Talanx AG history, profile and corporate video Talanx AG is a German multinational financial holding company headquartered in Hanover, Germany. It was established in 1996 as a thoroughbred finance holding company. Still, it can trace its roots to HDI’s establishment as a liability association of the German iron and steel industry in 1903. The company, through its subsidiaries, operates in the following divisions: Industrial Lines, Retail Germany, Retail International, Reinsurance, and Corporate Operations. Industrial Lines The Industrial Lines division offers to the corporate and industrial clients a wide range of products and services, such as liability, motor,…
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Transneft PJSC history, profile and corporate video Transneft PJSC (Oil Transporting Joint-Stock Company Transneft before July 21, 2016) is a state-controlled natural monopoly transporting oil and petroleum products via trunk pipelines in Russia. It is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. The company was established by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 810 dated August 14, 1993, in pursuance of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1403 dated November 17, 1992. It was registered by the Moscow Registration Chamber on August 26, 1993. The main activities of the company include the provision of…
Nippon Steel Corporation history, profile and corporate video Nippon Steel Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of steel products headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. HISTORY Nippon Steel was formed in 2012 when the old Nippon Steel merged with Sumitomo Metal Industries and created a new company called Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation. The old Nippon Steel was created in 1970 by the merger of Yawata Iron & Steel and Fuji Iron & Steel. In 2019, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation changed its name to Nippon Steel Corporation. OPERATIONS The company operates through the following…
China National Building Material Co., Ltd. (CNBM) history, profile and corporate video China National Building Material Co., Ltd. (CNBM) is a public traded company, engaging in concrete products, other building materials and engineering service businesses. It was founded on March 28, 2005, and is headquartered in Beijing, China. The parent of the company is China National Building Material Group Co., Ltd. (CNBM), a state-owned enterprise administrated by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, which was established in 1984 and founded through the merger of the China National Building Materials Group Corporation and China…
Danske Bank A/S history, profile and corporate video Danske Bank A/S is a Danish bank headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1871 as Den Danske Landmandsbank (Landmandsbanken). HISTORY In 1873, Handelsbanken was founded and later became the neighbor of Landmandsbanken at Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The two banks merged in 1990. Landmandsbanken changed its name to Den Danske Bank in 1976. In 2000, it adopted the name of Danske Bank. In 2006, the company acquired the banking business of Sampo. OPERATIONS The bank operates through the following areas: Banking DK, Banking Nordic, Corporates…
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (CTBC Holding) profile and corporate video CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Former: ChinaTrust Financial Holding Company Ltd.), or also known as “CTBC Holding”, is a financial services holding company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The company was founded in 2002 and is principally engaged in providing global financial services through its main subsidiaries: CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. (former: Chinatrust Commercial Bank)Taiwan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.CTBC Securities Co., Ltd.CTBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd.CTBC Asset Management Co., Ltd.CTBC Investments Co., Ltd.CTBC Security Co., Ltd.Taiwan Lottery Corporation. The company operates through the following segments: Banking, Insurance, Securities,…
The National Commercial Bank (NCB) – AlAhli Bank history, profile and corporate video The National Commercial Bank (NCB), also known as AlAhli Bank, is a Saudi Arabian bank headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. NCB was the first and the largest Saudi bank to be licensed, following the Royal Decree of the 26th of December 1953, corresponding to the 20th of Rabi Al-Thani 1373H. It was formed as a result of the partnership and merger of Saudi Arabia’s largest currency exchange houses at the time; Mr. Saleh and Abdulaziz Kaki, and the Mr. Salem bin Mahfouz Company. The…
CNP Assurances S.A. profile and corporate video CNP Assurances S.A. is a French insurance, coinsurance and reinsurance provider headquartered in Paris, France. CNP stands for Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance and it was founded in 1959 as a subsidiary of Caisse des dépôts et consignations. The company operates through the following business segments: Personal risk, Term creditor insurance, Healthcare & prevention, Life insurance, Pensions, and Guarantee. Personal risk The Personal risk segment provides a range of innovative and supplementary products for life’s uncertainties: personal accidents, dependency, death and funerals, healthcare, incapacity and disability. Term creditor insurance The…
Bank of Ningbo Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Bank of Ningbo Co., Ltd. is a Chinese commercial bank headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. It was founded in 1997 as the Ningbo Commercial Bank. In 2007, it changed its name to Bank of Ningbo and became the first listed city commercial bank in China. The company operates through the following segments: Corporate Banking, SME Banking, Personal Banking, Financial Market, Credit Card, Notes, Investment Banking, Asset Custody and Asset Management. Corporate Banking The Corporate Banking segment provides comprehensive and one-stop financial services, excellent cash management and…
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) history, profile and corporate video Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) is an American provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services and technology solutions headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The founder Jeffrey C. Sprecher, a power plant developer, started the company in 1997 by buying Continental Power Exchange, Inc. (a technology start-up) for $1 to develop an Internet-based platform that provides more transparent pricing for electric power companies. After the meetings with over 100 companies — mostly companies in the oil, natural gas and power business, Jeffrey C. Sprecher founded Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) and…