Banking

The organising committee for the Port Moresby 2015 Pacific Games multi-sport event has agreed temporary naming rights deals for its competition venues.

Commercial bank UniCredit this (Friday) afternoon struck a deal with Uefa, football’s European governing body, to remain an official partner of the Champions League and become a new partner of the Europa League secondary club competition.

London Stock Exchange-listed Standard Chartered Bank this month signed a three-year extension, from 2016-17 to 2018-19, to its main sponsor agreement with English Premier League club Liverpool. The deal was signed with more than one year still to run on the previous two year extension, from 2014-15 to 2015-16.

The ANZ bank has penned a deal to sponsor the 2015 Netball World Cup in Sydney, Australia.

Financial services institution Citi has signed up as the official banking partner of English Premier League football club Manchester City.

London Stock Exchange-listed Standard Chartered Bank this month signed a three-year extension, from 2016-17 to 2018-19, to its main sponsor agreement with English Premier League club Liverpool.

US consumer and banking business Chase has entered into a partnership with golf organisation the PGA of America.

Banking group BNL has extended its agreement to serve as a main partner of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI).

TSB Bank has agreed a kit sponsorship deal with New Zealand’s national provincial rugby union champion Taranaki Rugby.

German private banking group Südwestbank has entered into a partnership with Bundesliga football club VfB Stuttgart.

Korean financial services company KB Financial Group has reached a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Korean Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (KBSF).

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo has signed off on sponsorship deals with financial services organisation Caixa and automotive manufacturer Jeep.

French banking group Crédit Mutuel has reached an agreement to become an official partner of the EuroBasket 2015 national team basketball tournament.

US financial services corporation PNC Bank has entered into a multi-year partnership with NFL American football franchise the Chicago Bears.

English Premier League football club Liverpool has signed a three-year extension to its main sponsor agreement with UK financial services company Standard Chartered Bank.

Richmond 2015, the organiser of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, has signed TowneBank to its team of major corporate partners for September’s nine-day cycling event in the US city.

Kings XI Punjab has secured a sponsorship agreement with banking group DCB Bank, while fellow Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket team SunRisers Hyderabad has partnered with stationary suppliers Linc Pen & Plastics.

Financial services groups Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui have signed up as gold partners of the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic Games in Japan.