04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank pledges to offer unbeatable rates on High Street to FTBs On Monday 2nd September HSBC will launch ‘First for First-Time Buyers’, offering unbeatable mortgage rates on the High Street at 90% LTV.1 The ‘Best High Street Mortgage Provider’2 pledges … Read the full press release
Dallas, TX, 04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has won a $13.7 million contract to replace the plant process computers (PPC) for the two generating units at Luminant’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant located near Glen Rose, Texas. Comanche Peak has two pressurized water reactors … Read the full press release
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On Friday 23 August first direct, winner of Moneywise Most Trusted Mortgage Provider, reduced the rates on eleven of its Offset and Repayment mortgages by up to 0.2% to provide even better value to customers. Borrowers with 25-35% deposit or equity are … Read the full press release
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce announced today that the largest capacity Syncrolift® shiplift to be built in Vietnam is now officially open for service. The Syncrolift has been installed as a key element of a major new shipbuilding and ship repair development at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Smith, Colonel Ha Son Hai, New Song Thu shipyard, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Syncrolift, Rolls-Royce Syncrolift shiplift, ship repair, Shipbuilding, shiplift, Syncrolift shiplift, Vietnam
03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays PLC has announced the appointment of Bob Hoyt as Group General Counsel. He will succeed Mark Harding in this role, whose intention to retire was announced in February 2013. Mr Hoyt is expected to take up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Antony Jenkins, appointment, Barclays PLC, Bob Hoyt, Group General Counsel, Mark Harding, PNC Financial Services Group
England’s 1966 World Cup goalkeeper star back in the net to get older people online Barclays research finds older people could net savings of £742 a year by getting online “Bank and Banks” create 3,500 “Digital Eagles” to mentor those … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Barclays Blackburn, Barclays Croydon, Barclays Darlington, Barclays Digital Eagle, Barclays Leeds, Barclays Mobile Banking, Barclays Online Banking, Barclays Pingit, Barclays South Shields, Gordon Banks, Steven Roberts, technophobe, “Bank and Banks”
Gwynt y Môr begins generating electricity Joint venture project of RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München and Siemens making good progress Complete commissioning planned for 2014 Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has officially generated and exported its first electricity, on track … Read the full press release
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION US$84 BILLION EXPECTED RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS £6 BILLION … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 13.2x EV / LTM OpFCF, 9.4x EV / LTM EBITDA, Cellco Partnership, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, CRET Depositary Interests, Goldman Sachs International, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, US GAAP, Verizon, Verizon Business International Holdings B.V., Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, vodafone, Vodafone ADR, Vodafone Omnitel N.V., VZW Transaction
02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone confirms that it is in advanced discussions with Verizon Communications Inc. regarding the disposal of Vodafone’s US group whose principal asset is its 45% interest in Verizon Wireless for US$130 billion. The consideration would substantially comprise a … Read the full press release
• One in four retired homeowners hope to raise £62,000 by moving into a smaller home • Convenience, raising money and cutting bills are the top three reasons for downsizing 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Darragh Leeson, downsizing, Prudential, retired homeowners, retirment, Stan Russell, Tony Hannon, UK homeowners
BAE Systems’ Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) system successfully completed 2,000 miles of testing on a fully integrated “Hotbuck” mobility platform, a significant milestone for the U.S. Army’s GCV program. 30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Hotbuck is a stationary, … Read the full press release
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer and one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance partnered with climate and development experts ClimateCare, to develop a new way to measure and report the full impact of offsetting Aviva’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Insurance, Management, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva’s carbon emissions, carbon emissions, Edward Hanrahan, Envirofit Efficient Stoves, general insurance, insurance, Kenya, LBG Framework, life insurance, LifeStraw Carbon for Water, Zelda Bentham
World class engineering will continue to support Great Britain’s elite athletes following the announcement yesterday that BAE Systems will continue to act as UK Sport’s Official Research and Innovation Partner on the ‘Road to Rio’. 30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — An £800k agreement … Read the full press release
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (the “Issuer”) wishes to announce that notification has been given to the holders of €650m Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2023 (ISIN: XS0177448015) (the “Notes”) that it shall redeem the Notes in full on 2 October … Read the full press release
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest avocado – an incredible five times the size of the standard variety – is going on sale across Britain. Called the Avozilla, just one of these fleshy fruit is big enough to make a healthy … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged avocados, Avozilla, Crème Fraîche Pasta, fruit, Guacamole, South Africa, Tesco, Tesco supermarkets
30-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bringing the total Welsh Apprenticeship numbers to 120, Lloyds Banking Group is to create a further 30 new apprenticeships in Wales as part of its UK wide apprenticeship programme. Working with JobcentrePlus, who will host a Road Show … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Moseley, apprentices, Apprenticeship Programme, Apprenticeships, Cardiff Gate, JobcentrePlus, Kate Guthrie, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Apprenticeship Programme, Lloyds Banking Group Welsh Apprenticeship, Newport, Rachel Duncan, Tredgar Park, Welsh Apprenticeship
29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. (‘HSBC Mexico’), an indirect subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (‘HSBC’), has entered into an agreement to sell HSBC Fianzas, S.A., its subsidiary which undertakes bonding and surety business, to Afianzadora Aserta, S.A. … Read the full press release
Positive conclusion to the review of Generali’s debt ratings by all the main rating agencies, following the creation of Generali Italia 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Trieste – Fitch has affirmed Generali’s IFS rating at ‘A-‘ (outlook negative). The rating agency also affirmed … Read the full press release
Swedish official Jonas Eriksson to handle FC Bayern München v Chelsea FC 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The UEFA Referees Committee has named the referee for the 2013 UEFA Super Cup between the UEFA Champions League winners, FC Bayern München, and the UEFA … Read the full press release
28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced the Reference Share Price in respect of the second quarter interim dividend of 2013, which was announced on August 1st, 2013 at $0.45 per A ordinary share (“A … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged American Depositary Share, Euronext Amsterdam, RDS Q2 2013 interim dividend, RDS.A, RDS.B, Royal Dutch Shell, Royal Dutch Shell $0.45 per A ordinary share, Scrip dividend programme, scrip dividend programme reference share price
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