LONDON, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (“Aviva”) today announces that it has reached agreement to sell its entire 47% stake in its South Korean business Woori Aviva Life Insurance (“WALI”) to NongHyup Financial Group (“NHFG”). WALI is majority owned by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Khor Hock Seng, NongHyup Financial Group, Woori, Woori Aviva Life Insurance
LONDON, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva has enhanced its heart attack definition on new critical illness policies, meaning it will now pay out on the diagnosis of a heart attack, regardless of how severe it is. This removes the requirement for … Read the full press release
Sentiment towards non-European equities excluding emerging markets climbs Relative safety of bonds shows a strong sentiment increase Gold and emerging market equities are the only two asset classes to not have higher sentiment since this time last year LONDON, 15-4-2014 … Read the full press release
March sees marked growth in manufacturing and service sector output Rate of job creation is solid but slower than in February Cost inflation drops to 54-month low Edinburgh, Scotland, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scotland’s private sector economy ended the opening quarter with another … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank of Scotland PMI report for March, Donald MacRae, Markit
Warwickshire, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The NFU and popular children’s series Tractor Ted have joined forces to launch a brand new competition with a prize worth over £1000. The competition encourages four to seven-year-olds to think about where their food comes from by … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged Guy Smith, National Farmers' Union, Tractor Ted
LONDON, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SABMiller announces today a number of senior management and organisational changes that will become effective over the coming months: Norman Adami will stand down as Chairman of SABMiller Beverages South Africa with effect from 1 July 2014, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Clark, John Ustas, Mark Bowman, Mauricio Leyva, Norman Adami, SABMiller
Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cairn announces that as part of its long term succession planning, Dr Mike Watts, Deputy CEO, and Jann Brown, Managing Director and CFO will not seek re-election at the AGM on 15 May 2014 and will stand … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Cairn, James Smith, Jann Brown, Mike Watts, Simon Thomson
LONDON, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Maris Interiors have launched a radio campaign on LBC radio to help companies undertaking the difficult step of relocating their offices. Relocating offices is one of the most expensive and time-consuming events your company will have to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Media, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Edwina O’Mahony, LBC radio, Maris Interiors, Richard E Grant
Norfolk, UK, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Adrian Wootton, chief executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, has received an Honorary Doctorate from UEA at a ceremony for UEA London graduates at London’s Barbican. Wootton joined UEA’s School of English & American … Read the full press release
A disability expert from the University of East Anglia is calling for development agencies to ensure their aid programmes meet the needs of disabled people. Norfolk, UK, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Tom Shakespeare has given written and oral evidence to the House … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Government, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged disabled people, disabled people needs, Dr Tom Shakespeare, University of East Anglia
Newcastle, UK, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The next generation of wearable computing is being trialled for the first time to evaluate its potential to support people with Parkinson’s. Experts at Newcastle University are investigating Google Glass as an assistive aid to help people with Parkinson’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Ivan Poliakov, Dr John Vines, Google Glass, Ken Booth, Lynn Tearse, Newcastle University, Parkinson, Roisin McNaney
Brits abroad look to benefit from rising UK prices, with many considering Buy to Let Expats based in the UAE, France and Switzerland are the most likely to buy in Britain Only 11 per cent of British expats not confident … Read the full press release
LEEDS, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the University of Leeds have discovered six new forms of inherited blindness, each one resulting from mutations in a different gene important in eye development and vision. The research, carried out by experts from the University’s … Read the full press release
LEEDS, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Quantum Imaging Ltd, a University of Leeds spin out, has secured a £1.6 million investment to develop its medical imaging technology. The investment, announced today by IP Group plc and the University of Leeds, will enable the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Professor Ben Varcoe, Quantum Imaging Ltd, Steve Parker, University of Leeds
Southampton, UK, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Cyrus Cooper of the University of Southampton has been awarded The 2014 ESCEO-IOF Servier Pierre D. Delmas Prize for his distinguished body of work in the epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders. Presented at the opening of the World … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Southampton, UK, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Research by economists at the University of Southampton has shown people who receive higher bonuses are less likely to give to charity than those on lower earnings. The study by Dr Mirco Tonin and Dr Michael Vlassopoulos … Read the full press release
HOUSTON, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has acquired Sunstone Projects Ltd. (“Sunstone”) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada for C$14.5 million. Sunstone is a pipeline consulting company providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to clients in the Canadian oil & gas … Read the full press release
Scotland, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KTR-WG Turbine Services LLP (KTR-WG), a joint venture between Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont (KTR), has been awarded a long-term service agreement by the North Caspian Production Operating Company (NCPOC) in Kazakhstan. The joint venture will support the … Read the full press release
Crawley, United Kingdom, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — G4S, the leading global integrated security company, has signed a seven-year contract extension to provide cash solutions to Netherlands Railways (NS), via its G4S Nederland business As part of a multi-million pound deal, G4S will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Netherlands, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged G4S, Gert Askes, Netherlands Railways, Security company
LONDON, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new way to artificially control muscles using light, with the potential to restore function to muscles paralysed by conditions such as motor neuron disease and spinal cord injury, has been developed by scientists at UCL and … Read the full press release
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