Peugeot seeks to hire Carlos Tavares
Peugeot tries to recruit former senior Renault executive Carlos Tavares as heir apparent to CEO Philippe Varin while he finalises Dongfeng alliance European Companies News…
Swiss voters reject wage caps in referendum
Swiss voters have decisively rejected a radical proposal that would have made it illegal for companies to pay any of their staff more than 12 times the wage of their…
European telecoms revenue fall accelerates
Telecom service revenue will decrease by close to 3% in 2013 among major European countries, according to Etno, the industry lobby group European Companies News…
Commodity traders wake up to LNG market
Rising demand for liquefied gas from Asia to Latin America and growth of supplies creates new opportunities for energy companies and trading houses to exploit European Companies News…
EU launches container shipping probe
EC launches antitrust investigation into concerns that prices move in harmony because groups signal planned changes through public statements European Companies News…
Swiss executives braced for poll on pay
Experts say the measure will affect even Mittelstand groups – the small and medium-sized businesses which form the backbone of the Swiss economy European Companies News…
Novartis launches $5bn share buyback
Andrew Baum, analyst at Citi, said departure of Daniel Vasella had ‘materially elevated the importance of shareholder value within the group’ European Companies News…
Week in Review, November 23
Featuring Forex chatroom ban, JPMorgan’s $ 13bn settlement, Uralkali’s chief extradited; Aberdeen’s deal; and Ikea European Companies News…
Equity fund inflows hit record as rally grows
US fund managers, in particular, appear to have been making increasingly bullish bets on the eurozone’s sluggish economic recovery speeding up European Companies News…
Ukraine postpones opportunity to prosper
The EU remains ready to help the countries of the east with integration, reform and access, but it needs commitment European Companies News…
