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Polish Financial Market Authority Claims RBI´s Quotation
The Vice-President of the Polish financial market authority, Wojciech Kwasniak, asks the Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International to quote in Warsaw, besides the listing in Vienna.
December 3, 2011
S Immo Announces Changes in Shareholding Structure
The Austrian real estate company S Immo clarifies that the two core shareholders still remain in S Immo and hold a threshold beyond 9% each.
December 3, 2011
Hypo Tirol Expects Loss of € 110m
The Austrian regional bank’s result will be impacted by major write-downs of non-performing loans in Italy.
December 2, 2011
Legal Success for Bank Austria
A Swiss court granted the bank’s appeal against an obligation to pay € 245m to a German public body.
December 2, 2011
Volksbanken Group Takes Back Restructuring Decisions
The Austrian group cancelled the planned spin-off of its banking operations due to the deterioration of the market environment.
December 1, 2011
Wiedeking Joins Benko’s Signa Holding
The German manager becomes a member of the Austrian real estate group’s advisory board.
November 30, 2011
Erste Group Buys Remaining Shares in Romanian BCR
The Austrian bank has reached an agreement with the last one of five regional investment funds to acquire its stake of 6%.
November 30, 2011
Austria to Sell Nationalized Bank Kommunalkredit
The nationalized lender has to be sold by mid-2013. Finance Minister Fekter hopes for proceeds of € 500m.
November 29, 2011
Immofinanz Refinances Shopping Center in Poland
Two German banks arranged a € 210m facility for the Austrian real estate group’s Silesia City Center in Katowice.
November 29, 2011
Warimpex Records Negative Result
The Austrian real estate company posted a loss of € 2.8m in the first nine months of the year despite a 10% increase in revenue from hotel operations.
November 29, 2011
VIG Acquires Polish Life Insurance Company Polisa
The Austrian insurance group rounds off its product portfolio in Poland. Polisa generated a premium volume of € 21m in 2010.
November 29, 2011
Benko Puts Pressure on Kaufhof
The Austrian real estate investor René Benko presents his growth program and wants to outbid his rival, the U.S. investor Berggruen.
November 28, 2011
Romania Protests Against Austria´s Banks
The Austrian Central Bank and the Financial Market Authority announced to oblige domestic banks to reduce their exposure in the CEE region. Romania fears a credit crunch.
November 28, 2011
Stock Swap at Erste Group
The Austrian bank increases its stake in the Romanian BCR by 6.23% against cash and issuance of new shares
November 28, 2011
Investigations Against Benko
The Austrian real estate investor Benko is suspected for money laundering. Benko denies and sees a link to the Kaufhof-deal.
November 26, 2011
Treichl to be Confirmed as CEO
Erste Group´s CEO Andreas Treichl will extend his function at the Austrian major bank.
November 26, 2011
Volksbanken Group Result Negatively Impacted by Extraordinary Write-Downs
The Austrian bank posted a consolidated loss of € 689m for the first nine months of the year. The annual result is expected to decrease even further.
November 25, 2011
Financial Market Authority Terminates Inquiry Against CEO of Erste Group
The head of the Austrian bank group had been accused of balance sheed fraud. A second investigation for alleged market manipulation is still ongoing.
November 24, 2011
Uniqa Reports Positive Development in Core Business
One-off effects of the “write-down of Greece” and the new focus of the Austrian insurance company significantly influence results for the third quarter of the year.
November 24, 2011
Growing Capital Shortfall at Volksbanken Group
The Austrian bank will need another € 200m in order to comply with the EBA’s capital requirements. The price for the sale of VBI might be reduced to € 500m.
November 24, 2011
Uniqa Plans Sale of German Subsidiary Mannheimer
The Austrian insurance group’s new strategy brings increased concentration on Eastern European growth markets.
November 24, 2011
RBI Posts Decline in Nine-Month Profit
The Austrian bank might have to write down the goodwill on its Ukrainian subsidiary. Consolidated profit declined by 4.8% to € 745m in the first three quarters.
November 24, 2011
S Immo Increases Profit to Over € 20m
The Austrian real estate company reported strong results for the first nine months of the year. EBIT improved by 63% to € 74m.
November 23, 2011
Conwert – Revenue Up by 85%
The Austrian real estate company reported positive results for the first nine months of 2011 despite one-off effects.
November 23, 2011
CA Immo: Profits Doubled
The Austrian real estate company had a rental income of € 192.6m (up 56 %) in the first nine months of 2011. EBIT rose by 58%.
November 22, 2011
Austrian Minister of Economics Criticizes Hungary
On the occasion of a bilateral meeting between the Hungarian and the Austrian Minister of Economics Reinhold Mitterlehner repeated his critics regarding Hungarian foreign currency loans.
November 21, 2011
Austrian Central Bank Calls for Rise in Equity for Banks
The Austrian Central Bank (OeNB) prescribes Austrian banks to raise their equity base. By 2016, a further capital base of 3.0% is required.
November 21, 2011
Uniqa Group Strengthens Market Position in SEE Region
The Austrian insurance company expands its market leadership in Albania and is ranked on number two in Kosovo.
November 21, 2011
CA Immo Invests in Munich
The Austrian real estate group purchased a 50% stake in the Skygarden project in Munich. The acquired property value amounts to around € 63m.
November 21, 2011
Increasing Capital Requirements for Austrian Banks
The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) needs to raise its equity base by € 2.5bn instead of € 1.9bn, the bank supervision claims.
November 19, 2011
AutoBank Achieves Further Growth
The Austrian specialist bank increased new business volume to € 59.6m. The operating result more than doubled and amounted to € 817,000.
November 18, 2011
BKS Posts Decline in Profits
The two sister banks Oberbank and BTV were more successful in the first nine months of the year. Consolidated net income went up by 8.2%.
November 18, 2011
Raiffeisen’s Capital Shortfall Grows to € 2.5bn
The Austrian bank said it would not require state support to ensure compliance with the new requirements set by the European Banking Authority.
November 18, 2011
VIG Raises Equity Base in Croatia
The local authority claimed for a capital increase for the Croatian subsidiary of Vienna Insurance Group. Now, € 15m were transferred.
November 16, 2011
Conwert With Negative Result in Third Quarter
The Austrian real estate company announces positive results for the first nine months. Profits declined considerably, EBIT improved.
November 16, 2011
Increasing Earnings and Profits for Atrium
The Israeli, Vienna-listed real estate company published results for the third quarter. Profits before taxes went up by 39%.
November 15, 2011
Jobs to be Cut at Bank Austria
After the announcement of high write-offs yesterday, the Austrian subsidiary of UniCredit will reduce its staff from 10,800 to 10,000 by 2015.
November 15, 2011
Vienna Insurance Group Reports Moderate Rise in Profits
Profit (before taxes) went up by about 10 percent to € 414.1m. Group premiums rose by 4.0 percent to € 6.8bn.
November 15, 2011
High Losses for Bank Austria
Due to high write-offs in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, losses amount to € 600m in the third quarter. The first nine months bring profits of only € 4.5m.
November 14, 2011
Increasing Interest for Kaufhof
The Austrian real estate investor René Benko got another competitor. Now three tenderers in the sale process will participate.
November 14, 2011
UniCredit to Withdraw from CEE?
The holding company of Bank Austria, the Italian UniCredit, may close its operations in Eastern Europe. The consequences for Bank Austria are unknown.
November 14, 2011
Immofinanz Refinances Shopping Mall in Moscow
ZAO Raiffeisenbank provides a major loan for the Austrian real estate group in order to expand operations in Russia.
November 14, 2011
UBM Improves Results
The Austrian real estate development company presented a moderate rise in earnings. Sales remained stable.
November 12, 2011
ECO Business Reports Losses
The Austrian real estate company, which is listed at Vienna Stock Exchange, announces losses for the first nine months of € 6.8m.
November 12, 2011
S&P Reviews Uniqa’s Rating
The Austrian insurance company was set to CreditWatch negative due to its weakened capital adequacy. A downgrade by one notch is possible.
November 10, 2011
OeNB and People’s Bank of China Sign Investment Agreement
The agreement enables the Austrian National Bank to Invest via PBC in Renminbi-denominated assets.
November 10, 2011
Raiffeisen Cuts Staff in Czech Republic
The Austrian banks local unit has reacted to increasing costs and the poor economic outlook.
November 9, 2011
Massive Layoffs at Volksbanken Group
Hundreds of employees of the Austrian bank will lose their job in the next years, according to media reports.
November 9, 2011
Immofinanz Completes Acquisition of Romanian Adama
The Austrian real estate group has taken full control over the southeastern European housing firm, in which it has held a stake since 2007.
November 9, 2011
CA Immo Sells Hotel Site in Berlin
The Europacity urban district, in which the Austrian real estate group owns a major part, is progressing apace. A first-class hotel will be opening in early 2014.
November 9, 2011
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