Great-West LifeCo (CA: GWO)the insurance subsidiary of Montreal-based Power Corporation of Canada (CA:POW)announced on May 31 that it was selling its Putnam Investments subsidiary in the US, to Franklin Resources…
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France braces for threat of credit rating downgrade – business live | Business
Introduction: Standard & Poors expected to rule on France’s credit rating Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. France is…
Accenture acquires Nextira
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Nextira, an Austin, Texas-based Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Partner that uses AWS to deliver cloud-native innovation,…
Stopping coastal erosion and how sand dunes may provide the answers
The 200 million Europeans who live in coastal zones are already feeling the impact of global warming through extreme variations in sea level and flooding. Many parts of Europe could…
ICAD Seeks New Executive Director to Expand its Community and Impact
The Institute of Creative Advertising and Design (ICAD) is recruiting for a new executive director to drive the organization into its next period of growth. According to ICAD, the newly…
Dublin Airport plans to grow US pre-clearance
A move is afoot to allow improved advance customs clearance facilities for US-bound passengers from Ireland. They will continue to avoid immigration queues when they land in America. The operator…
2 stocks Pankaj Pandey is bullish on from NBFC sector
“So not major challenges we see from earnings growth perspective given the fact that most of the bigger sectors, especially banking, are sort of firing all cylinders,” says Pankaj Pandey,…
Synctera Raises $15M in Funding
syncteraa San Francisco, CA-based banking as a Service (BaaS) company, raised $15M in funding. The round was led by NAventures (the corporate venture arm of National Bank of Canada), with…
Game changer: The small nuclear reactor that can power 300,000 homes
US tech company Westinghouse has announced the launch of the AP300, a smaller version of its flagship AP1000 nuclear reactor, in an effort to extend access to nuclear power as…
Elkstone and Harrison Street announce strategic partnership to deliver over 1,500 student beds | Irish Building Magazine.ie
The partnership will complete its first development – Stoneybatter Place – this September, which will comprise 142 student beds and is situated on Manor Street in Dublin 7. The five-storey…