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GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SilverStream SEZC, dba Vox Royalty (“VOX”), is pleased to announce it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a 1.0% NSR royalty (the “Royalty”) over three district-scale lithium properties in Western Australia, referred to as Greenbushes North, Pilgangoora North and Wodgina South. The properties are owned and operated by NYSE listed Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (“SQM”) (NYSE:SQM), one of the world’s largest and lowest cost lithium producers. SilverStream has entered into the agreement to acquire the deed from ASX-listed Metalicity Limited.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Australia--The Life Investigation Agency, (LIA), teaming with Australia’s Wildlife Rescuers, needs your help rescuing wild animals whose habitats have been destroyed by the bushfires in Australia. The fires started in September last year and are still burning the forests in the state of New South Wales and parts of mountain area of Victoria State.Members of the LIA and volunteers are working day and night to rescue wild animals, but the lack of manpower and resources is a challenge.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "The Connected Consumer Survey 2019: Mobile Customer Satisfaction and Churn in Australia and New Zealand" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report focuses on aspects of Connected Consumer Survey that relate to the behaviour, preferences, and plans of smartphone users in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). In particular, it focuses on customer satisfaction, churn and retention-related aspects of mobile services. The survey was conducted in association with Dynata.

Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Key Financial Highlights Revenues were $2.48 billion, a 6% decline compared to $2.63 billion in the prior year Net income was $103 million compared to $119 million in the prior yearTotal Segment EBITDA was $355 million compared to $370 million in the prior year Reported diluted EPS were $0.14 compared to $0.16 in the prior year – Adjusted EPS were $0.18, flat with the prior year

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ISACA--ISACA, a global association serving business technology professionals in audit, security, cybersecurity, executive, compliance, risk, privacy, control and IT roles, announced its annual event schedule, which includes learning opportunities focused on emerging technologies, innovation, best practices and professional development. Disruptive technologies, forthcoming ISACA research on global election security, and ISACA enterprise solutions, including the CSX Training Platform

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SilverStream SEZC, dba Vox Royalty (“VOX”), is pleased to announce it has entered into a preliminary purchase agreement to acquire two royalties from ASX-listed Jervois Mining Limited (“Jervois” or “Company”). Forest Reefs is a 1.5% NSR royalty over exploration license EL4620 targeting large porphyry copper gold, located in New South Wales and part of the land holdings of the Cadia Mine; which is operated by ASX-listed Newcrest Mining Limited.

Proprietary technology produces a separated Nd/Pr high-purity oxide for U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain AdvancementLITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rare Element Resources Ltd. (“RER” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: REEMF) is pleased to provide an update on the pilot scale test work which is demonstrating its proprietary rare earth separation technology in studies being conducted by Umwelt-und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH Dresden (“UIT”). UIT is an affiliate of Synchron, a significant shareholder in the Company and a General Atomics affiliated company.

Former Macquarie Group Senior Investment Specialist to Lead Newly-Formed Strategic Joint Venture between Fidante Partners and Ares Management Corporation SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Australia Management (“AAM”) today announced that former Macquarie Group Senior Investment Specialist Teiki Benveniste has been appointed as the Head of newly-formed Ares Australia Management, which was formed as a strategic joint venture between Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) and Fidante Partners in October 2019 and aims to become one of Australia’s leading credit and alternative asset managers. As the new Head of AAM, Mr. Benveniste will be based in Sydney and will be responsible for building strong investor interest in the specialist asset manager and for increasing assets under management as the joint venture launches a range of investment strategies. Mr. Benveniste will also serve as a liaison with Fidante Partners, which will provide product distribution, local fund reporting and back office administration.

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has donated US$1 million to the Chinese Red Cross Foundation to contribute to China’s nationwide medical effort to support those impacted by the novel coronavirus outbreak. The funds will be used by the Red Cross Foundation, the Chinese Government’s preferred foreign donor, to support hospital upgrades and the purchase of medical supplies in the areas most affected by the outbreak. The Foundation regularly contributes to China’s medical aid programmes, and has been actively raising funds to strengthen medical resources in the affected areas.

