, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest Business Monitor from Bank of Scotland shows the Scottish economy slowing sharply in the three months ending February 2015. However, expectations for the next six months remain elevated at levels slightly below 2007 … Read the full press release

UK Business Digital Index by Lloyds Bank: there are still around 1.2 million SMEs in UK that lack basic digital skills

The 2015 Lloyds Bank UK Business Digital Index tracks digital adoption among small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) and charities. Latest report shows overall improvement for SMEs but over a million (23%) still lack basic digital skills. This is even … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Affordable Cities Review: Oxford is UK’s least affordable city; home affordability worsens in the last 12 months

Home affordability in UK cities deteriorates to 2009 levels •    Affordability 15% better than in 2008 •    Oxford is the UK’s least affordable city; Stirling is the most affordable •    Aberdeen records highest house price growth since 2005; London since … Read the full press release

The Higher Education Funding Council for England allocated £85 million of public funding to Russell Group universities

LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Higher Education Funding Council for England has allocated £85 million of public funding from the Research Partnership Investment Fund to Russell Group universities. This funding will be matched by universities and matched again by … Read the full press release

Natixis: Mirova et Carbone 4 co-développent une méthode innovante pour mesurer la contribution des entreprises à la transition énergétique

PARIS, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mirova, filiale dédiée à l’investissement responsable de Natixis Asset Management, a fait appel à l’expertise de Carbone 4 pour co-développer une méthodologie et un outil d’aide à la décision permettant d’évaluer la contribution des entreprises … Read the full press release

Global IPO activity got off to a slow start this year compared with 2014 according to the quarterly EY Global IPO Trends: 2015 Q1

LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Global IPO activity got off to a slow start this year compared with 2014 with 252 IPOs raising US$38.2b in the first quarter, a 4% decrease in volume and 19% drop in proceeds compared to … Read the full press release

Hempel’s Annual Report for 2014: Solid organic growth in the second half of the year delivered a record EUR 71 million net profit

Solid organic growth in the second half of the year ensured Hempel delivered a record net profit of EUR 71 million in 2014. The Group’s growth and earnings were in the top tier of the coatings industry and give the … Read the full press release

Mediaset Group 2014: Net revenues: EUR3,414.4M; EBIT: EUR248.8M; Net profit: EUR23.7M; EUR22.7M dividend proposal

Highlights: Mediaset Group 2014 Net revenues: EUR3,414.4 million Operating profit (EBIT): EUR248.8 million Net profit: EUR23.7 million Dividend proposal: a total of EUR22.7 million Key points for FY 2014 The return of dividends Increased value of subsidiaries: Ei Towers +21% … Read the full press release

HSBC confirms the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham

LONDON, 26-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC has confirmed today that the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham. As a result, around 1,000 head office roles will move … Read the full press release

The Bank of England published the results of an independent review by Deloitte of the disruption to the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system on 20 October 2014

LONDON, 26-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bank of England today published the results of an independent review by Deloitte of the disruption to the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system on 20 October 2014.  The Bank also published its response, … Read the full press release

Three new db x-trackers ETFs tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment on Xetra since Monday

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt, 26-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Three new db x-trackers ETFs from the product family section of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment on Xetra since Monday. Name: db x-trackers S&P 500 UCITS … Read the full press release