TORONTO, Ontario, March 6 -- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: Small businesses say they get better customer service at credit unions and regional financial institutions than at Canada's biggest banks, finds a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). "Credit unions are taking measures to be very small-business friendly, and it's paying off," said Corinne Pohlmann, CFIB's senior vice-president of national affairs and   more

CALGARY, Alberta, March 4 -- Canadian Pacific Railway, a transcontinental railway in Canada and the U.S., issued the following news: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited ("CP") (TSX:CP)(NYSE:CP) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, is issuing US$500 million of 2.050% Notes due 2030. The transaction is expected to close on March 5, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The net proceeds from this offering will be used primarily f  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 4 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: Macroeconomic volatility in Asia could actually be working to the advantage of the world's biggest corporate banks. In times of market dislocation and stress, corporate executives are eager to rely on the expertise, capabilities and deep balance sheets of banks with networks that span not only the region, but the world. Although competition   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 4 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release on March 3: The combination of macroeconomic volatility, slow economic growth, historically low interest rates, and further increasing know your customer (KYC) requirements has made for a tough market for corporate banks in Europe. However, in recent months these factors have also created valuable opportunities for banks capable of helping lar  more

MILAN, Italy, March 7 -- Hines issued the following news release: * * * - Joint venture to develop serviced apartment complex in Florence as it targets further acquisitions in Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan * * * Hines, the international real estate firm, and Blue Noble, an international real estate investment management company, have made their third acquisition in the Italian residential market as a joint venture via the "Future Living" property fund managed by Savills Investment Managem  more

BARANGAROO, Australia, March 5 -- HSBC Australia, a financial services company, issued the following news: HSBC Australia will reduce variable interest rates by 0.25% p.a. for home loan customers, following the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to lower the official cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5 per cent. New standard variable (SVR) rates * Owner Occupied Principal and Interest SVR home loans reduced by 0.25% p.a. to 4.51% p.a. * Owner Occupied Interest Only SV  more

POKFULAM, Hong Kong, March 4 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: HKU spin-off company Fano Labs Limited has been selected as one of the top five winning teams in the Jumpstarter 2020 Global Pitch Competition organised by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund. More than 500 teams from all over the world participate in the competition. The top five teams are awarded up to US$5 million in investment commitments, as well as a total cash prize of US$100,000. Fano Labs Limited is   more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a bank consortium on the Euros236 million financing of the acquisition of a hotel portfolio from Principal Real Estate Europe by Axa Investment Managers. The portfolio includes a total of 11 hotels in five European countries with over 2,300 beds. The bank consortium consists of HSBC France S.A., HSBC Germany, Natixis, NATIXIS Pfandbriefbank AG and Societe Generale S.  more