Labor union warns Siemens over power restructuring – Reuters

BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – A restructuring of Siemens (SIEGn.DE) declining turbines business could trigger labor unrest across the German industrial group, trade union IG Metall warned on Thursday as workers rallied in Berlin in protest over planned job cuts. Siemens employees and union members protest with a banner that reads “Siemens = social responsibility” outside a…

Labor union warns Siemens over power restructuring – Reuters

BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – A restructuring of Siemens (SIEGn.DE) declining turbines business could trigger labor unrest across the German industrial group, trade union IG Metall warned on Thursday as workers rallied in Berlin in protest over planned job cuts. Siemens employees and union members protest with a banner that reads “Siemens = social responsibility” outside a…

Ericsson (ERIC) on Restructuring Track, Weak RAN Markets Mar – Nasdaq

The network infrastructure and 4G deployment field has been buzzing with a flurry of recent activity and Ericsson ERIC has undoubtedly been quite in the thick of things. However, the company continues to grapple with low investments in mobile broadband and all-pervasive weak demand. The beleaguered infrastructure giant’s repeated earnings misses, eroding profitability and its…

Radian Provides Update on Restructuring of Services Business – Business Wire (press release)

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) today announced that it has completed the sale of Clayton EuroRisk, a provider of outsourced mortgage services in Europe, to a global investment firm. As a result, Radian no longer offers products and services for its Mortgage and Real Estate Services business in Europe. The sale of Clayton EuroRisk…

CRRC splits assets to boost efficiency – China Daily

China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, the Chinese manufacturer of locomotives and rolling stock, has split its struggling freight train manufacturing business into two units to reduce competition and eliminate excess capacity, as part of a corporate restructuring. The Beijing-headquartered CRRC said on Monday that the new units will be created under the aegis of Heilongjiang-based…

Patterson Companies Reports Fiscal 2018 Second-Quarter Results – Business Wire (press release)

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) today reported consolidated net sales of $1.4 billion (see attached Sales Summary for further details) in its fiscal second quarter ended October 28, 2017, a decline of 2.3 percent compared to the same period last year. Adjusting for the effects of currency translation, sales declined 2.8 percent,…

Outgoing Perpetual chief Geoff Lloyd says there’s a ‘strong place’ for active and passive funds – The Sydney Morning Herald

Outgoing Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd maintains active fund managers in Australia still have a bright future, despite the threat from the global rise of passive investment funds. Mr Lloyd, 49, on Monday announced he would step down at the end of this financial year, after a five-year period in which the industry has faced major structural changes. Perpetual…