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EU and Swiss regulators to co-operate on cross-border supervision of alternative investment funds

Posted on 12, December 2012 by

12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the co-operation arrangements between the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the EU securities regulators for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Spain, Switzerland

ADVERTENCIA AL PÚBLICO DE LA CNMV DE ENTIDAD NO REGISTRADA

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

Lunes, 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) advierte sobre las compañías ASCOT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD. (WWW.ASCOTMANAGEMENTSERVICES.COM) y ASCOT ENERGY SERVICES LTD. (WWW.ASCOTENERGYSERVICES.COM). La CNMV pone de manifiesto que dichas sociedades no figuran inscritas en el correspondiente … Read the full press release →

Posted in Financial, Government, Investment, Spain

LGT Capital Partners backs private equity team spinning off from KBC

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — KBC Private Equity NV (‘KBC PE’) has reached agreement with KeBeK I, a newly established private equity investment fund managed by KeBeK Management NV, regarding the sale of the major part of KBC PE’s remaining private equity portfolio. Today’s announcement … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Switzerland

KBC maakt het volgende bekend

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

DIT BERICHT MAG NOCH DIRECT NOCH INDIRECT GEPUBLICEERD OF VERSPREID WORDEN IN OF NAAR DE VERENIGDE STATEN VAN AMERIKA, CANADA, AUSTRALIË, JAPAN, ZUID-AFRIKA OF EEN ANDER LAND OF RECHTSGEBIED WAAR DAT EEN INBREUK ZOU VORMEN OP DE TOEPASSELIJKE WETGEVING   … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Government, Investment

KeBeK I verwerft een belangrijk deel van de resterende portefeuille van KBC Private Equity

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

KeBeK I wordt opgericht door de nieuwe beheersvennootschap KeBeK Management met de steun van LGT Capital Partners 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — KBC  Private Equity NV  (KBC  PE) heeft een akkoord  bereikt over de verkoop van het merendeel  van  zijn  resterende portefeuille aan  het pas … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Switzerland

Budgets committee confirms deal on 2012/2013 budget package

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Six billion Euros to pay bills in 2012, priority for growth and jobs in next year’s budget and a strategy for dealing with payment shortfalls in 2013. These are the main parts of the budget package formally … Read the full press release →

Posted in Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics

More funds do not mean more growth for the EU, according to leading economist

Posted on 11, December 2012 by
Economist Professor Sascha Becker

11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Economist Professor Sascha Becker presented a Chatham House paper today (Thurs) on the future of EU Structural Funds. Professor Becker is Deputy Director at Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy, based in the Department of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Economy, Education, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Society, United Kingdom

Poolse financiële toezichthouder KNF keurt fusie van Kredyt Bank en Bank Zachodni WBK goed

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

Warschau, Brussel – 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Vandaag heeft de Poolse financiële toezichthouder (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego) de fusie goedgekeurd van Kredyt Bank en Bank Zachodni WBK, de Poolse bankdochters van respectievelijk KBC en Banco Santander. Beide banken zijn genoteerd aan de beurs … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Government, Investment, Poland

Etika recherche des projets durables au Luxembourg

Posted on 11, December 2012 by
Etika recherche des projets durables au Luxembourg

Appel à candidature pour projets alternatifs 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — L’association de promotion de la finance sociale va récompenser début 2013 pour la troisième année consécutive des initiatives innovantes présentes au Luxembourg par deux prix de 2.000 euros chacun. Deux catégories … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Non Profit, Society

European Research Council recognizes TUM researchers

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

Multi-million euro funding for research 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Dedication to top-level research pays off. The European Research Council (ERC) has again awarded generous grants to scientists at Technische Universität München (TUM). Six researchers have been singled out for their cutting-edge … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Financial, Germany, Investment, Science, Technology

Eurosystem and Latin American central banks hold sixth high-level seminar

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Governors and high-level representatives of the Eurosystem and Latin American central banks and other regional financial organisations met in Santiago de Chile for the sixth high-level seminar to discuss macroeconomic policies, global liquidity and sovereign risk. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government

Succesvolle prijszetting van KBC’s eerste benchmarkuitgifte van obligaties, gedekt door Belgische hypotheekleningen

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

Vandaag lanceerde KBC met veel succes een benchmarkuitgifte van door hypotheekleningen gedekte obligaties, voor KBC de eerste emissie van zulke gedekte obligaties. 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — De emissie van gedekte obligaties voor een bedrag van 1,25 miljard euro komt op 11 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Real Estate

EIB and Banco BPI: EUR 300m for SMEs and midcaps in Portugal

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Building upon a long-standing and fruitful cooperation between the two institutions, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 300 million loan to Banco BPI to finance small and medium-sized projects throughout Portugal mainly undertaken by … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Portugal, Small Business

BMW Group sales climb 23.0% in November

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

Best ever November with 170,932 BMW Group vehicles delivered BMW brand sales volume up 26.4% Robertson: Record sales year well within reach Munich, 10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The BMW Group experienced growth on all continents in November and achieved another record month … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Technology

EIB and the Lorraine Region: EUR 120m for LGV Est

Posted on 10, December 2012 by
BEI et Région Lorraine : 120 millions d'euros pour la LGV Est M. Jean-Pierre Masseret, Président du Conseil Régional de Lorraine et M. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-président de la Banque européenne d’investissement Metz 04/12/2012

10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A EUR 60 million finance contract to complete phase two of the LGV Est-Européenne high-speed rail project was signed by Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Jean-Pierre Masseret, President of the Lorraine … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Construction, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Transportation & Logistics

VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP: extends Managing Board appointments

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Supervisory Board of Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe has renewed the Managing Board contracts of Peter Hagen, Franz Kosyna, Martin Simhandl, Franz Fuchs and Peter Höfinger for a further five years. Their terms of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Insurance, Management

EIB supports human capital development and scientific research in Hungary

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is granting some EUR 560 million of new funding to the Hungarian State: A EUR 400 million loan to co-finance priority projects in the area of human capital development and A HUF 45 500 million … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Science

Altran France – Appointment of Antoine Grenier, Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer

Posted on 10, December 2012 by
Antoine Grenier

10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Antoine Grenier, 39 years, Chief Financial Officer of Altran France, has been appointed Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer. As a member of the Group Management Committee, he reports to Olivier Aldrin, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, Technology

Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into creation of “NewCo”, combining Munksjö and part of Ahlstrom.

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

Brussels, 10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the planned combination into a new merged entity of Munksjö AB, a Swedish-based manufacturer of high value-added paper products, and the European label … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Law, Sweden

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Market abuse: Justice Ministers agree Commission proposals on criminal sanctions

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

Brussels, 10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In the recent LIBOR scandal, serious concerns have been raised about the manipulation of benchmarks, which can result in significant losses to consumers and investors, or distort the real economy. The integrity of financial markets is also … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics, Society