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triton Digital®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry, announced today the release of the latest Australian Podcast Ranker. The ranker provides insight into the Top 100 Podcasts in Australia between 23 December and 19 January, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. Sixteen new entities debuted in the Top 100 Podcast ranker this reporting period, including

Acquisitions advance Greystar’s strategy to acquire, develop and manage develop-to-core rental housing properties across Melbourne and SydneyMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development and management of high-quality rental housing properties, today announced the acquisition of two existing office buildings for re-development in the Inner Melbourne market of South Yarra, on behalf of its real estate funds. An affiliate of Greystar acquired the properties, reflecting the firm’s strategy to acquire, develop and manage develop-to-core projects aimed at institutionalising rental housing supply in the Melbourne and Sydney markets.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Wealth Management: HNW Investors 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Summary Australian HNW investors - who tend heavily towards professional and entrepreneurial males - show moderate demand for most forms of wealth advice and planning. A multi-service proposition underpinned by a proven ability to demonstrate returns will be key to tapping into demand as there is lukewarm interest in discretionary mandates at present. A burgeoning appetite for novel options such as robo-advice, the upcoming transfer of wealth between generations, socially responsible investment (SRI), and the growing female segment provide arguably the most significant growth opportunities for Australian wealth managers in the foreseeable future.

Lab to offer conference participants a hands-on competitive gamified training environment to determine the ultimate Secure Code WarriorBOSTON & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AppDevSec--Secure coding company, Secure Code Warrior (SCW) today announced that co-founder and CEO Pieter Danhieux and Jim Manico, Founder of Manicode Security have been selected by conference organizers to lead “Unleash Your Inner Security Champion

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axial Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company dedicated to building a unique class of gut-targeted programs for neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, today announced that Stewart Campbell, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research & Development, will present a translational overview of Axial’s Autism program at the Centre for Clinical Trials in Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders’ (CCTRND) Emerging Management Therapies for Childhood Neurodevelopment Disorders Inaugural Scientific Symposium on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 11:00 AM AEST (Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 7:00 PM ET) at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#POC--Lumos Diagnostics announced the closing of U.S. $15 million in Series A funding from Planet Innovation, an Australia-based healthtech innovation and commercialization company. This funding will support the international commercial expansion of the FebriDx® rapid point-of-care (POC) test, the FebriDx U.S. FDA pivotal clinical trial, and additional development and manufacturing resources for the company’s expanding full-service POC business.

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto will immediately begin transitioning small Australian suppliers to shorter payment terms that will see them paid within 20 days of receipt of a valid invoice. This move, which will apply to suppliers with annual turnover up to A$10 million, reflects Rio Tinto’s recognition of the importance of ensuring smaller suppliers, whom are often local to its Australian operations, are paid in a timely manner.

International money transfers service from Australia and New Zealand to China now availableSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WorldRemit has announced a partnership with Alipay, enabling consumers to use the WorldRemit app or website for cross-border remittances to the Alipay app, bringing more convenient and inclusive transfer services to users around the world. “Our vision is to build a mobile-first, international payments service and we’re excited to work with Alipay as a partner,” said Tamer El-Emary, Chief Commercial Officer, WorldRemit. “The partnership will focus on innovation, customer experience and speed to market.”

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY) (TSX: CDAY), a global human capital management (HCM) technology company, today announced plans to introduce its market-leading cloud platform to the New Zealand market with the launch of Dayforce Payroll. Today’s announcement comes on the heels of the launch of Dayforce Payroll in Australia last year and the acquisition of RITEQ

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the District of Oregon on behalf of purchasers of Westpac Banking Corporation (NYSE:WBK) securities between November 11, 2015 and November 19, 2019 (the “Class Period”). The case is captioned Byrne v. Westpac Banking Corp., No. 20-cv-00171, and is assigned to Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta. The

