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Leading Australian ETF Manager BetaShares Appoints Global Industry Veteran Blake Grossman as Non-Executive Director

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading Australian ETF manager, BetaShares, today announced the appointment of former BlackRock Vice Chairman, Blake Grossman, as a non-executive director. Mr. Grossman is a pioneer in the global index and ETF industry, and has helped pave the way for exchange traded funds to forever change how millions of investors around the world construct their portfolios.Mr. Grossman was previously the Global Chief Executive Officer of Barclays Global Investors/iShares from 2002 until its sale to BlackRock in 2009. From 1985 to 2002, Mr. Grossman held various executive positions with Barclays (BGI) and its predecessor organisations, including Chief Investment Officer from 1992 to 2002. Mr Grossman founded BGI’s Advanced Strategies Group in 1992, where he was responsible for leading the development of the firm’s quantitative, enhanced index, and asset allocation strategies. Following BlackRock’s acquisition of Barclays Global Investors in 2009, he served as vice chairman at BlackRock until early 2011.

Dialpad Announces Appointment of CMO and CHRO

UCaaS and CCaaS leader deepens executive bench to amplify brand awareness and drive company growth strategySAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dialpad Inc., the industry leader in AI-powered communication and collaboration, today announced the appointment of two executives: Morgan Norman as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Tasha Liniger as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). The executive appointments come on the heels of a tremendous year

SugarCRM Named a Leader in 2021 Nucleus Research CRM Value Matrix

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SugarCRM Inc. today announced its move into the leader quadrant in the 2021 Nucleus Research CRM Value Matrix. Sugar was cited for its functionally complete customer experience management platform including modules for sales, service, and marketing, as well as analytics and data integration. “It is gratifying to receive recognition for Sugar’s focus on innovation for our customers. The new ranking from Nucleus Research reinforces that our team has built a powerful CRM platform which helps companies improve performance and predictability,” said Rich Green, Chief Product Officer for SugarCRM. “By embedding the AI-driven capabilities of SugarPredict into our products, we are making high-definition customer experience a reality for companies of all sizes.”

BrainChip Research Enter into a Research Collaboration with Biotome for SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN), a leading provider of ultra-low power high performance artificial intelligence technology, today announced that the Brainchip Research Institute in Perth has entered into a research collaboration with precision immunology company Biotome Pty Ltd. Biotome is developing highly accurate antibody tests for infections.The Akida neuromorphic processor chip will be used to interpret sensor responses and to find out which responses are the most representative for antibodies that are protective. The objective of the Biotome research project is to create a handheld device that uses nanomaterial-based sensors in combination with the Akida chip that will give accurate results in seconds.
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FOX News Media Extends Bret Baier’s Multi-year Deal

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FOX News Media has extended Bret Baier’s current multi-year deal where he will remain as anchor and executive editor of Special Report (weekdays, 6-7 PM/ET) on FOX News Channel (FNC), announced Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News Media. Baier, who signed a new multi-year deal in 2019, will also continue as the network’s chief political anchor. In making the announcement, Scott said, “Bret has masterfully covered some of the most consequential news stories of our time and we’re thrilled to have him continue his extraordinary journalism career at FOX News for many years to come.”

Dialpad Receives 2021 CUSTOMER Magazine Voice Technology Excellence Award

Dialpad Contact Center honored for exceptional innovation and commitment to improving the customer experienceSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dialpad Inc., the industry leader in AI-powered communication and collaboration, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Dialpad Contact Center as a 2021 CUSTOMER magazine Voice Technology Excellence Award winner. Built on the cloud, Dialpad Contact Center gets SMB, mid-size and enterprise businesses’ call centers up and running in a matter of moments without any net-new hardware purchases. With Dialpad Contact Center, agents, managers and supervisors have a single platform to engage and resolve customer inquiries from anywhere in the world. In addition to providing the features, tools and support needed to operate a modern call center smoothly from a single application, across every device, Dialpad Contact Center leverages the company’s proprietary, industry-leading real-time Voice Intelligence

