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Daily Mail
20 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Florian Wirtz spotted at airport as incoming Liverpool star boards private jet ahead of £116MILLION record-breaking move to Anfield - with move likely to be confirmed TOMORROW
Florian Wirtz has taken off from Cologne Bonn Airport to fly to Liverpool ahead of his over £100million deal to join the Reds as the first blockbuster signing of their transfer window. The Anfield club are close to pulling off the transfer coup of the summer after beating Bayern Munich and Manchester City to the signing of the German superstar. Wirtz is set to command a fee worth a staggering £116m, with a £100m base fee guaranteed. As per German outlets, Wirtz arrived at the airport in Cologne in a people carrier as he prepared to jet to England for his upcoming medical. As per Sky Sports Germany, the medical is set to take place in part on Thursday afternoon, with further details confirmed on Friday. Data tracking the Bayer Leverkusen star's plane shows that he is on a flight bound for Manchester Airport, and set to arrive shortly before 5pm. More to follow.
BBC News
21 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'Struber appointment grabs fans' imagination'
Gerhard Struber is only Bristol City's second-ever manager from mainland Europe, and their first since Swede Benny Lennartsson's shortlived spell at Ashton Gate, which lasted just eight months and ended in July only spell managing in England came in 2019-20, when he kept Barnsley in the Championship, before then moving to the City Football Group where he's managed teams in both New York and season, he led Cologne in Germany to second place in the second tier but was sacked shortly before the end of the campaign, with the team going on to win promotion back to the top is taking over a Robins squad which enjoyed the club's best season in nearly 20 years, having finished sixth in the have not lost any of their senior players and look likely to add at least a couple of new faces this that solid base to work from and an impressive win percentage across his career, it's a very interesting appointment and one that seems to have grabbed the imagination of City fans.
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Is Struber the right man for Bristol City?
Gerhard Struber is the man Bristol City have appointed to replace Liam Manning as head coach at Ashton Gate, but is he the right choice?The Austrian guided Barnsley to Championship safety in 2020 but has had mixed fortunes since leaving last job was at Cologne where he was sacked in May even though they were second in the second tier with two games remaining and went on to win the you think this is a good appointment or is there someone else you would have preferred?Let us know what you think here.
Fox News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Heidi Klum flaunts physique in bikini top during billboard unveiling
Heidi Klum is embracing her right to bare all. The 52-year-old supermodel attended the unveiling of her new billboard in partnership with Italian beachwear company Calzedonia in Cologne, Germany. At the unveiling ceremony, the model turned heads as she posed for photos in a blue Calzedonia bikini top, which showed off her toned abs. She paired the look with a pair of jeans, a jean jacket she wore off the shoulders and a pair of sunglasses. Klum shared a video on her Instagram account of a German news station covering the event, jokingly writing in the caption, "Have you seen me yet? I'd like to have a bigger picture." In one of the photos, Klum is spray-painting part of the billboard while up on a crane. In others, she's standing in front of the billboard and happily pointing up to it. Her partnership with the Italian company was announced in early June, the day after her 52nd birthday. The "America's Got Talent" judge made the announcement on Instagram, posting a video featuring her in various Calzedonia swimsuits. "For your perfect summer with @Calzedonia ❤," she captioned the post. She is not one to shy away from posing in barely-there clothing. She shared a video of herself lying topless on the beach while on vacation with her husband, Tom Kaulitz. The two were celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. When speaking with Fox News Digital in August 2024 about her decision to go topless during her vacation, Klum said, "Fo me, this is no big deal." "Even though I am American, I'm also very much European," Klum explained. "I grew up … with a lot of nudity … on the beach. … For me, this is no big deal. "It's not like I'm doing something that's like, 'Oh this is so out of line,'" she added. "And I always go to a beach when there's not a lot of people there, so I feel like I'm not hurting anyone's feelings when they're watching me. Usually there's no one in sight." While promoting her partnership with the clothing brand in Germany, Klum will also be filming the finale of "Germany's Next Top Model," which she has been hosting since the show's debut in 2006.
Finextra
2 days ago
- Business
- Finextra
German fintech NaroIQ raises $6.5M to build out funds platform
Cologne-based FinTech NaroIQ has raised more than $6.5 million (€5.85 million) in a seed financing round. 0 The round is led by VC investor Magnetic, which specialises in critical infrastructure, followed by Redstone, a well-known European FinTech VC. Existing venture investors, including renowned US-based VC General Catalyst, have increased their stakes. NaroIQ will utilise the funding to further expand its digital fund infrastructure. The platform enables companies to launch and manage ETFs and funds with enhanced digital capabilities and greater cost-efficiency. The FinTech is building an independent European alternative to the US-dominated ETF landscape and enables smaller fund providers to enter the ETF market. NaroIQ: Driving competition in the ETF and fund market While the European ETF and fund market sees record inflows, outdated manual processes create barriers to innovation and broader market access, which concentrates assets among a handful of providers. NaroIQ's solution for funds and ETFs addresses this challenge directly: The digital infrastructure platform reduces the costs of launching new and managing existing ETF and fund products. This ensures a faster time-to-market, more flexible product development and lower initial investments. NaroIQ thus opens up new access to the financial market, and existing providers such as banks, insurers and asset managers can work more efficiently and cost-effectively. Christian Meyer-Vahrenhorst, Managing Director, sowie die NaroIQ-Gründer Chris Püllen, CEO, und Nils Krauthausen, COO © NaroIQ 'We are witnessing a once-in-a-generation shift: ETFs will replace mutual funds in the retail market over the next decade, which means that margins will shrink significantly,' explains Chris Püllen, Co-Founder and CEO of NaroIQ. "Without a technological solution, only large fund providers with scale advantages will survive, creating an alarming concentration of power and wealth in the market. Our digital fund infrastructure levels the playing field, allowing smaller fund providers and management companies to offer their own ETF and fund products profitably, while ensuring investors continue benefiting from diverse investment options and innovative ideas.' Europe's untapped billion-dollar market opportunity According to EFAMA, the European UCITS and AIF market represents a total volume of €22.9 trillion in assets, but is based largely on outdated infrastructure. In a recent study by Ernst & Young, the degree of digitalisation of the asset servicing market for funds is rated at just 1.6 out of 5 points. This leads to considerable pressure on margins. The disconnect is stark: While asset managers' assets under management (AuM) have grown by 8.8% over the last five years, profits have only increased by 0.7%, a recent study by strategy consultancy zeb shows. As a result, the market is demanding flexible, digital solutions that reduce operational costs, which NaroIQ delivers with its modular technology. David Rosskamp, Founding Partner vom VC Magnetic © Magnetic David Rosskamp, Founding Partner at venture capital firm Magnetic, adds: 'With foundational financial services still reliant on manual, fragmented back-end processes, NaroIQ's digital infrastructure is critical to unlocking efficiency, real-time transparency and cost savings. The team's API-first, cloud-native platform addresses the sector's most painful workflows and positions NaroIQ to drive the next wave of innovation in fund servicing across Europe and beyond.' Europe's ETF Paradox: The need for sovereign infrastructure NaroIQ solves a critical paradox and a structural weakness of the European ETF market: It is one of the largest ETF markets in the world, yet a few players dominate it, and it lacks a powerful European ETF administrator. The five largest ETF issuers account for 75 percent of the market share, while US-based issuers manage two out of three and administrate four out of five of all European ETFs. As geopolitical tensions continue to grow, financial sovereignty becomes increasingly strategic. Therefore, Europe's financial institutions are actively seeking local partners and looking to diversify their assets, creating a clear market opportunity. NaroIQ is closing this gap by building a more resilient and high-performance fund infrastructure, 'Made in Europe', also enabling smaller fund providers and management companies to enter the ETF market. The fresh capital will be invested specifically in technical development and regulatory licensing. NaroIQ plans to launch its first partner integrations as a key milestone this year.
