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OeKB CSD
The ''Oesterreichische Kontrollbank'' (OeKB, ) is a special-purpose financial institution in Austria, headquartered in Vienna. It was founded in 1946 and is owned by Austria's main banks. While technically a private-sector organization, part of its activity is carried out on behalf of the Austrian government and accordingly backed by the state budget. The OeKB Group's main subsidiaries include Oesterreichischer Exportfonds GmbH and Acredia Versicherung AG in export services; OeKB CSD GmbH and Central Counterparty Austria (CCP.A) in capital market infrastructure; Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) in development finance; and Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank (ÖHT) in tourism services. OeKB also has significant activities in the energy sector. History OeKB was established on by the main surviving banks in the re-established Republic of Austria (which had been an integral part of Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945), namely Creditanstalt-Bankverein, Österreichisch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, Numeral (linguistics), numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest Positive number, positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In Digital electronics, digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allianz
Allianz SE ( , ) is a German Multinational corporation, multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core businesses are insurance and asset management. Allianz is the world's largest List of largest insurance companies, insurance company and the largest List of largest financial services companies by revenue, financial services company List of largest companies in Europe by revenue, in Europe. In 2023, the company was ranked 37th in the Forbes Global 2000, ''Forbes'' Global 2000. Also it is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Its asset management division, which consists of PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors, has €2,432 billion of assets under management (AUM), of which €1,775 billion are third-party assets (Q1 2021). Allianz sold Dresdner Bank to Commerzbank in November 2008. Allianz was a major supporter of the Nazi movement and was an insurer of the Auschwitz concentration camp. History Foundation ''Alli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schoellerbank
Schoellerbank is an Austrian private bank with headquarters in Vienna. It emerged from the wholesale and banking house Schoeller & Co. of the entrepreneurial Schoeller family. History Founding period (1833–1896) Schoeller & Co. was founded as a banking and wholesale house on July 20, 1833, by Alexander von Schoeller in Vienna. Because private banking was not yet developed at that time, wholesalers handled the financial transactions and the financing of exchange transactions. From the very beginning, the Schoeller wholesale business carried out banking transactions, initially for its own purposes and its own companies, but soon also for third parties. Soon after its formation, Schoeller involved his brother, Johann Paul von Schoeller, in the business. Alexander von Schoeller used his banking profits to invest in industrial activities which quickly became extensive. Among other things, Schoeller was involved in various coal mines, Sugar refinery, sugar factories, the founding of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Länderbank
The Länderbank, full original name k. k. privilegierte Österreichische Länderbank (), was a major Austrian bank, created in 1880. In 1922 its head office was moved to Paris under the name Banque des Pays de l'Europe Centrale (BPEC, , ), even though its activity remained overwhelmingly in the Austrian operations. After the 1938 Anschluss the latter came under control of Dresdner Bank by the name Länderbank Wien. It was nationalized in 1946, renamed Österreichische Länderbank AG in 1948, and eventually merged in 1991 with Vienna's Zentralsparkasse to form Bank Austria, which in turn has been a subsidiary of UniCredit since 2005. Habsburg era The Länderbank was founded on as a part-owned subsidiary of Paris-based Union Générale, first chaired by Galician aristocrat . Union Generale's promoter intended it as a conservative Catholic project against the financial power of the Jewish Rothschild family which led Austria-Hungary's largest bank, the Creditanstalt. In 1881 it s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
