29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. (‘HSBC Mexico’), an indirect subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (‘HSBC’), has entered into an agreement to sell HSBC Fianzas, S.A., its subsidiary which undertakes bonding and surety business, to Afianzadora Aserta, S.A. … Read the full press release
Sales up 5.3% to CHF 45.2 billion, 4.1% organic growth Real internal growth up to 2.7% for the first half: all three geographies contributed Trading operating profit +6.8% to CHF 6.8 billion, margin +20 basis points to 15.1% Marketing spend +60 basis points; consumer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Investment, Science, Switzerland
Positive conclusion to the review of Generali’s debt ratings by all the main rating agencies, following the creation of Generali Italia 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Trieste – Fitch has affirmed Generali’s IFS rating at ‘A-‘ (outlook negative). The rating agency also affirmed … Read the full press release
The Labor Day weekend FedExCup playoff event has designated Monday as ‘Boston Strong Day’ 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 2013 Deutsche Bank Championship in cooperation with EMC is working to raise awareness and show support for those affected by the Boston Marathon … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Non Profit, Society, Sports
Tagged 2013 Deutsche Bank Championship, Boston Marathon bombing, Boston Strong Day, Casey Ford, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank North America, Elevate Communications, EMC, Eric Baldwin, FedExCup playoff event, Jacques Brand, New England’s premier PGA TOUR Playoff event, Norton, One Fund Boston, PGA TOUR professionals, Rachel Rees, The Labor Day weekend, Tiger Woods Foundation, TPC Boston
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management announced today that Felipe Godard will join the Firm as a Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management, Latin America, effective October 1, 2013. He will be based in Geneva, Switzerland and will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Antonio Braun, Caroline Kitidis, Chip Packard, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Switzerland, Felipe Godard, Geneva, Haig Ariyan, Marco Bizzozero, Pholida Barclay, Raphael Zagury, wealth management franchise, Wealth Management Latin America
Anyone looking for sound macroeconomic figures should divert their attention from Europe and look towards Latin America. There, in the shadow of Brazil and practically unnoticed by the rest of the world, Mexico has, in the past few years, developed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged Allianz Mexico, Allianz Mexico health insurance, Allianz Mexico life insurance, Allianz Mexico property and casualty insurance, Allianz SE, Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico, Mexico debt 40% of its GDP, Mexico economic growth +3%, Mexico growing middle class, Mexico is prospering, Mexico unemployment rate less than 5%, Sergio Ghibellini, Stefanie Rupp-Menedetter
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA LAUNCHES ITS 2013 EMPLOYEE SHARE OFFERING (SHAREPLAN 2013) ISSUER AXA, ICB sectorial classification: Industry : 8000, Financials Supersector : 8500, Insurance Sector : 8530, Non life Insurance Subsector : 8532, Full line Insurance OBJECTIVE As each year, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Investment, Management
Tagged AXA, AXA employee share offering, AXA Group, AXA Group SharePlan 2013, AXA International Employee Savings Plan, AXA shares, Clémence Houssay, employee share offering, Employee Stock Ownership Funds, Florian Bezault, French Labor Code, Garance Wattez-Richard, Guillaume Borie, Hélène Caillet, insurance, ISIN FR0000120628, Jennifer Lejeune, Mattieu Rouot, Natixis, Plan International d’Actionnariat de Groupe, SharePlan 2013, Stéphanie Bonel, Sulabh Kakkar, Varvara Romanenco, Yael Beer-Gabel
28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced the Reference Share Price in respect of the second quarter interim dividend of 2013, which was announced on August 1st, 2013 at $0.45 per A ordinary share (“A … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged American Depositary Share, Euronext Amsterdam, RDS Q2 2013 interim dividend, RDS.A, RDS.B, Royal Dutch Shell, Royal Dutch Shell $0.45 per A ordinary share, Scrip dividend programme, scrip dividend programme reference share price
For on-lending to local SMEs and trade financing 28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is providing Albania’s Credins Bank Sh.A. with €10 million in loans for on-lending to local small and medium-sized enterprises and supporting trade finance solutions for clients of the … Read the full press release
28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following recent changes in the Danish government, Mr Henrik Sass Larsen was appointed Minister for Business and Growth on 9 August 2013. He also becomes EIB Governor for the Kingdom of Denmark, succeeding Ms Annette Vilhelmsen. Prior to … Read the full press release
28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Kesko Group’s sales, excluding VAT, in July 2013 totalled €809.1 million, up 1.3%. In Kesko’s food trade, sales in July were €372.5 million, an increase of 6.2% compared to the previous year. In July, the number of … Read the full press release
Weitere Investitionen in die Kerngeschäftsbereiche Neuausrichtung der Bilanz Beschleunigung des Effizienz- und Produktivitätssteigerungsprogramms Starke Kapital- und Liquiditätsbasis bei konservativem Risikoprofil Verbesserung der CET I-Quote1) auf 12,3% (+4,5%-Punkte in den letzten 18 Monaten) Reduktion der Risikokosten um 17,7% Steigerung des Periodenüberschusses (vor Steuern, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment
Tagged BAWAG Aktiva, BAWAG Bilanzentwicklung, BAWAG CET I-Quote, BAWAG Eigenmittelquote, BAWAG Kernkapitalquote, BAWAG Nettozinsertrag, BAWAG P.S.K, BAWAG P.S.K. 1. Halbjahr 2013, BAWAG Passiva, BAWAG Provisionsüberschuss, Stadt Linz, ungarischen MKB-Bank
US$ 3.5 million loan to microfinance institution TBC Kredit 27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending US$ 2.5 million to TBC Kredit LLC for on-lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Azerbaijan. A … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged Azerbaijan, Azeri economy, Baku, EBRD, EBRD-managed Financial Intermediary Investment Special Fund, EBRD’s Azerbaijan Financial Sector Framework, International Cooperation and Development Fund, micro small and medium-sized enterprises, MSMEs, Neil McKain, TaiwanICDF, TBC Bank Georgia, TBC Kredit received $3.5M loan, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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