Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: High gas prices make supplies for the winter difficult

[ad_1] Given the high gas prices Storage operators face difficulty preparing for the next one winter. The Energy Storage Initiative (Ines) said there is currently a lack of any economic incentives to store gas. Gas is currently available cheaper for the coming winter than for the summer. Given the historically low initial levels, this represents … Read more

Cybersecurity: According to TÜV, many elevators are not protected against cyber attacks

[ad_1] The TÜV association has noticed a significant increase in elevator defects. Almost two thirds of the systems examined last year had minor defects, according to the association’s system safety report. That is more than four percentage points more than in the previous year and almost 22 percentage points more than in 2023. The association … Read more

Cybersecurity: According to TÜV, many elevators are not protected against cyber attacks

[ad_1] The TÜV association has noticed a significant increase in elevator defects. Almost two thirds of the systems examined last year had minor defects, according to the association’s system safety report. That is more than four percentage points more than in the previous year and almost 22 percentage points more than in 2023. The association … Read more

Takeover offer from UniCredit: Ver.di considers 10,000 jobs at Commerzbank to be at risk

[ad_1] The Ver.di union warns of extensive job cuts in the event of a possible takeover of Commerzbank by the major Italian bank UniCredit. ​A merger could result in significantly more than 10,000Jobs at Commerzbank are under pressure‌said Jan Duscheck, federal specialist group leader in the banking industry at Ver.di. “During bank mergers, double structures … Read more

Oil price crisis: missed opportunity – again

[ad_1] Now, in the Iran war, the price rocket is taking off again. When the price of oil rises, it usually rises steeply. And depending on what happens with the production facilities in the Gulf and especially the blocked Strait of Hormuz, it could rise significantly higher. Hardly any price reacts as sensitively as that … Read more

Unicredit offer: Government calls “hostile takeover” of Commerzbank unacceptable

[ad_1] The federal government is skeptical to the announced official takeover offer from the major Italian bank Unicredit for Commerzbank Reacts. The federal government rejects a “hostile takeover”. Commerzbank continues to decline, said a spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Finance. “The federal government supports Commerzbank’s strategy of independence. A hostile takeover would be unacceptable, … Read more

Commerzbank: Unicredit submits an official takeover offer for Commerzbank

[ad_1] The major Italian bank Unicredit has made an official takeover offer for ​Commerzbank presented. The owners of the Frankfurt financial institution should receive 0.485 new Unicredit papers for each Commerzbank share, Unicredit announced. ⁠Unicredit ​is ‌already the largest ‌investor at the Commerzbank. An extraordinary general meeting is to be called for May to obtain … Read more

Private banking for founders and successors: More than neobrokers

[ad_1] They opened their first ETF portfolio at 25, trade via Neobroker, compare conditions in real time. The generation of founders, company successors and high potentials in management positions is digitally socialized and used to making financial decisions themselves. Why do millennials still need a private bank? Daniel Sauerzapf, Co-Head Wealth Management at Hauck Aufhäuser … Read more