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Erste Group manages € 1.25bn increase of Slovak Bonds
Strong interest for the Slovak sovereign bonds offering: total orders amounted to € 1.9bn from over 100 investors.
February 19, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners & Losers (2011-02-17)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 18, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners & Losers (2011-02-16)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers
February 17, 2011
Bizarre Allegations of Meinl against Atrium
The ongoing conflict between the Austrian bank and the US-Israeli real estate fund shows new and unusual facets.
February 16, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners & Losers (2011-02-15)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 16, 2011
Erste Bank Hungary CEO to resign
Edit Papp, the CEO of Erste Bank Hungary, has decided to pursue other professional opportunities and therefore announced her resignation.
February 16, 2011
Accusations against Hypo Group in Slovenia
The Austrian bank is under investigation because of suspicious real estate and financial transactions.
February 15, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners & Losers (2011-02-14)
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February 15, 2011
Stepic: Austria is Destroying its Business Location
The CEO of Raiffeisen International Bank (RBI), Herbert Stepic, considers the domestic business location to be in grave danger.
February 12, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-02-11)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 12, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-02-10)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 11, 2011
Hypo Group Changes Leadership in Slovenia
Both the Slovenian subsidiary bank and the leasing company will receive a new leadership for "restructuring reasons".
February 10, 2011
Upward Trend for CEE Insurance Stocks
CEE insurance stocks to get a boost from rising profits, cheap valuation and stronger investor demand.
February 10, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-02-09)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 10, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-02-08)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 9, 2011
150 New Bank Austria Branches in Eastern Europe
The new board of the CEE Division of Bank Austria presented the group's expansion plans for Eastern Europe. By 2015, 900 branches are to be added.
February 9, 2011
Bank Tax is "untimely" for ÖVAG
The Austrian Volksbank Group's CEO, Gerald Wenzel, expects expenditure of € 40m due to the bank tax.
February 8, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-02-07)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 8, 2011
RBI Faces an Increase in Equity
The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International will strengthen its equity, announces Attorney General Konrad.
February 8, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange. Winners and Losers (2011-02-04)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange. Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 5, 2011
RLB Burgenland’s Profits Increase
Burgenland's regional bank recorded an operating profit of € 49m for 2010, which represents a slight improvement compared with 2009.
February 4, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange. Winners and Losers (2011-02-03)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 4, 2011
Raiffeisen Bank International Acquires 70% of Polbank
The Austrian RBI purchases Polbank for € 490m in cash. Polbank is seen as ideal complement to existing Raiffeisen Bank Polska .
February 4, 2011
Vienna Insurance Group Expands in Turkey
Vienna Insurance Group in Turkey: Acquisition of a 10 percent stake in Ray Sigorta is completed.
February 4, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange. Winners and Losers (2011-02-02)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 3, 2011
Superfund Seeking for Investors in Japan
The Austrian investment fund intends to raise new funds via Japanese institutional investors. The volume is said to account for $ 100m
February 3, 2011
Atrium Terminates Trust Agreements with Meinl
The US-American/Israeli fund Atrium terminates trust agreements with the Austrian Meinl Bank AG under the 2003 and 2005 bonds due to “important reasons”.
February 3, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange. Winners and Losers (2011-02-01)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange. Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 2, 2011
Austria's Credit Industry Appeals to the Constitutional Court
The price gains tax introduced as of January 1, 2011 encounters legal resistance. The Banking Division of the Chamber of Commerce announced a complaint of unconstitutionality.
February 2, 2011
Austrian Companies on Roadshow to London
Especially one of Austria´s leading banks, Erste Group, will be presented at the Investor Day in London.
February 2, 2011
Atrium European Real Estate Announces Credit Rating Update
Atrium European Real Estate Limited a real estate company owned by Citigroup/Gazit, is placed on CreditWatch Negative.
February 2, 2011
AvW Trial: Eight Years in Prison
An 8 years imprisonment sentence was imposed on the founder and CEO of AvW Group, Wolfgang Auer-Welsbach,
February 1, 2011
Hypo Upper Austria Reports stable Profits
According to the management, the regional bank could exceed its own expectations. Annual profit was € 27m.
February 1, 2011
Atrium: "Meinl Exploited its Position as a Trustee”
After the repayment of the convertible bond to the Austrian Meinl Bank, the real estate funds considers the calling as "blatant unlawfulness."
February 1, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange. Winners and Losers (2011-01-31)
Daiy News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
February 1, 2011
Member of the Board of the Stock Exchange to be Scharinger's Successor?
Heinrich Schaller, Member of the Board of the Vienna Stock Exchange is considered as favorite to succeed the longtime CEO of Raiffeisen Landesbank OÖ.
February 1, 2011
CA Immo: „Bid of UniCredit too low“
UniCredit intends to increase its stake on the Austrian CA Immo up to 29%. The board regards the bid of € 12.35 per share as being “too low”.
January 30, 2011
Hypo Group: Non-Performing Loans for € 8.5bn
The Hypo Group nationalized by the Austrian government is still deep in the red. The bank will be profitable as of 2012.
January 29, 2011
New Record in Premiums for Uniqa
The Austrian insurance company announces apremium increase in group business by 8.4% to € 6.22bn.
January 29, 2011
Bawag has to Sell Non-Core Business
The Austrian bank, which is owned by the US-American investor Cerberus, is obliged to sell its non-banking subsidiaries.
January 29, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-01-28)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
January 29, 2011
ATX: UniCredit expects 11% Return in 2011
Austrian stock market outlook for Q1 2011: Vienna Stock Exchange creeps up again
January 29, 2011
Meinl Bank to Cancel Previously Scheduled Bondholder Meeting
According to Atrium, a US/Israeli real estate company, circumstances causing a cross-default event do not subsist anymore.
January 29, 2011
Meinl Bank Continues to Claim Default of Atrium
Meinl Bank: „Atrium zahlt Meinl Bank states: "Contrary to their own announcement Atrium is not paying back the 10.75% convertible bond". Cross default risk remains upright
January 28, 2011
Unmodified Lending Policy of Austrian Banks
Austrian banks did not change their lending policy in the fourth quarter of 2010, no modifications are expected for the current quarter either.
January 28, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-01-27)
Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.
January 28, 2011
Erste Bank to Expand its Corporate Customer Business
Business with local companies is set to grow twice as fast as the Austrian market. Share for SME business set to rise from 24 to 33% in the next 3 years.
January 28, 2011
New Heads of Credit Risk Management at Bank Austria
Heinz Tschiltsch new head of CEE Credit Operations, Harald Brückl responsible for Special Credit Austria department.
January 28, 2011
Austrian Companies on Roadshow to Tokyo
Erste Group, RBI, VIG and Immofinanz are participating at the roadshow in Japan.
January 28, 2011
U.S. Embassy on Hypo Group: "Mini-empire in the Balkans"
New Wikileaks documents indicate that the U.S. Embassy analyzed the symbiosis between the Austrian financial and political scene.
January 27, 2011
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