Jonathan Nahmany

Ipsos appoints Trinh Tu as UK and Ireland chief executive

Ipsos has announced the appointment of Trinh Tu as chief executive for the UK and Ireland. She will succeed Kelly Beaver, to whom she will report directly, and will also join the group's executive leadership committee.

September 07, 2026 at 05:00 pm

Bic unveils its strategic plan through 2030

Bic presented its new strategic plan, Bic to the Future, designed to deliver a lasting return to organic growth while improving profitability and cash generation. The group is targeting an average annual organic revenue growth rate of around 3% between 2026 and 2030 and an adjusted operating margin above 15.5% by 2030.

September 07, 2026 at 04:57 pm

Guidewire launches Qusar to speed AI adoption in insurance

Guidewire has unveiled Qusar, a new release of its cloud platform designed to make it easier to integrate artificial intelligence into insurers' core business processes.

September 07, 2026 at 01:47 pm

Euro zone: investor confidence higher than expected

September 07, 2026 at 10:06 am

Société Générale Assurances appoints Morgane Aganian-Gnakpa as deputy chief executive officer

September 04, 2026 at 09:18 am

April appoints Ingrid Bocris to lead APRIL Sante Prevoyance

APRIL announces the appointment of Ingrid Bocris as Chief Executive Officer of April Sante Prevoyance. With nearly thirty years of experience in insurance, financial services and social protection, she will be tasked with continuing to expand the business and accelerating its momentum.

September 04, 2026 at 07:50 am

Germany: industrial orders beat expectations

September 04, 2026 at 07:16 am

Drone Volt strengthens its equity base with a €2.35m capital raise

The French maker of professional drones and specialist in aerial robotics says it has completed a capital increase with gross proceeds of €2.35m from a limited number of investors.

September 04, 2026 at 07:13 am

Wall Street lifted by a pullback in long-term yields

New York stocks are trading in the green on Thursday, supported by easing bond yields, as investors digest a string of data pointing to a still-solid US economy, especially in services. In early trading, the Dow Jones is up 0.53%, while the Nasdaq is gaining 0.90%.

September 03, 2026 at 08:22 pm

Fitch maintains a negative outlook on global reinsurance in 2027

Fitch Ratings is maintaining its "deteriorating" outlook for the global reinsurance sector in 2027, expecting a gradual weakening in operating conditions, which should nevertheless remain broadly strong.

September 03, 2026 at 03:06 pm

Swiss Life France: operating profit rises 9% in the first half

Swiss Life France posted solid results in the first half of 2026, driven in particular by momentum in life insurance and growth in fee and commission businesses.

September 03, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Siparex ETI 6 completes a first closing of €400m

Siparex announces a first closing of €400m for ETI 6, its new fund dedicated to fast-growing lower mid-market companies in France, Italy, Spain and the Benelux.

September 03, 2026 at 01:53 pm

Groupama AM continues its social-impact strategy with a new fund

Groupama Asset Management has announced the first closing of Groupama Social Impact II, the second vintage of its senior private-debt strategy with a social-impact focus. Classified as Article 9 under the SFDR regulation, the fund has already raised more than €150m from French institutional investors and is targeting total fundraising of around €500m.

September 03, 2026 at 01:32 pm

Germany: the Composite PMI beats expectations in August

September 03, 2026 at 09:14 am

Transgene: no cases of recurrence at three years among patients treated with TG4050

Transgene and NEC Corporation announced that the 16 patients treated with TG4050 in the Phase 1 portion of their clinical study remained in remission and recurrence-free after three years of follow-up. By contrast, three of the 16 patients in the observation group relapsed, after a median follow-up of 41 months.

September 02, 2026 at 05:26 pm

Soitec raises its forecast, buoyed by strong demand for Photonics-SOI

The semiconductor materials specialist raised its revenue target for the second quarter of its 2026-2027 fiscal year, helped by an acceleration in Photonics-SOI demand and better visibility into its customers' needs.

September 02, 2026 at 05:20 pm

USA : U.S. factory orders beat expectations

September 02, 2026 at 03:11 pm

Cora Automobile and Covea extend their partnership through 2029

Cora Automobile and Covea are announcing the renewal of their partnership through the end of 2029, a long-standing collaboration designed in particular to support the 4,400 partner body shops of the MAAF, MMA and GMF brands.

September 02, 2026 at 10:32 am

Adocia reshuffles its board of directors

The biopharmaceutical company, which specializes in developing innovative treatments for diabetes and obesity, announced changes to the composition of its board of directors.

September 01, 2026 at 05:18 pm

Oeneo completes the acquisition of Lamouroux

The wine barrel-making and closure specialist announced it has completed the acquisition of 100% of Lamouroux's share capital, carried out through its wholly owned subsidiary Vivelys. The deal follows the fulfillment of all conditions set out in the agreement signed with Lamouroux's shareholders and announced in early July.

September 01, 2026 at 05:12 pm

Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Mylène Martin-Ahmine Chief Operating Officer for Europe

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Mylène Martin-Ahmine as Chief Operating Officer of Liberty Europe. She will report to Pierre-Edouard Fraigneau, president of Liberty Europe.

September 01, 2026 at 02:20 pm