Berne (ots) - Germany's Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (dpa) and London-based AFX News Ltd (AFX) have purchased stakes in leading Swiss financial news agency AWP (AG für Wirtschaftspublikationen, Berne). dpa has bought 35% and AFX 30%, while AWP's previous sole owner - sda (Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG) - retains the remaining 35%. Price details were not specified. The new partners' financial commitments emphasise the determination of all three agencies to ...
Berkeley, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Trinity Learning Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TTYL) announced today that it has completed an asset purchase agreement with PRIMEDIA Inc. (NYSE: PRM), the leading targeted media company. Trinity Learning, a publicly-held learning company specializing in workplace learning and certification, has acquired certain assets ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - The May issue of Bloomberg Markets Magazine offers a comprehensive look inside the insurance giant AIG, and the scandals that forced its 79-year-old CEO, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, to step down. Bloomberg Markets senior writer Richard Teitelbaum gives readers the whole story, from New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe to ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - As Wall Street follows the money trail and focuses its sights on hedge funds, two of the world's largest investment banks are facing fierce competition from behind, according to the May issue of Bloomberg Markets Magazine. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are leading the battle to dominate the prime brokerage business, ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Merrill Lynch, which ranked third in Institutional Investor's 2005 All-Europe research team rankings, jumps to the top spot in hedge fund managers' esteem, the March/April issue of Alpha magazine reports. To obtain its rankings, Alpha retabulated the results of II's 2005 All-Europe and Emerging EMEA research teams to count only votes cast ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Traders at hedge funds surveyed about the quality of European equity transactions rate Morgan Stanley best at executing orders for pan-European equity trades, Alpha magazine's March/April issue reports. The ranking is based on a retabulation of Institutional Investor's survey of head traders at money management firms investing in European ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - Exclusive Interview to Air on BLOOMBERG TV Tomorrow, Saturday, March 19 In a U.S. exclusive interview on BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R), James Owens, Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., stated that he expects a strong year in 2005 with profits likely rising about 25 percent. Mr. Owens also told BLOOMBERG TELEVISION that higher energy prices will help to spur new investment for ...
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
Nagoya, Japan (ots/PRNewswire) - From next week EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan will start. As the first world exposition to be held in the 21st century, the aim of EXPO 2005 is to raise the various global issues that are shared by humankind, gather the wisdom of the world and play a part in the creation of a sustainable future for the Earth in which there is harmony between ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Bloomberg, the leading global provider of business and financial news and data, today announced that it has been chosen as the fixing agent for Malaysian Cross Currency Basis Swaps. The Central Bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia, along with the Financial Market Association of Malaysia, have mandated Bloomberg to provide the fixing ...
Institutional Investor Magazine
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - For the second consecutive year, UBS is the top-ranked provider of EMEA research, according to the annual Institutional Investor magazine survey of investors to determine the best sell-side equity research coverage for the Emerging European, Middle Eastern and African markets. UBS, ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - The Bloomberg 20 Issue Ranks the Banks and Bankers Who Generate Top Results Bloomberg Markets, the leading magazine for financial experts, today unveiled the Bloomberg 20, which ranks investment banks by deal fees instead of volume. The April issue of Bloomberg Markets, on newsstands mid-March, also identifies the people who make it happen -- five key individual M&A advisers, bond ...
Oslo, Norway (ots/PRNewswire) - - FAST ProPublish Enables Publishers to Gather and Process Content More Effectively, While Delivering Superior Search Results to Researchers Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)), the leading developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Moody's Corporation has named Jennifer Elliott Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Elliott will be responsible for all aspects of Moody's global human resource activities, including recruiting, employee relations, compensation and benefits, organizational development, and human resources information systems. Ms. ...
Institutional Investor Magazine
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - UBS takes first place for the fourth consecutive year in Institutional Investor's annual All-Europe Research Team, the results of which were released today in the magazine's February 2005 issue. Every year, Institutional Investor magazine surveys investors in European equities to ...
Davos, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - In an exclusive interview on Bloomberg Television this afternoon, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi stated that Iran rejects any "discriminatory" proposals to restrict its nuclear work. "No discriminatory proposal can be accepted," Kharazzi told Bloomberg Television. During the ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - New Online Tools Enable Aerospace Professionals To Better Use News, Data and Analytics Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) has launched a series of enhancements that creates an integrated business tool for managers, business developers, buyers and technical professionals across the entire aviation and aerospace field. ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - Sullivan & Cromwell and Linklaters Led the Way in 2004; Huge Rise in Activity Seen in 2004, Very Active Season Expected in 2005 Bloomberg, the leading global provider of business and financial news and data, today unveiled its Bloomberg Law Merger, Acquisition and Divestitures rankings for 2004. The global rankings are compiled by Bloomberg as part of Bloomberg Law, a comprehensive ...