Worldwide Car Sharing Industry to 2025 - Featuring Car2Go, CarShare Australia & Cityhop Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Car Sharing Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global car sharing market grew at a CAGR of around 8% during 2014-2019. Looking forward, the publisher expects the global car sharing market to exhibit moderate growth during the next five years.Carsharing refers to a car rental service wherein individuals rent cars for a short time. It supports community transit, helps achieve environmental goals, decreases personal car ownership, reduces total distance traveled by the vehicle, improves urban land use and development, and provides affordable access to vehicles. At present, the rising need for cost-effective and convenient mobility services, in confluence with advancements in technology that facilitate simplified access to shared mobility platforms, is positively influencing the demand for carsharing.

Reading International Reports Fourth Quarter 2020 Results and COVID-19 Business Update

Revenues Returning as Cinemas ReopenNon-Core Non-Cash Flowing Real Estate Assets MonetizedEarnings Call Webcast to Discuss 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results and COVID-19 Updates Scheduled to Post to our Corporate Website on Monday, April 5, 2021CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDI), an internationally diversified cinema and real estate company with operations and assets in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020 and certain first quarter events anticipated to have a material impact upon the Company going forward.

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Codan Limited to Acquire Zetron, Inc.

Regulatory announcement details intent to expand collective resources, solutions, and capabilities Zetron will be able to offer in public and private sector marketsREDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today in an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Codan Limited (Codan) unveiled preliminary details of a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of U.S. based Zetron, Inc., currently a wholly owned subsidiary of JVCKENWOOD Corporation (JVCKENWOOD), and a global leader in integrated mission critical communications

Wipro to Acquire Ampion, Leading Australian Provider of Cyber Security, DevOps and Quality Engineering Services

MELBOURNE, Australia & BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Ampion--Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Ampion, an Australia-based provider of cyber security, DevOps and quality engineering services. Ampion was formed through the merger of IT services providers ‘Revolution IT’ and ‘Shelde’. Revolution IT was an IT services company in Australia founded in 2004 and Shelde was a digital IT security company founded in 2010 in Australia. The merged entity, Ampion is headquartered in Melbourne, with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, and a zone 3 facility in Canberra.

Stellex Capital Management Acquires Komatsu’s US- and Australia-Based Conveying Businesses

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#acquisition--Stellex Capital Management (“Stellex”), a middle-market private equity firm, announced today the completion of its acquisition of the US- and Australia-based conveying business units (the “Company”) from Komatsu Mining Corp. (“Komatsu”) by certain of its affiliates. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Company is a leading designer and manufacturer of material handling conveyor systems and components used in a variety of end markets, including mining and minerals, industrial processing, and aggregates.

DataStax Unveils Zero-Downtime Cloud Migration Tool to Move Workloads from Apache Cassandra to DataStax Astra

New GigaOm study reveals that fully managed serverless Cassandra can save enterprises up to 76 percent on total cost of ownership SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataStax today announced the general availability of a new Zero-Downtime Cloud Migration tool that enables organizations to seamlessly migrate live data from self-managed Apache Cassandra™ instances to the company’s fully managed serverless Cassandra offering, DataStax Astra

Dialpad Earns a 2021 Top Rated Award From TrustRadius

TrustRadius recognizes Dialpad as a leader in the Call Recording Software categorySAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dialpad Inc., the industry leader in AI-powered communication and collaboration, today announced that TrustRadius has recognized Dialpad Talk with a 2021 Top Rated Award. With more than 125 verified reviews, Dialpad Talk is recognized by the TrustRadius community as a valuable player in the Call Recording Software category.