Industry-based standards strengthen data exchange between insurance carriers and benefits administration technology companies for non-medical employee benefitsATLANTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AdminSuite--FINEOS Corporation (ASX:FCL), the market-leading provider of group and individual core systems for life, accident and health insurance, today announces its involvement in the development of the LIMRA LDEx Standards for Non-Medical Workplace Benefits. The LIMRA announcement

From New York to London to Dubai to Sydney, Bacardi Goes Back to the Bar and Releases the Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report Showcasing What’s Stirring in 2020HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BackToTheBar--This Thursday, 7,000 Bacardi employees across the globe will turn on their “out of office” message to go out on the town and visit bars in more than 100 cities, all in the name of spotting what’s new and next for cocktails. The activity, called Back to the Bar, brings everyone at Bacardi together for a day of “barstool research” with bartenders who are the trend spotters and tastemakers of the spirits business and a direct link to consumers. According to Nielsen CGA, 40% of revenue in bars is influenced by bartenders as they are the go-to experts to help you pick your drink.

Transformative new functionalities establish monday.com as a work operating systemNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, monday.com is introducing monday 2.0, a momentous new iteration of its platform, transforming it into a work operating system (work OS) that enables organizations of any size to build custom workflow apps in minutes. In becoming a work OS, monday.com now provides a centralized platform for code-free app creation, process management, and project management. The launch of monday 2.0 is a culmination of new capabilities added to the platform that further enable teams to execute in complete alignment, focus on the work that maximizes impact, and achieve extraordinary results across all aspects of their work.

Strong investment performance, with 76% and 77% of assets under management (‘AUM’) outperforming relevant benchmarks on a 3 and 5 year basis, respectively, as at 31 December 2019Fourth quarter 2019 operating income of US$154.3 million and adjusted operating income of US$171.0 millionAUM of US$374.8 billion, up 5% compared to the prior quarter, as a result of strong markets and favourable FX partially offset by net outflows

Utilizing FINEOS Platform for Integrated Disability and Absence Management (IDAM) solution to better serve employer clientsATLANTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Absence--FINEOS Corporation (ASX:FCL), the leading core platform for life, accident and health insurance globally, is delighted to announce today it has signed a new license agreement with a Tier 1 U.S. Insurer for the FINEOS Platform to support IDAM in the cloud for their Employee Benefits division.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Facility Management Market Outlook to 2023 - By Single, Bundled and Integrated Services, By Soft (Cleaning, Security and Other services) and Hard Services (Electromechanical, Operations and Maintenance, Fire and Safety), By End User Sectors" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Facility Management Industry of Australia. The report covers various aspects including an introduction to the Australia Facility Management market, business acquisition process vendor selection process, trends and developments, issues and challenges, SWOT analysis, competitive landscape, and government regulations.

Weather- & Music-Related Programming Drove Strong Response; 30-Second Spots Performed Better Compared to Alternative Creative LengthsEDINBURGH, Scotland & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#TV--TVSquared, the global leader in TV attribution, today released TV performance insights for Australian advertisers. The report reveals the highest and lowest performing days, dayparts, creative lengths and genres, demonstrating that early weekday dayparts, 30-second creatives and Weather- and Music-related programming had high levels of TV-driven response.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$WBK #WBK--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Westpac Banking Corporation (“Westpac” or “the Company”) (NYSE: WBK) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

U.S. RECELL® System product sales of A$4.66M for fiscal second quarterVALENCIA, Calif. & MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVITA Medical Limited (ASX: AVH, NASDAQ: RCEL), a regenerative medicine company with a technology platform positioned to address unmet medical needs in therapeutic skin restoration, reported financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended 31 December 2019 today in its Appendix 4C - Quarterly Cash Flow Report filed with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xpansiv CBL Holding Group (XCHG) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced a partnership to develop the Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE), a new and innovative way for airlines to meet their emissions-reduction commitments as outlined in the Carbon Offset Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). CORSIA is a global-offsetting scheme ratified by members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (