Barclays is offering voice security technology to all of its customers Passwords will no longer be needed because each voice is as unique as fingerprint LONDON, 02-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays has today announced that it is introducing voice security technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
New HMRC figures show that the pension freedoms payments have more than doubled from Q1 to Q2 2016 Aviva insight, however, shows the need for vigilance to ensure that customer’s assets – savings and property – are sufficient to meet … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Insurance, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Alistair McQueen, Aviva, Pension freedoms
NEWBURY, UK, 01-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone develops proof-of-concept ‘Smart Summer’ connected swimwear, child’s sun hat and suitcase using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies ‘Smart Summer’ concept designs to prevent sunburn, help prevent small children from wandering off on the beach … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, vodafone, YouGov
NEWBURY, UK, 01-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone Group today announced the appointment of Serpil Timuray as Chief Commercial Operations and Strategy Officer and the appointment of Vivek Badrinath as Serpil Timuray’s successor as Chief Executive for the Group’s Africa, Middle East … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Serpil Timuray, Vittorio Colao, Vivek Badrinath, Vodafone Group
Tenth RQFII ETF to list on London Stock Exchange ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management (International) Company Limited becomes seventh Chinese ETF issuer on London Stock Exchange ETF launched in partnership with WisdomTree Further cements LSEG’s position as partner of choice … Read the full press release
Average annual pensioner benefits and concessions worth £17,500 Pensioners say OAP discounts save them more than £1,000 a year on discretionary spending More than one in three could not afford a trip to the dentist or optician if charged the … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged average retired UK household benefits, financial support, Prudential
46% see property wealth as a key part of retirement income planning, with 69% owning a home worth more than their pensions, savings and investments But 23% of mortgaged over-45s are still worried about paying off their loans: equivalent to … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Investment, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva Real Retirement Report, property wealth, retirement incomes
Just 36% of unretired over-55s had started their retirement planning in Q2 2016 – the lowest percentage seen in the last two years Despite rising 11% in three years, income dip in Q2 coincides with fewer over-55s receiving money from … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Investment, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Post-EU referendum poll
CAMBRIDGE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of ‘cap rock’, suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn’t leaked back out – one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal of carbon capture and … Read the full press release
CAMBRIDGE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An analysis of a new drug’s journey to market, published today in the BMJ, shines a light on financial practices that see some major pharmaceutical companies relying on a cycle of acquisitions, profits from high … Read the full press release
CAMBRIDGE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The health risks associated with sitting for eight or more hours a day – whether at work, home or commuting – can be eliminated with an hour or more of physical activity a day, according to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged eliminate health risks, physical activity, sitting for over 8 hours per day
Discovery further enhances Shell’s deep water position LONDON, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell today announced a new exploration discovery in the deep water U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The initial estimated recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter well are more than 125 … Read the full press release
THE HAGUE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced an interim dividend in respect of the second quarter of 2016 of US$0.47 per A ordinary share (“A Share”) and B ordinary share (“B … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged 2Q2016 interim dividend, ordinary shares, Royal Dutch Shell plc
BRUSSELS, 27-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has made commitments offered by Paramount legally binding under EU antitrust rules. These address the Commission’s concerns regarding certain clauses in film licensing contracts for pay-TV between Paramount and Sky UK. These clauses … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Entertainment, European Union, Government, Law, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged cross-border pay-TV services, EU antitrust rules, EU Commission, Paramount
GLASGOW, 27-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Glasgow has signed a partnership agreement with one of the most important state-owned enterprise companies in China to develop an international optoelectronics industry base in the Lingang area of Shanghai. A Memorandum of … Read the full press release
The discovery of an atmospheric time capsule has allowed scientists to directly measure the air that was breathed by Earth’s first animals. ABERDEEN, 26-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of international researchers, including geologists from the University of Aberdeen, made the … Read the full press release
Research shows a clear strategy and effective use of data are closely linked to financial success Marlow, UK, 26-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — UK organisations that have a well-defined data strategy reported their company’s financial performance as substantially ahead of peers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Mark Wilkinson, SAS, UK organisations
Southampton, 26-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Research by scientists in the US and UK has estimated that up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and South America could become infected by the Zika virus by the end of the first wave … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged childbearing women, epidemic, UK and US scientists, ZIKA, Zika infections
LONDON, 25-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Money worries felt by one in three children A third (33%) of eight to 15 year-olds worry about money Boys (37%) worry more about money than girls (30%) More than half (54%) of children living in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Halifax, Halifax pocket money survey, worry about money
LONDON, 25-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — According to official figures released today by BACS, Halifax is the most switched to bank on the high street. The data, published six months in arrears shows that over 460,000 customers have now switched to Halifax since … Read the full press release
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