Inseego Launches New 5G/LTE Compact Indoor CPE for Distributed Workforce, Branch Offices and Small Businesses

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Global Youth Problem-Solvers Announced as Winners of Mary Kay Inc.-Sponsored NFTE World Series of Innovation Challenge

NFTE’s World Series of Innovation Challenge, a global educational, entrepreneurial experience invites young people to solve the greatest challenges facing our world and help advance the UN Sustainable Development GoalsDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mary Kay Inc., a leading corporate advocate of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, announced today the top three winners of its World Series of Innovation (WSI) Challenge in partnership with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). In its first year partnering with NFTE, Mary Kay sponsored the 2020 NFTE World Series of Innovation, a global educational experience that invites young people ages 13-24 to channel their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to find solutions for the biggest challenges facing the world today and help advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while fostering an entrepreneurial mindset.

a.k.a. Brands Announces Acquisition of Culture Kings

Adds Premium Streetwear Brand to Portfolio of High-Growth Fashion Brands Plans to Expedite the Expansion of the Australian Streetwear Brand into the U.S. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--a.k.a. Brands (the “Company”; “a.k.a.”), a global platform that is pioneering a new approach to driving growth in digitally-native fashion brands, today announced the acquisition of Culture Kings, a premium, high-growth Australian streetwear brand at the intersection of music, culture and fashion. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Workplace Flexibility More Important to Workers Than a Pay Rise

Employers need to form post-pandemic working arrangements that appeal to the best staff TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Questionmark--The freedom to work flexibility is now more important to workers than a pay rise. Questionmark, the online assessment provider, is calling on employers to shape post-pandemic working arrangements which will help them retain the best staff.Over half (51%) of employees say job flexibility is more important to them than salary when making job choices, according to a new report by United Kingdom (UK) law firm, Winckworth Sherwood.

Roxgold Acquires the Outstanding 1.2% NSR on the Séguéla Gold Project and Agrees to Sell More Favourable 1.2% NSR to Franco-Nevada

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roxgold Inc. (“Roxgold” or the “Company”) (TSX:ROXG) (OTCQX:ROGFF) announced today that it has exercised its right to match for the repurchase of the 1.2% Net Smelter Royalty (the “NSR”) on the Séguéla Gold Project (“Séguéla”). Roxgold exercised its right to pre-empt the proposed AUD$20 million acquisition of the royalty by an international royalty company. Concurrent with the buy-back of the existing NSR, Roxgold has entered into a new royalty agreement with Franco-Nevada Corporation for the sale of a 1.2% NSR royalty on the Séguéla Gold Project for AUD$20 million which includes a modified buy-back option for up to 50% of the royalty at a pro rata portion of the AUD$20 million purchase price for a period of up to three years upon closing.

Private Photo-Sharing App FamilyAlbum Surpasses 10 Million Users Worldwide

To celebrate, FamilyAlbum is offering discounts on many of their original photo products TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#1smovie--mixi, Inc. announced today that its private photo-sharing app FamilyAlbum has surpassed 10 million users worldwide. To celebrate both this milestone and the app’s 6-year anniversary, FamilyAlbum is holding a special User Appreciation Campaign now through April 18 that features discounts on many of the original photo products available through the app.

Piedmont Names Lithium Industry Veteran as Chief Operating Officer

Mr. David Klanecky to join Piedmont Lithium as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerMr. Klanecky most recently served as Albemarle Corporation’s Vice President – Lithium Operations – APAC/EU, with responsibility for hard rock lithium mining and chemical processing activitiesNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Piedmont Lithium Limited (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL)

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giniPredict Turbocharges Planning and Forecasting for Australian and New Zealand Small Businesses

Powerful data modelling technology for making better, faster, more informed decisions SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#businessplanning--giniPredict launches today to give small businesses in Australia and New Zealand faster, more accurate and more powerful planning and forecasting capabilities. An intuitive, no-code technology that runs on top of familiar software products, giniPredict unlocks the patterns hidden in business data. Making the power of enterprise data analytics accessible to SMBs, it helps them to assess the commercial impact of individual variables, identify the best outcomes, and prioritise investment and resources.

GACW Incorporated Announces Appointment of Britt Johnson as Director

 PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#airless--GACW Incorporated ("Global"), an engineering company driven to transform the mining tire industry with advanced mechanical wheel solutions addressing unmet needs, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Independent Director, Mr. Britt Johnson, effective immediately. Mr. Johnson is a recently retired executive who comes with more than 40 years of experience across the mining tire maintenance chain.

