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ADVERTENCIA AL PÚBLICO DE ENTIDAD NO REGISTRADA EN SUPERVISORES INTERNACIONALES

Posted on 12, December 2012 by

12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) hace públicas las advertencias recibidas a través de los supervisores de los mercados de Portugal y Reino Unido. El supervisor portugués informa de que AWI FINANCIAL (WWW.AWIFINANCIAL.COM) no es … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law

ESMA finalises guidelines on repo arrangements for UCITS funds

Posted on 12, December 2012 by

12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its final guidelines on repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements for UCITS funds. The guidelines state that UCITS should only enter into such agreements if they are able … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law

Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Austrian mobile phone operator Orange by H3G, subject to conditions

Posted on 12, December 2012 by

Brussels, 12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Orange’s mobile telephony business in Austria by Hutchison 3G (H3G). The approval is conditional upon the implementation of a commitments package that will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Investment, Law, Technology, Telecom

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Zambian sustainable energy infrastructure gets EUR 50m EIB support

Posted on 12, December 2012 by

12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Energy users across Zambia and Southern Africa will benefit from a new 120 MW hydropower plant and long-distance transmission line to be financed with support from Europe’s long-term lending institution. The European Investment Bank will provide … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment

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

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

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

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

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

EIB steps up its support for climate action, knowledge economy and SMEs in Greece

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank provides a total of EUR 370 million for climate action and knowledge economy in Greece: EUR 130 million go to the Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) for promoting energy security and efficiency in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Greece, Investment, Technology

The EIB, DZ BANK and VR LEASING support SMEs

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), together with DZ BANK and VR LEASING, is providing EUR 100m for small and medium-sized corporate customers of Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken. This loan will support primarily the financing operations and projects of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Investment, Small Business

EIB Group and Banco Popolare lend EUR 560 million for SMEs, mid-caps, enterprise networks, innovative R&D projects and the Emilia earthquake

Posted on 8, December 2012 by

SMEs and mid-caps: 200 million EIF, guarantees for innovative SMEs: 60 million Emilia earthquake: 50 million Industria 2015 and Italy Knowledge Economy: 55 million Enterprise networks: 20 million 8-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank Group (EIB and EIF, European … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Small Business, Society