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Conwert: Haselsteiner Wants Blocking Minority
The Austrian industrialist, who is CEO of Strabag Group, wants to reach at least a 25% stake at the real estate company. Petrus Advisers is said to exit.
March 23, 2012
Raiffeisen, 3-Banken Reject Comment on Hypo Interest
Raiffeisenlandesbank Carinthia and BKS aren’t interested in Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG’s Austrian subsidiary.
March 23, 2012
RBI: Günther Gall Appointed Vice-Chairman of EPC
The Austrian national Günther Gall of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) was elected vice president of the European Payments Council (EPC).
March 23, 2012
RBI: No Capital Increase
Christian Konrad, general attorney of the Raiffeisen sector, is against a capital increase at RBI (Raiffeisen Bank International). The 9.0% tier-1 quota will be reached without that measure, Konrad is convinced.
March 23, 2012
Immofinanz: Analysts Expect Strong Earnings Growth
According to market expectations, the Austrian real estate company may achieve a 30% increase in EBITDA.
March 22, 2012
Starbucks Becomes Rival of Red Bull
The U.S. coffeehouse chain enters the energy drink market and attacks he market leader Red Bull.
March 22, 2012
Hypo Alpe Adria Bank to be Sold this Year
The Austrian subsidiary of the nationalized Hypo Group Alpe Adria will be sold this year. “All potential risk factors are eliminated.” the supervisory board chairman says.
March 22, 2012
New Executives for VBAG
The banking group VBAG, in which the Austrian state is about to take a stake of up to 49 percent, will get new management after losing nearly € 1.4bn ($1.85bn) last year.
March 22, 2012
S Immo: Increase in Rental Income of 21.1%
The Austrian real estate company announces an EBIT increase of 52.4%. Consolidated net income for year rose from € 2.1m to € 21.3m.
March 21, 2012
Banks have CEE-Subsidiaries „Under Control“
RBI´s CEO Herbert Stepic criticizes the skepticism against banking in Central and Eastern Europe. The economist Aiginger sees more advantages than risks for Austrian banks.
March 21, 2012
Cernko Claims Bank Rescue Fund
Bank Austria´s CEO Willibald Cernko wants the bank tax to be solely used for a stability fund in order to support financially stricken banks.
March 20, 2012
Austrian Real Estate Market is “Sold Out”
The boom of Austrian property prices does not end. Prices for one-family houses were up by 6.4% on average.
March 20, 2012
FMA: Insurance Companies Raised Profits to € 1.16bn
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) observes rising profits in the domestic insurance industry. Operating profits grew to € 1.16bn.
March 20, 2012
Allianz Austria Improves Premium Intake
The Austrian subsidiary of the German insurance group could enhance results in all its segments. Due to a decline in investment results, net profits were down significantly.
March 20, 2012
Hypo Group´s Austrian Subsidiary in the Profit Zone
Hypo Alpe Adria Bank AG, the Austrian subsidiary of Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG, today reports positive results from ordinary business activities (EBT) in 2011 of € 10.18m.
March 20, 2012
AMAG Appreciates Changes in Shareholder Structure
With B&C Industrieholding, the Austrian aluminum producer got a new major shareholder. RLB Upper Austria widens its share up to 16.44%.
March 19, 2012
Croatian Banks: Rise in NPL Ends
Croatian banks do not expect any further hike in the level of bad loans, which surpassed 12 percent at the end of 2011, the national banking association HUB said.
March 19, 2012
Bank Austria Plays Down Hungary Risks
The head of UniCredit unit Bank Austria's central and eastern Europe business played down potential risks from Hungary in a magazine interview published on Friday.
March 19, 2012
Bawag to Refund Bank Aid in 2014 by Earliest
The U.S. owned bank was the only one in Austria which could increase its profits last year. The restructuring is successfully completed.
March 17, 2012
Atrium Considers Secondary Listing on the Warsaw Exchange
The Vienna-listed, Jersey-based real estate company reviews a secondary listing at Warsaw Stock Exchange.
March 16, 2012
Raiffeisen Places Chinese Bonds
The Austrian bank places 750 million yuan in first sale dim sum bonds.
March 16, 2012
Bawag Underlines its Profitability
The Austrian bank, which is owned by the U.S. investment fund Cerberus, could report profits before taxes of € 156m. Against 2010, this is a rise by 13%.
March 16, 2012
Atrium Continues Strong Performance
The Vienna-listed Atrium European Real Estate Limited could improve rental income as well as profits substantially. Operating profits were up by 46.5%.
March 16, 2012
Lack in Low-Cost Apartments
In the near future, the Austrian real estate market threatens to show a drastic lack in low-cost apartments. Financing of real estate becomes more expensive.
March 15, 2012
B&C Holding Interested in 30% AMAG Stake
The industrial holding aims for entering the aluminum producer AMAG. RLB Upper Austria is interested too.
March 15, 2012
Vienna Initiative an Insurance Policy, not a Game Changer, Fitch Says
The principles adopted Tuesday in “Vienna Initiative 2.0” do not change Fitch’s base case expectation that central, eastern and south-eastern Europe (CESEE) will continue to see weak, or marginally negative, credit growth in the near-to-medium term.
March 15, 2012
CA Immo Pays Dividends for the First Time
The Austrian real estate company reported figures for 2011 today. The first-time consolidation of Europolis and successful sales lead to an increase in earnings. Profits were up by 38%.
March 14, 2012
Crystallizing Fronts in Austrian Banking Industry
For managers of the Austrian banking industry, the maximum salary increase for its employees is 3.3%. The trade unions call for a 3.8% increase.
March 14, 2012
No Credit Crunch in CEE
Western European banks maintain the liquidity of their subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe. The equity provision is better than expected.
March 14, 2012
Haselsteiner Buys 15% Stake in Conwert
Hans-Peter Haselsteiner, CEO of the Austrian construction company Strabag, buys a 15% stake in the Austrian real estate supplier Conwert. The seller is the London-based Petrus Advisers LLP.
March 14, 2012
Raiffeisen Energy & Environment Sells Bulgarian Assets
The subsidiary of the Austrian Raiffeisen Leasing sells Bulgarian wind parks to Lukerg Renew.
March 14, 2012
Austrian Supervisory Authority Published Guideline For Banks
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has published a supervisory guideline to strengthen the sustainability of the business models of large internationally active Austrian banks.
March 14, 2012
CEE Exchange “Open to Merger of Equal”
The CEE Stock Exchange Group, which includes bourses in Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Ljubljana, said it’s open to holding “merger of equals” talks with the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW), its biggest rival.
March 13, 2012
Stagnation at Vienna Stock Exchange
At the moment, the Viennese Stock Exchange (VSE) has no new IPO´s to announce. The atmosphere in Vienna would be not investment-oriented enough, market observers say.
March 13, 2012 · Updated: March 13, 2012; 19:11
Hypo Group: Losses of € 165m
Hypo Group Alpe Adria, a nationalized Austrian lender, does not pay a dividend to the state. According to IFRS, Hypo Group could achieve profits of € 69.3m.
March 13, 2012
KA Finanz: Disaster Was Avoidable
The „bad bank“ of the nationalized bank Kommunalkredit considered selling Greek sovereign bonds in spring 2009. Last week, KA Finanz wrote off € 423m.
March 12, 2012
Nowotny: Capital Shortfall at Hypo Group „Substantially Less Than € 10bn”
The governor of the Austrian Central Bank (OeNB) repulses reports stating that the nationalized bank Hypo Group needs capital injections of € 10bn.
March 10, 2012
Hypo Group: Costs Could Increase up to € 10bn
The nationalized Hypo Group Alpe Adria may need massive capital injections by the Austrian state. The bank must downsize radically.
March 10, 2012
Ghizzoni: „Austrian Bank Tax Is Painful“
The Chief Executive Officer of UniCredit, the holding company of Bank Austria emphasizes not to sell the Austrian subsidiary. The bank tax is “unfair”.
March 10, 2012
KA Finanz Needs € 1.0bn
Due to write-offs of Greek sovereign bonds, the “bad bank” of the nationalized Kommunalkredit has a capital shortfall of € 1.0bn.
March 9, 2012
RBI Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner for Moscow Airport
The loan of € 165m for the largest Russian Airport is for general corporate purposes. The international financing consortium consists of ING, Société Générale and RBI.
March 9, 2012
Bawag Buys Back Hybrid Capital
The U.S. owned Austrian bank purchases € 300m in hybrid capital back in order to strengthen the equity base.
March 9, 2012
Cernko Criticizes VBAG Bail-Out
Willibald Cernko, CEO of Bank Austria considers that the Austrian state reacted too late. A partly nationalization could have taken place already one year before.
March 9, 2012
RBI Optimizes Its Structure of Participations
EBA decides not to recognize privately placed participation capital. RZB Group will nevertheless meet the EBA target, the bank argues.
March 8, 2012
EBA Does Not Accept Participation Capital as Equity
Austrian banks face new difficulties. The European Banking Authorities does not approve participation capital by the Austrian state as Tier-1 Equity Capital.
March 8, 2012
Kommunalkredit Bring € 455m to Greek Swap
Kommunalkredit AG and KA Finanz AG, two nationalized Austrian banks, said they will join Greece’s debt swap with a total of € 455m ($600 million) to avoid triggering default swaps.
March 8, 2012
Pecik Unwanted at AMAG
A major shareholding in Austrian AMAG will be sold. Ronny Pecik, who is said to be interested, is not welcome.
March 7, 2012
Bank Insolvency Act to be Finished by Summer 2012
According to the government´s plans, the Austrian financial market authority (FMA) should obtain more competences.
March 7, 2012
Bank Taxes: Nowotny Supports Government
OeNB´s governor Ewald Nowotny defends the coalition plans to raise bank taxes by 25%.
March 7, 2012
Fitch Confirms Rating for VBAG
The U.S. rating agency retains the A rating for the fourth largest Austrian bank.
March 7, 2012
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