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Uniqa: Boss Klien Will Leave Mid-2011
The Supervisory Board of Uniqa has decided that CEO Konstantin Klien (59) will retire prematurely in mid 2011.
September 22, 2010
Madoff Fund Report: Enormous Fees Without Any Value Added
After 9.5 years, 50,000 euro would have been eaten up by the "Primeo Select Fund" because of the high fees, is the opinion of an investors’ lawyer about the monies invested by Bank Austria with Bernie Madoff.
September 22, 2010
CEE Banking Sector Report: Still More Credit Losses in the East
The number of bad loans is expected to increase considerably in some Eastern European countries, a Raiffeisen-analysis shows.
September 21, 2010
CESEE Bank Conference: Joint Supervisory Academy in Vienna
Finance Minister Josef Pröll wants to create common standards for the CEE region with an Eastern Bank Supervisory Academy in Vienna.
September 17, 2010
Hypo Alpe Adria: Greek Entrepreneur Xeniadis Signals his Interest in Buying
The Greek businessman Vasileios Xeniadis is prepared to offer 1.35 billion euro for Hypo Alpe Adria.
September 16, 2010
Volksbank Vorarlberg: High Losses in Switzerland
Commitment to financial advisor JML did not go as desired: losses up to 3.9 million euro
September 15, 2010
Investkredit and ÖVAG: As Of Now, They Have a Common Board
In addition to CEO Gerald Wenzel, Wolfgang Perdich, Martin Fuchsbauer and Michael Mendel are also members of the common board. The merger of both financial institutions is to take place in early 2011.
September 15, 2010
FMA and OeNB Welcome the Basel III Agreement
The package draws the right lessons from the financial crisis and provides for reasonable transition periods.
September 14, 2010
Erste Bank intends to become Austria´s leading bank by 2015
Erste Bank, the banking unit of Erste Group responsible for Austria, announced that it was planning to overtake Raiffeisen and become Austria´s leading bank by 2015.
September 10, 2010
Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank - The new Group Press Officer
Dominic Köfner to take on the role of Group Press Officer for Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG (HGAA)
September 9, 2010
VBAG Group result for the first half of 2010: positive development continued
In the second quarter of 2010, Österreichische Volksbanken-AG (VBAG) Group confirmed the turnaround of the first quarter.
September 3, 2010
Austrian Banks in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
According to a recent comparative study from the Austrian Central Bank (OeNB), the long-term commitment of Austrian banks in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) offers good prospects.
August 27, 2010
Banks' equity - "Basel III costs 46 000 jobs"
The stricter rules for the equity of banks will reduce lending by up to 20 percent, says the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna.
July 21, 2010
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