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Helaba reports EUR150m group earnings before tax in its 2014 first quarter results

Quarterly results, as expected, slightly below previous year Further growth in customer business and in net interest income CET-1-Capital ratio at the end of March, 12.4 percent;  total capital ratio 17.2 percent Frankfurt, Germany, 30-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the financial year 2014, Helaba … Read the full press release

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provided €40 million loan to the French Department of Gard for the construction of schools and the Nîmes-Montpellier railway bypass project

Munich/Paris, 29-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, the public investment finance specialist, has provided a € 40 million loan to the French Department of Gard. The funds will be used for the construction of schools and the Nîmes-Montpellier railway bypass … Read the full press release

Inmarsat plc sold US$1,000,000,000 of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2022 through its wholly-owned subsidiary Inmarsat Finance plc

London, UK, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat plc announces the completion of an offering of debt securities through Inmarsat Finance plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary company. Inmarsat sold US$1,000,000,000 of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2022. The offering was completed at a price of … Read the full press release

EY’s annual European Attractiveness Survey: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe reached all-time high last year

London/Paris, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe reached an all-time high last year, according to EY’s annual European Attractiveness Survey. The report, now in its 12th year, combines an analysis of international investment into Europe over the last year with a … Read the full press release

Stephan Dixmier joins Natixis Intertitres as CEO and Natixis Interépargne as deputy CEO

PARIS, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Stephan Dixmier was appointed Chief Executive officer of Natixis Intertitres and deputy Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Interépargne. Stephan Dixmier began his career in 1991 at Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaires in the securities information systems. … Read the full press release

Natixis to provide long-term project financing for the design, construction, and operation of the Gemini offshore wind project in the Netherlands

PARIS, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Natixis will provide long-term project financing for the design, construction, and operation of the Gemini offshore wind project in the Netherlands, the largest ever project financed transaction to close in the offshore wind sector. Project Gemini … Read the full press release

Eurex Exchange further expands interest rate derivatives segment with the availability of physically deliverable Euro-Swap Futures

Eschborn, Germany, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange is further expanding its interest rate derivatives segment. Effective 1 September, physically deliverable Euro-Swap Futures will be available. The new Euro-Swap Futures contracts are based on euro-denominated interest rate … Read the full press release

Clearstream’s monitoring report supports depositary banks manage new obligations stipulated by regulations such as the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD)

New report on Clearstream’s network links to help depositary banks meet asset monitoring and due diligence requirements under AIFMD and UCITS V/Under AIFMD, depositary banks will be required to provide oversight of the fund’s investment activities to keep custody risk … Read the full press release

Eurex Exchange to introduce foreign exchange (FX) derivatives as a new asset class

Eschborn, Germany, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurex Exchange, the international derivatives market of Deutsche Börse Group, is to extend its product range by introducing foreign exchange (FX) derivatives as a new asset class. Effective 7 July 2014, exchange-traded currency futures and options … Read the full press release

CACEIS to provide depository services for real estate and other physical assets in Sal. Oppenheim’s open- and closed-ended funds in Germany

PARIS, 27-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS provides depository services for real estate and other physical assets in Sal. Oppenheim’s open- and closed-ended funds in Germany. Sal. Oppenheim and CACEIS are working closely together to ensure all concerned funds will be migrated … Read the full press release

RBS awarded Durham University students trip to India as part of initiative to increase employee diversity

“Tenacious” students from Durham University have won a trip to India as part of an initiative to increase employee diversity at RBS and raise money for The Prince’s Trust. Edinburgh, Scotland, 26-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The initiative, called An Indian Summer, starts with … Read the full press release

Halifax research: Average house price in seaside towns rose by 42% since 2004

The annual Halifax Seaside Town Review tracks house price movements in 196 seaside towns in Great Britain. The review is based on house price data from the Land Registry and the Registrar of Scotland. Average house price in seaside towns … Read the full press release

Enel Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting approved 2013 financial statements and appointed new board of directors

Financial statements as of December 31st, 2013 approved; dividend of 0.13 euro per share resolved New Board of Directors appointed for 2014-2016 term Rome, 26-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Enel S.p.A. met today in Rome under … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ strengthens its balance sheet with second €2 billion hybrid bond issue

PARIS, 26-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ today issued a second hybrid bond issue following its hybrid issue of July 2013, for an amount of €2 billion, taking advantage of exceptional market conditions for this type of financing. The Group was … Read the full press release

Generali appoints Isabelle Conner as the new Group Chief Marketing Officer

Trieste, Italy, 26-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Generali announces the appointment of Isabelle Conner as the new Group Chief Marketing Officer. Mrs. Conner is responsible for developing and coordinating the Generali brand and the customer relationship management strategy across the Group. Mario Greco, … Read the full press release

Porsche Financial Services, Inc. issues new ABS bond in the USA worth approximately 490 million US dollars

Once again, high investor demand in refinancing Stuttgart, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Financial Services, Inc. headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has issued a new ABS bond in the USA worth approximately 490 million US dollars. Porsche Financial Services is an indirect, wholly … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell plc sells its 100 percent interest in approximately 106,000 net acres in Dimmit, LaSalle, and Webb Counties, Texas to Sanchez Energy Corporation

The Hague, Netherlands, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) announced today it has agreed to sell its 100 percent working interest in approximately 106,000 net acres in Dimmit, LaSalle, and Webb Counties, Texas to Sanchez Energy Corporation for … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell plc cancels its Scrip Dividend Programme with effect from the second quarter 2014 Interim Dividend onwards

The Hague, Netherlands, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) announces the cancellation of its Scrip Dividend Programme (“the Programme”) with effect from the second quarter 2014 Interim Dividend onwards. The cancellation means that the second quarter 2014 Interim Dividend … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank AG placed undated Additional Tier 1 Notes with an equivalent value of Euro 3.5 billion

Frankfurt am Main, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (May 20, 2014), Deutsche Bank AG (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) placed undated Additional Tier 1 Notes with an equivalent value of Euro 3.5 billion. The offering consisted of three tranches: EUR 1.75 billion … Read the full press release

Repsol finaliza la venta de sus activos en Argentina por 6.309 millones de dólares

MADRID, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Repsol ha finalizado el proceso de desinversión de sus activos en Argentina con la venta a JP Morgan Securities de los títulos BODEN 2015 que aún mantenía, por valor nominal de 117,36 millones de dólares, y … Read the full press release