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Clearstream, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo and BBVA to develop asset servicing model for market environment with TARGET2-Securities (T2S)

France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain to be covered via this new approach to asset servicing/Citi and Erste Group Bank to also join T2S asset serving model to include Greece and Austria/Clearstream progresses towards T2S readiness Luxembourg, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

NatWest’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee helped Jones FM LLP double in size and move to new headquarters

A building services and facilities management firm has almost doubled in size and moved to new headquarters using funding from NatWest and backed by a government guarantee. Dartford, UK, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Jones FM LLP formed in 2010 following the amalgamation … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce welcomes Daimler’s decision to exercise the put option relating to its 50% shareholding in Rolls-Royce Power Systems

London, UK, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce welcomes the decision by the Board of Management of Daimler AG to exercise the put option relating to its 50% shareholding in Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). Rolls-Royce will acquire the shares from Daimler, which has been a 50-50 joint venture … Read the full press release

ING U.S. files registration statement with U.S. SEC for possible future transactions to further reduce the current 57% interest of ING Group in ING U.S

Amsterdam, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ING Group announced today that ING U.S., Inc., its U.S.-based retirement, investment and insurance businesses subsidiary, has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which is required to accommodate possible future … Read the full press release

Barclaycard: Consumer spending in February was flat, rising just 2 per cent

LONDON, UK, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Consumer spending in February was flat, rising just 2 per cent, with positive economic sentiment failing to translate into higher pay packets, according to new data from Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of all the UK’s … Read the full press release

Barclays to participate in the Payments Council’s mobile payment service scheme Paym

LONDON, UK, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays confirms it will participate in the Payments Council’s mobile payment service scheme Paym, following an announcement today. The initiative will allow customers to send and receive payments using just a mobile number to users across a … Read the full press release

Société Générale favorise l’accès au crédit pour les créateurs et repreneurs d’entreprises avec son partenaire la SIAGI

PARIS, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dans un environnement économique difficile, l’accès au crédit pour les créateurs d’entreprises est un enjeu de taille. Société Générale et les financements des créateurs et repreneurs d’entreprise : Un acteur majeur du financement du tissu économique : … Read the full press release

Societe Generale Securities Services top ranked in Global Investor / ISF magazine’s 2014 Sub-Custody Survey

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has been ranked in Global Investor / ISF* magazine’s 2014 Sub-Custody Survey, obtaining Top Ranking in Croatia, Romania, Russia and Serbia. PARIS, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This annual survey gives broker-dealers and global custodians the opportunity to … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland: First time buyers benefit from having stamp duty paid

Edinburgh, Scotland, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — First time buyers who take out a mortgage through Bank of Scotland will benefit from receiving up to £2,500 to pay their Stamp Duty costs from the lender. Available from 4 March to 6 May … Read the full press release

Halifax Savings Barometer: UK savers could miss out on tax benefits on £4.8bn

UK savers could miss out on tax benefits on £4.8 billion* in savings by not moving money from taxed instant access accounts into their ISAs Nearly £1bn* could remain in tax-free accounts if people instead withdrew from non ISA accounts Ages … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank research: Value of the pound in your pocket declines by over 90% since 1973

£1 million in 1973 would provide same spending power as £10.5 million today A pint of milk has increased by 667% in 40 years £100 in 2053 could be the equivalent of £311 today LONDON, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The value of … Read the full press release

AUDI AG will present all figures on the past fiscal year on March 11

Audi takes stock after delivery record for the 2013 fiscal year Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 10:00 a.m. (CET): live TV broadcast of the Annual Press Conference via satellite Live stream on Audi MediaServices, on the AUDI AG Facebook page and … Read the full press release

AUDI AG delivered 117,500 cars in February

Around 117,500 deliveries worldwide, up 6.8 percent Audi growth surges in Brazil, Turkey and South Korea Sales chief Luca de Meo: “A3 Sedan* will launch in its core sales markets of China and the United States in spring” Ingolstadt, 8-3-2014 — … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation close the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA

Luxembourg, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal, together with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (“NSSMC”), today announces that it has completed the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (“TK Steel USA”), a steel processing plant in Calvert, Alabama, having received all necessary regulatory … Read the full press release

Aviva plc redemption notification: £200m and €50m Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2019

LONDON, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (the “Issuer”) wishes to announce that notification has been given to the holders of £200m 10.6725% Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2019 (ISIN: XS0421292755) (the “£200m Notes”) that it shall redeem the £200m Notes in … Read the full press release

Lloyds Banking Group announced its involvement in government-backed initiative Trailblazer Apprenticeships

LONDON, 6-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Banking Group is re-emphasising its commitment to Apprenticeships at 10 Downing Street today, at an event to announce its involvement in Trailblazers, a new government-backed scheme to directly involve employers in the development of improved Apprenticeship … Read the full press release

Lloyds Banking Group to provide £1m per year to Credit Unions as part of its commitment to provide leadership in the area of financial inclusion

LONDON, 6-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Banking Group to provide £1m per year to Credit Unions as part of its commitment to provide leadership in the area of financial inclusion Lloyds Banking Group commits £1m to Credit Unions per year Lloyds Banking … Read the full press release

Lloyds Banking Group revealed seven separate public commitments to address some of the big issues facing Britain today

LONDON, 6-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Banking Group revealed seven separate public commitments to address some of the big issues facing Britain today Helping Britain Prosper Plan: Today, for the first time, Lloyds Banking Group has revealed seven separate and significant public … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz sold 104,968 units in February, growth of 16.5%

Mercedes-Benz sold 104,968 vehicles in February. Ola Källenius: “We are keeping up the high momentum of the previous months.” Sales increases in all regions E-Class and S-Class show particularly high growth. Stuttgart, Germany, 6-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-Benz sold 104,968 units in … Read the full press release

Sovcomflot’s $316m project financing transaction received “The Project Financing Deal of the Year” award

Saint Petersburg, Russia, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sovcomflot’s $316-mln project financing transaction is recognized by the international shipping magazine Marine Money as one of the best financial transactions in 2013 and receives “The Project Financing Deal of the Year” award. The 10 … Read the full press release