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Accenture appoints new Group Chief Executives; Stephen J. Rohleder for North America and Daniel T. London for Health & Public Service

NEW YORK, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has appointed Stephen J. Rohleder to the newly created position of group chief executive – North America, to support the company’s continued focus on building a strong leadership position in key geographic markets. … Read the full press release

Ghent University PhD students won ‘Excellence in Law’ award at the International Academic Conference on Law and Politics

Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Angie Clocheret and Sibylle Van Belle, 2 assistant academic staff and PhD students in tax law at Ghent University, have won the ‘Excellence in Law’ award at the International Academic Conference on Law and Politics (IACLP) … Read the full press release

Symrise reports sales up by 8 % at local currency in Q1 2014

• Group sales up by 8 % at local currency • Increase in sales by 12 % in Emerging Markets • EBITDA up 9 % to € 101 million – EBITDA margin of 21.5 % • Earnings per share rise … Read the full press release

Eric Haller appointed as EVP of Experian DataLabs

Experian DataLabs use breakthrough data experimentation, analytical science and technology to solve business problems Costa Mesa, Calif., 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced that Eric Haller will be the executive vice president of Experian … Read the full press release

Central Bank of Ireland reports findings of its assessment of governance and risk management standards and practices across the credit union sector

Dublin, Ireland, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Central Bank of Ireland has today published a paper, circulated this week to credit unions and their trade bodies, on the findings of its assessment of governance and risk management standards and practices across … Read the full press release

DZ BANK Group reports all-time high profit before taxes of € 2.2 billion

The DZ BANK Group’s profit before taxes increased 68.5 per cent to an all-time high of € 2.2 billion Good operating performance throughout the entire DZ BANK Group Positive earnings effect due to reversals of impairment losses in DG HYP’s … Read the full press release

Gemalto to support BankID of Norway’s electronic authentication and legally-binding digital signatures with its Valimo mobile ID solution

Amsterdam, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it will support BankID of Norway in creating a nationwide system for robust electronic authentication and legally-binding digital signatures using the Valimo mobile ID … Read the full press release

STRABAG PFS schliesst Geschäftsjahr 2013 stabil ab

Die STRABAG PFS sowie ihre Töchter und Auslandsgesellschaften haben das Geschäftsjahr 2013 mit einer Gesamtleistung von 955 Mio. Euro abgeschlossen. 871 Mio. Euro wurden davon in Deutschland erwirtschaftet (Vorjahr: 872 Mio. Euro). Leistung mit 871 Mio. Euro in Deutschland annähernd … Read the full press release

Rigby Group divested the Dutch division of its technology business SCC to North American based Systemax

Warwickshire, UK, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rigby Group (RG) plc has agreed to the sale of the Dutch division of its technology business SCC to North American based Systemax (NYSE: SYX). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is due to … Read the full press release

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG’s Annual General Meeting approved payout of € 0.69 dividend per entitled share

Karlsruhe, Germany, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Annual General Meeting of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has discharged the Board of Management and Supervisory Board. The shareholders of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG have also approved the payout of a € 0.69 dividend per … Read the full press release

Národná banka Slovenska’s bank board issued statement following its 10th meeting

Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The 10th meeting of the Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska was held today (29 April 2014) and was chaired by Jozef Makúch, the NBS Governor. The Bank Board approved the NBS Annual Report for 2013, which … Read the full press release

The Joint Forum released its final report on Point of sale disclosure in the insurance, banking and securities sectors

Basel, Switzerland, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (30 April 2014) the Joint Forum released its final report on Point of sale disclosure in the insurance, banking and securities sectors. The report identifies and assesses differences and gaps in regulatory approaches to point of sale … Read the full press release

Nordea reports 6% increase of operating profit in its Q1 2014 results

Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CEO Christian Clausen’s comments on the results: “In the beginning of 2014, activity picked up in our corporate advisory business and remains strong in the savings area, leading to an improvement in net fee and commission income … Read the full press release

Helena Andreas appointed Head of Group Marketing and Communications at Nordea

Helena Andreas has been appointed Head of the new unit Group Marketing and Communications. She will join Nordea on 1 June. Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Helena Andreas comes from a position as Head of Retail Management at Vodafone Group, based in … Read the full press release

Sanitec Corporation to publish its Q1 2014 Interim Report on 13 May

Helsinki, Finland, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanitec Corporation will publish its Interim Report January-March 2014 on 13 May 2014 at 13:00 CET/ 14:00 EET. An investor conference call will be held on the same day at 14:30 CET/ 15:30 EET. President & … Read the full press release

VimpelCom to publish its operating and financial results for the first quarter of 2014 on May 14, 2014

Amsterdam, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ:VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, today announces that it plans, in line with the Company’s Financial Calendar 2014 which was released on January 16, 2014, to publish its operating … Read the full press release

Holcim reports significant increase in operating profit in its first quarter 2014 results

Strong momentum of Holcim Leadership Journey Significant increase in operating profit Operating margins increase further Like-for-like higher volumes and net sales Discipline in working capital management Negative foreign exchange effects impact results Jona, Switzerland, 29-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bernard Fontana, CEO, comments on … Read the full press release

NILE ASSIST, la filial de MAPFRE ASISTENCIA amplía sus oficinas y prevé un importante crecimiento en Egipto para los próximos 3 años

La filial de MAPFRE ASISTENCIA en Egipto y líder en asistencia en carretera y asistencia en viaje, reforzará su actividad comercial con el lanzamiento de nuevos productos de asistencia y riesgos especiales MADRID, Spain, 29-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NILE ASSIST, la filial … Read the full press release

Finnvera, Finpro and Tekes launch Team Finland LetsGrow financing programme for SMEs seeking international growth

Under the Team Finland LetsGrow financing programme, companies can receive loans from Finnvera for investments and working capital, grants from Tekes for innovation services and advice from Finpro for international growth. Helsinki, 29-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The programme is intended for growth-seeking … Read the full press release

CACEIS awarded 24 new depository service mandates in Germany in the closed-ended fund sector

PARIS, 28-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the past 12 months, CACEIS was awarded some 24 new depository service (Verwahrstelle) mandates in Germany in the closed-ended fund sector. In addition to those mentioned in previous press releases, these wins include well-known asset management … Read the full press release