Munich Re Automation Solutions Ltd. has announced that its long-established client, VitalityLife, has been recognized in Celent’s 2018 Model Insurer awards for its exemplary work in re-writing the rules of underwriting to achieve operational excellence. VitalityLife was rewarded for its novel use of technology in its Vitality Nurse initiative, reducing the time needed to fix […]
Tradewind™, a financial technology company, announced the closing of a $10.6 million strategic placement today. Led by investments from Agnico Eagle (TSX/NYSE: AEM), IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG, NYSE: IAG) and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX/NYSE: WPM), the fundraising round also included existing investors Goldcorp (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) and Sprott (TSX: SII), and new investor Sapphire Ventures. […]
Horizn is pleased to share that the Horizn Knowledge Platform used to power the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Digital Activation Strategy led to RBC winning a Model Bank 2018 award for Employee Productivity. Celent is a global research and advisory firm for the financial services industry. RBC is Canada’s largest bank by market capitalization, […]
H.I.G. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”), a leading global private equity investment firm with over €20 billion of equity capital under management, announced today that one of its affiliates has recently completed an investment of an 8,600 sqm trophy office building in the historical centre of Milan. The flagship building will undergo an extensive renovation, benefiting from […]
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Westinghouse Electric Company, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced today that the world’s first unit of AP1000 nuclear power plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China, has received the fuel load permit from China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and has commenced initial fuel loading. […]
Family-owned pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim today presented its latest pipeline updates at a Research & Development press conference entitled ‘Transcending Disease Boundaries’, at its global headquarters in Ingelheim, Germany. The company’s R&D strategy and current pipeline has the potential to deliver 15 new medicines for approval by 2025 (probability adjusted). With a high percentage of […]
SunOpta Inc. (“SunOpta”) (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) announced today that it will issue financial results for the first quarter 2018 before the markets open on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Following the release, SunOpta will host a conference call at 9:00 AM Eastern Time to discuss its financial results and recent corporate developments. After opening remarks, there will […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is reporting its second profitable quarter with very strong profit and revenue numbers, sending shares up sharply in premarket trading. The company posted earnings of $61 million Wednesday, or 8 cents per shares. Adjusted for one-time gains and costs, per-share earnings were 16 cents, which is 4 cents better than Wall […]
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