Half the World to Face Severe Water Stress by 2030 unless Water Use is “Decoupled” from Economic Growth, Says International Resource Panel Without altering current levels of water consumption and pollution, almost half of the world’s population will suffer severe water stress by 2030, damaging the well-being of millions of… Read More »
Generali Real Estate sets up EMEA region and strengthens investments function in Benelux Generali Real Estate (GRE), the real estate asset manager of the Generali Group, has announced the creation of the EMEA region and the hiring of Joris De Roo to manage the investment, sales and asset management activities… Read More »
AnaCap acquires €2 billion NPL portfolios from GE and RBS AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of two portfolios of Italian non-performing loans (NPLs) with a face value of more than €2 billion. The portfolios have… Read More »
REYL Overseas Ltd opens second office in the United States in Dallas, Texas After opening its first branch in 2015 in Santa Barbara, California in the United States, REYL Overseas Ltd, subsidiary of Swiss banking Group REYL, has opened its second branch in Dallas, Texas. With this new branch managed… Read More »
Cantor Fitzgerald and IMC become latest WisdomTree Authorised Participants (AP) on UCITs platform WisdomTree, the exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and exchange-traded product (“ETP”) sponsor, and the world’s largest currency-hedged ETF issuer by AUM announced that Cantor Fitzgerald and IMC have become the most recent additions to a growing list of Authorised… Read More »
SafeCharge takes SuperBet online in Romania SafeCharge (LON:SCH) a leader in advanced payment technologies, today announces that SuperBet, one of the largest sports betting companies in Romania, has selected SafeCharge as their preferred payments partner for online deposits and withdrawals. SafeCharge’s Personalised Cashier, a customised deposit and withdrawal solution, is… Read More »
Eni’s new successful exploration activities in Egypt Eni successfully drilled the “Nidoco North 1X” well, in the exploration prospect of “Nooros East”, located in the Abu Madi West license, in the Nile Delta, Egypt. The new find start up is expected by the end of March 2016 and will allow… Read More »
Manuel Aguilera encourages the development of policies to increase the penetration of insurance in emerging countries There are significant differences between the societies of the world in terms of the penetration of insurance. Developed countries, where regulation, innovative products and distribution channels have progressed more rapidly, represent over 80 percent… Read More »
Essilor acquires Vision Direct in the UK In Europe, Essilor International has strengthened its online optical products retailing business with the acquisition of Vision Direct Group Ltd, one of Europe’s leading online contact lens retailers, with revenue of around £33 million in 2015. Vision Direct does a majority of its… Read More »
Kontron announces strategic partnership with Wibu-Systems for augmented IoT security Kontron, a leading provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), announces a multi-year partnership with Wibu-Systems, an innovative security technology leader in the global software licensing market. As a result of the technological and business framework agreement, Kontron customers will benefit… Read More »
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