Jakarta, Indonesia (ots/PRNewswire) - The earthquake and its subsequent tsunami that battered Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province last Dec. 26 had caused wounds not only to Acehnese people but also to the entire Indonesian nation. As a manifestation of concern for disaster victims in Aceh, Trakindo Grup is called upon to provide relief aid worth Rp 1 billion. The aid was channelled by PT Trakindo Utama to the account of Dompet Kemanusiaan "Indonesia Menangis" ...
Sydney, Australia (ots/PRNewswire) - In conflict and other emergency situations, UNICEF operates on the principle that no child should be adopted abroad unless it is firmly established that he or she has no parents, relatives, or community members willing and able to care for the child. UNICEF's work in emergency situations is based on one simple mission: helping children recover from the horrors they have endured and ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Moody's Corporation announced today that effective immediately Andrew Huddart will assume the position of President, Moody's KMV, the leading provider of market-based quantitative credit risk analytics for banks, institutional investors, and corporations. Mr. Huddart was named Chief Operating Officer of Moody's KMV in July 2004. Before joining Moody's in May 2004, he was Chief ...
Institutional Investor Magazine
New York, November 12 (ots/PRNewswire) - For the seventh year running, UBS tops the Euro 100, Institutional Investor magazine's annual ranking of Europe's largest money managers by assets under management, published in the November issue. The Swiss bank managed a total of euro 1.4 trillion at year-end 2003. ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - The Times has today announced that from Monday November 1 2004 it will be compact-only six days a week. Robert Thomson, Editor, The Times, commented: "This is a significant moment in the 216-year history of The Times. The launch of the compact has transformed the fortunes of the newspaper and made The Times even more influential as Britain's journal of record. Our talented and committed ...
Bern (ots) - swissinfo/Swiss Radio International (SRI) is to broadcast its last shortwave and satellite radio programmes on October 30, 2004. As SRI goes off the air after nearly 70 years, a chapter in Swiss radio history comes to an end. swissinfo/SRI will in future focus exclusively on its multimedia news and information platform, www.swissinfo.org, which is available in nine languages. Swiss Radio International ...
Stockholm, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) - British and Dutch homeowners feel the most secure in Europe, even though the number of home break-ins in these countries is above the European average. This is revealed by SecurityPoint, a comprehensive European study presented today. In total 7,000 people were interviewed in seven European countries: Britain, France, Poland, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands. The ...
Wolters Kluwer Health, Pharma Solutions
Chester, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - Accepts Prestigious 2004 'Investors in People' Award Wolters Kluwer Health, Pharma Solutions business unit today announced that Adis International was named a 2004 "Investor in People" by the Investors in People UK Recognition Panel. The London-based organization assesses corporate business practices against a national ...
Lausanne (ots) - 700 square metres - Orange will appear in this the biggest three-dimensional advertising area in Switzerland at Zurich Airport from 10 September. Thanks to a unique and memorable LED light installation we will in future be able to draw the attention of millions of flight passengers every year to our mobile phone company. Orange Switzerland is thus treading new ground in 3-D communication. With the ...
Oslo, Norway (ots/PRNewswire) - - FAST AdVisor Enables Online Directories and Classified Publishers to Significantly Improve the Search and Discovery Capabilities of their Sites While Boosting Advertising Revenues Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)) (OSE: FAST), the leading developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, today announced ...
Oslo, Norway (ots/PRNewswire) - - Acquisition to Expand FAST's Global Market Presence, Accelerate Creation of New Publishing SDA, and Further Strengthen the Company's Enterprise Search Focus Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)), the leading developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting ...
From July 26, swissinfo.org will be devoting a special feature to Switzerland's national hero. Berne (ots) - The legend of William Tell has survived for seven centuries. It has now entered the internet age. To mark the bicentenary of Friedrich Schiller's famous play "William Tell", the multimedia platform of swissinfo/Swiss Radio International explores the mythical past and present of the celebrated Swiss hero. ...
Unterfoehring, Germany (ots) - Kabel Deutschland (KDG) today announced that Insa Calsow will join the company as Director of Investor Relations and Finance on September 1st 2004. Insa Calsow will report to KDG's Chief Financial Officer, Paul Thomason. She will be responsible for Investor Relations and for certain aspects of Corporate Finance. Mrs. Calsow comes ...