Richard Sengmany
Haffner Energy launches SB-HEFA to cut the cost of sustainable fuels by 50%
Haffner Energy is launching SB-HEFA (Solid Biomass to HEFA), an innovative process for producing renewable diesel and SAF. It is based on the group's proprietary thermolysis technology, which converts solid biomass directly into a liquid without going through syngas. With a feedstock available for less than 20% of the cost of the oils used in HEFA/HVO pathways, a very short industrial chain, and improved energy yields, the group is targeting a reduction of about 50% in full production costs (LCOE).
September 22, 2026 at 12:11 pm IST
Paref Gestion launches a professional real estate fund dedicated to healthcare
Paref Gestion is continuing to expand its range of real estate funds and is announcing the launch of Paref Vitae Value Add Fund I. This specialized professional fund is dedicated to investing in the healthcare, care, and human and animal well-being ecosystem, primarily in France, with an opening to high-growth-potential European markets.
September 21, 2026 at 08:33 pm IST
VanEck: "August was gold's best month since January"
Gold fared well in August, rising 9.67% over the month, closing at $4,437.38 on August 31, its best monthly performance since January, said Imaru Casanova, portfolio manager for gold and precious metals at VanEck, a global asset manager.
September 21, 2026 at 08:17 pm IST
UBS raises its price target on TotalEnergies to €88 and reiterates Buy
UBS is maintaining its buy rating on TotalEnergies, raising its price target to €88 from €86. The Swiss bank expects very shareholder-friendly announcements from the oil company at its next investor day.
September 21, 2026 at 03:04 pm IST
CNP Assurances weighs the option of acquiring Coface (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg reported on Friday that French life insurer CNP Assurances was studying a possible acquisition of Coface, one of France's leading life insurance players, according to people familiar with the matter. Such a deal would allow the French personal insurance group to diversify its business by strengthening its position in commercial credit insurance.
September 21, 2026 at 01:17 pm IST
ECB: a preemptive rate hike amid energy uncertainty
The ECB raised rates for the second time at its September meeting, taking its deposit rate to 2.50%. However, inflation is showing no meaningful signs of accelerating beyond prices directly affected by energy. Indeed, as the following chart shows, the share of CPI sub-components rising by more than 2% remains stable.
September 21, 2026 at 12:56 pm IST
Safran: share buyback for cancellation
This Friday, Safran entered into an agreement with an investment services provider for a tranche of share buybacks for cancellation. Under the terms of this agreement, the aerospace equipment maker will buy back its own shares for a maximum amount of €375m from September 21, 2026, through no later than November 27, 2026.
September 18, 2026 at 09:49 pm IST
Financière Moncey posts a slightly lower net profit in the first half
A holding company managing a portfolio of equity interests. Financière Moncey generated no revenue in the first half of 2026, as in the first half of 2025. Over the six-month period, group share net profit came to €4.3m versus €4.5m a year earlier over the same period. It mainly includes the share of net profit from Société industrielle et Financière de l'Artois, accounted for using the equity method.
September 18, 2026 at 09:45 pm IST
Malakoff Humanis and unions sign an agreement on the rollout of AI
Malakoff Humanis and the representative labor organizations CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC and UNSA have reached an agreement covering the terms for rolling out artificial intelligence systems across the group. The agreement sets a clear framework to anticipate AI-related change, safeguard employees' employability, and strengthen the transparency of social dialogue around these new uses and ways of working.
September 18, 2026 at 02:23 pm IST
Oddo BHF: "Warsh's Fed showed its independence from the White House"
"Since he took over as Fed chair, Kevin Warsh has banned any form of forward guidance, even the most minimal, because in his view it is not the Fed's job to tell (or even suggest to) the market what it should think. Instead, it feels like the market dictated to the Fed yesterday what it needed to do," Bruno Cavalier, chief economist at Oddo BHF, reacted on Thursday.
September 17, 2026 at 07:12 pm IST
EB Development Plans to Delist Eurobio Scientific by Late September
Eurobio Scientific is preparing to exit the stock market. EB Development (a company held directly or indirectly by funds managed by IK Partners and former reference shareholders of Eurobio Scientific, including NextStage and company executives and directors, among them Chief Executive Officer Denis Fortier) has announced its intention to file a public buyout offer (OPR). It will be followed by a mandatory squeeze-out in tandem with the publication of Eurobio Scientific's half-year results scheduled for September 24, 2026.
September 17, 2026 at 12:00 pm IST
Theraclion widens its operating loss in the first half
Theraclion's revenue came to €663,000 in the first half of 2026, versus €835,000 a year earlier. This trend mainly reflects lower sales of services, consumables and merchandise in China, which had benefited from cyclical factors in the first half of 2025.
September 16, 2026 at 09:44 pm IST
WisdomTree launches two new physical silver ETCs hedged against currency risk
WisdomTree, a global player in financial innovation, announced the launch of two new physical silver ETCs (Exchange-Traded Commodity), hedged against currency risk in euros (EUR) and pounds sterling (GBP), listed on Börse Xetra, Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange: WisdomTree Physical Silver - EUR Daily Hedged (AGSE) and WisdomTree Physical Silver - GBP Daily Hedged (PAGP).
September 16, 2026 at 06:39 pm IST
TFF Group expects another year of declining results in 2026/2027
At the close of the first quarter of its 2026/2027 fiscal year, TFF Group posted revenue of €56.9m, down 36.4% year on year, in a global alcoholic beverages market that continues to adjust. The period was marked by massive customer destocking, the recalibration of production capacity, and more selective demand.
September 15, 2026 at 09:45 pm IST
Sophie Maddaloni appointed Secretary General of Kering
Kering announced the appointment of Sophie Maddaloni as the group's Secretary General, effective immediately. Based in Paris, she joins Kering's executive committee and reports to Jean-Marc Duplaix in his capacity as chief operating officer.
September 15, 2026 at 09:33 pm IST
Bank of England: likely to hold rates steady amid energy market strains (AllianzGI)
"We expect the Bank of England to keep its policy rate unchanged at 3.75% at its September meeting. Since the July meeting, UK economic data have confirmed an improvement in the growth outlook, while wage growth and inflation have broadly tracked the Bank's revised projections. Domestically, there has been little to alter the committee's macroeconomic assessment," comments Ranjiv Mann, senior portfolio manager at AllianzGI, ahead of the Bank of England meeting on September 17.
September 15, 2026 at 07:52 pm IST
Inflation, commodities and supply chains: the global threat of El Niño 2026-2027
"The El Niño phenomenon shaping up for 2026-2027 could become the most intense climate event in over a decade. While weather events are often viewed as operational risks, this one should instead be understood as a macroeconomic event with repercussions for inflation, trade flows, supply chains and corporate earnings," notes Allianz Trade, a global specialist in trade credit insurance and in surety, collections, structured finance and political risk.
September 15, 2026 at 06:54 pm IST
2027-2029 plan: Axa targets €25bn in cash upstreaming and ROE of up to 17%
Axa unveiled this morning its strategic plan for the 2027-2029 period. The insurer is targeting, in particular, an operating return on equity (ROE) of between 15% and 17%, as well as about €25bn in cumulative organic cash upstreaming.
September 15, 2026 at 02:34 pm IST
MSCI: European advisors embrace active ETFs and international diversification
European financial advisors are increasingly turning to active ETFs, while also looking for growth opportunities beyond their home markets and a broader menu of strategies and exposures, according to a survey conducted by MSCI of 450 advisors in the US and Europe.
September 15, 2026 at 12:55 pm IST
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