Financial Services

Australian A-League football club Perth Glory has extended its sponsorship deal with its principal partner QBE Insurance.

Spanish football’s first and second divisions are searching for a new title sponsor after banking group BBVA said it would not extend its deal beyond the 2015-16 season.

Italian Serie A football club Bologna has partnered with binary trading company Option888.

North American NHL ice hockey franchise the Pittsburgh Penguins has extended its partnership with banking group First Niagara.

NFL American football franchise the Seattle Seahawks has agreed a multi-year partnership with financial services group American Express.

The member-driven organisation Lexington Commerce, which promotes business growth in the US city, has been named as an official partner of horseracing’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Online binary options trading company EZTrader has expanded its commercial portfolio in the European football market by securing a partnership with French Ligue 1 club Monaco.

The International Handball Federation has agreed a partnership with the Nordic branch of the banking group Santander ahead of the 2015 Women’s Handball World Championships.

The American Hockey League (AHL), which serves as the development competition for North America’s NHL ice hockey league, has announced a partnership with group purchasing organisation Essensa.

The Shanghai International Marathon is to be sponsored by the financial services organisation Industrial Bank Company (IBC).

Forex company Plus500 is focused on its newly-signed Atlético Madrid shirt deal for the foreseeable future but is interested in football as a sponsorship platform.

Financial holding company Markel Corporation has agreed a commercial partnership with Richmond’s organising committee for the  2015 International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships.

The Welsh Rugby Union has agreed a new 10-year partnership with financial services company Principality Building Society under which Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium will assume a naming rights partner for the first time.

English Premier League football club Liverpool has signed a deal with binary options trading platform Banc De Binary.

The Swiss Football Association (SFV) has renewed its commercial partnership with insurance group Swiss Life.

Financial services organisation Credit Suisse has renewed its contract to serve as the main partner of the Swiss Football Association (SFV).

Foreign exchange company OSTC FX has opted to extend its jersey sponsorship deal with Welsh Pro12 rugby union team Ospreys.

German Basketball Bundesliga clubs Bayern Munich and s.Oliver Baskets have secured new commercial partnerships ahead of the 2015-16 season.