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Die Zahl der Erstkäufer von Eigenheimen in Großbritannien hat sich laut dem First Time Buyer Index von Barclays Mortgages fast verdoppelt

Die meisten beginnen im Alter von 24 Jahren mit dem Sparen für ihre erste Immobilie, während das Durchschnittsalter bei Fertigstellung bei 32 Jahren liegt Fast drei Viertel (73 Prozent) wünschten, sie hätten früher mit dem Sparen begonnen, und 64 Prozent … Read the full press release

Unilever sets a new standard for nutrition transparency to accelerate its positive impact on public health

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever (LON: ULVR), multinational consumer goods conglomerate, has announced that the company will become the first global Foods company to publicly report the performance of its product portfolio against at least six different … Read the full press release

Connectivity solution by Inmarsat recognised in two separate categories of the Railway Technology Excellence Awards

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that a connectivity solution implemented by Globalsat Group via Cobham Satcom terminals deploying the company’s ELERA L-band network has won … Read the full press release

Study: thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) have significantly lower carbon footprint as compared to externally coated carbon steel pipes

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, Strohm, a leading composite pipe technology company, and the Non-Metallic Innovation Centre, a centre for the development of new composite non-metallic pipeline technologies, located at … Read the full press release

Vodafone and its African subsidiaries mark the 15th anniversary of M-Pesa, Africa’s largest fintech provider

Launched on 6 March 2007, originally as an idea part-funded by the UK Department for International Development in partnership with Vodafone, M-Pesa – Africa’s first mobile payments service – has been a major driver of financial inclusion, and now has … Read the full press release

BASF to increase prices of products in its additives portfolio by up to 35 percent

(PRESS RELEASE) LUDWIGSHAFEN, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF (ETR: BAS), the world’s largest chemical producer, has announced price increase of antioxidants Irganox® 1076, Irganox® PS 802 and related blends in its additives portfolio for plastic applications by up to 35 … Read the full press release

Amanda Blanc, PDG du groupe Aviva et championne des femmes en finance, commente la manière de lutter contre la lente progression des femmes dans les postes de direction dans les services financiers

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDRES, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (LON : AV), une multinationale d’assurance britannique, a annoncé que sa PDG du groupe, Amanda Blanc, la championne des femmes en finance, a publié des recommandations pour lutter contre la lenteur des … Read the full press release

Amanda Blanc, Aviva Group CEO and the Women in Finance Champion, comments on how to tackle the slow progress of women into senior management roles across financial services

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 7-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (LON: AV), a British multinational insurance company, has announced that its Group CEO Amanda Blanc, the Women in Finance Champion, has released recommendations to tackle the slow progress of women into … Read the full press release

Continental appoints Anna Fischer as new head of Investor Relations

Anna Fischer will be taking over the Investor Relations department effective April 1, 2022 Bernard Wang is leaving the company for personal reasons at the end of March 2022 Continental Chief Financial Officer Katja Dürrfeld: “Bernard Wang guided the transformation … Read the full press release

Two new Directors of Sustainability Innovation appointed at EQT Exeter, one of the largest real estate investment managers in the world

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 4-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — EQT Exeter, one of the largest real estate investment managers in the world, has announced the appointment of two new Directors of Sustainability Innovation. Beth Ambrose, based in London, and Matt Praske, based … Read the full press release

Un nouveau projet de l’Imperial College de Londres et de la Fondation Vodafone vise à créer le plus grand modèle de cyclone au monde

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDON, 4-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone (LON : VOD), une multinationale britannique leader dans les communications technologiques, a a annoncé que l’application pour téléphone mobile DreamLab de la Fondation Vodafone sera utilisée par l’Imperial College de Londres, une … Read the full press release

New project by Imperial College London and Vodafone Foundation aims at creating the world’s largest cyclone model

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone (LON: VOD), a British multinational leader in technology communications, has announced that Vodafone Foundation’s DreamLab mobile phone app will be used by Imperial College London, a public research university, for the modeling … Read the full press release

Des chercheurs de l’Université d’Aalborg ont connecté un robot KUKA à un cloud Microsoft Azure via une interface périphérique comme preuve de concept

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) AUGSBURG, Germany, 3-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — KUKA (ETR : KU2), l’un des principaux fournisseurs mondiaux de robots industriels et systèmes d’automatisation d’usine et faisant partie du groupe Midea, a annoncé qu’un robot KUKA a été connecté à un … Read the full press release

Aalborg University researchers connected a KUKA robot to a Microsoft Azure cloud via an edge interface as a proof of concept

(PRESS RELEASE) AUGSBURG, Germany, 3-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — KUKA (ETR: KU2), one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial robots and systems for factory automation and part of Midea Group, has announced that a KUKA robot has been connected to … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ to help the German cement industry in their efforts to produce climate-neutral cement by 2050

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 3-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, has announced it will supply Germany’s first CO2 capture plant based on the amine process to the cement works in Rohrdorf. … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies increases the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in France

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 3-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced it successfully started the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at its Normandy Platform, one of TotalEnergies Refining & Chemicals’ six integrated … Read the full press release

Themistoklis Fiotakis to lead FX Research at Barclays

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays (LON: BARC), a British multinational universal bank, has announced a new head for its FX Research based in London. Newly appointed Themistoklis (Themos) Fiotakis will be responsible for driving FX forecasts across … Read the full press release

Studie von Barclays Partner Finance: Jüngere Käufer gaben mehr aus als erwartet, wenn sie unregulierte BNPL-Darlehen (buy now, pay later) nutzten

18- bis 24-jährige Verbraucher, die „Jetzt kaufen, später bezahlen“-Produkte (BNPL) verwenden, geben 20 Prozent ihres frei verfügbaren Einkommens für Rückzahlungen aus 29 Prozent sind besorgt über ihre Fähigkeit, das Geliehene zurückzuzahlen, und fast 8 Prozent wurden von Inkassounternehmen kontaktiert 50 … Read the full press release

Barclays Partner Finance research: younger shoppers spent more than they anticipated when used unregulated BNPL (buy now, pay later) loans

18–24 year-old consumers who use ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) products spend 20 per cent of their discretionary income on repayments 29 per cent are concerned about their ability to pay back what they borrowed, and nearly 8 per cent … Read the full press release

Succession Wealth wird Teil von Aviva: Die Nachfrage nach Finanzberatung über das gesamte Vermögensspektrum hinweg war noch nie so groß

Verbessert die Position von Aviva auf dem schnell wachsenden britischen Vermögensmarkt erheblich Stärkt das Vermögensangebot von Aviva und beschleunigt seine Fähigkeit, einer beträchtlichen Anzahl seiner 6 Millionen Renten- und Sparkunden ohne einen bestehenden Berater eine qualitativ hochwertige Finanzberatung anzubieten Ermöglicht … Read the full press release