Best’s Commentary: Australia Flooding to Cut Into Insurers’ Earnings; Add to Upward Pressure on Reinsurance Rates

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best expects the severe flooding in Australia’s eastern states to put pressure on insurance companies’ underwriting results over the near term and add to the industry’s recently elevated loss burden from natural catastrophe events. Furthermore, with the majority of gross losses likely to be borne by the reinsurance industry, AM Best expects the continued cession of material losses to reinsurers to contribute to further upward pressure on reinsurance rates and a tightening of terms and conditions in upcoming renewals for the country’s direct insurers.

OneCloud Launches Anaplan BizApp to Support New Transactional APIs and Deliver Precise Data to Users

OneCloud is the first Anaplan technology partner to offer Transactional API support and will seamlessly connect source system data streams into the Anaplan platform NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Anaplan--OneCloud announced the Anaplan BizApp to support Anaplan Transactional APIs, expanding the company’s Anaplan integration connector. OneCloud joined Anaplan’s technology partner ecosystem in 2020 and enables Anaplan customers to seamlessly access additional data integrations for a truly connected planning experience. OneCloud is a provider of iPaaS technology through its precision platform to integrate and manage enterprise data.

Asia-Pacific Risk Managers Optimistic About Profession’s 2021 Outlook

APAC Professionals Report Increases in Salary, Job Opportunities in New Career SurveyJERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) shows a majority of Asia-Pacific risk managers are optimistic about the profession’s outlook, with COVID-19 and economic uncertainty amplifying the need for strong organizational risk management. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, Asia-Pacific risk managers reported the lowest percentage of bonuses or commissions among all surveyed regions, which included the Americas and EMEA, as well as the highest percentage of professionals earning less than USD 100,000.

Dr. Vikram Sharma, Founder and CEO of QuintessenceLabs, Accepted Into Forbes Technology Council

Forbes Technology Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for World-Class CIOs, CTOs, and Technology Executives. CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#forbes--Dr. Vikram Sharma, Founder and CEO of QuintessenceLabs, the leader in quantum cybersecurity, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.Dr. Sharma was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

Rush Gold Signs Major Partnership to Power Gold Payment Services for Multiple Mobile Network Operators Across 10 ASEAN Countries

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#awesomeness--Rush Gold Global (Rush Gold), the innovative fintech platform providing digital access to physical gold to retail and business markets, has signed an exciting new partnership with the Malaysian-based ZAFA Group Sdn. Bhd. to bring gold savings and payments to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) across the ASEAN region. Rush Gold’s agreement with Malaysian-based ZAFA Group Sdn. Bhd. will enable MNOs across the ten ASEAN nations to offer gold payment services using gold as a common currency. This telco-based model has enabled super-apps like m-Pesa to dominate large portions of Africa.

Personalis Announces Collaboration with MapKure to Use Personalis’ NeXT Platform™ for Clinical Trials and Companion Diagnostic Development

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#immunooncology--Personalis, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSNL), a leader in advanced genomics for cancer, today announced a collaboration with MapKure, LLC, a clinical-stage company focusing on genetically defined disease drivers and jointly owned by BeiGene, Ltd. and SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc., to use a clinical trial assay (CTA) based on the Personalis® NeXT Platform™, an exome/transcriptome scale NGS-based assay, to support development of BGB-3245, an investigational next-generation B-RAF inhibitor, in patients with advanced or refractory solid tumors.

Innovation Group Auric Network Announces Commencement of On site Works for Korean Gold Mine Project Valued at $1.5bil

A blockchain technology group as part of a partnership with an LSE-listed mining company announces production for Korean mine project with over $1.5 billion USD of ready-to-mine goldSEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$AUSCM #AUSCM--Auric Network Limited (“Auric”), the Hong Kong based blockchain innovation group, is pleased to announce the commencement of on site safety works ahead of construction in Geochang (Kochang) county, South Korea, in partnership with Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd ("LSE: BMV"), the Korea-focused gold development group, and Mine Foundation, a commodities investment platform focused on financial inclusion.

Razor Labs Becomes the First AI Company on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange After Completing its Initial Public Offering And Raising $36 Million

The company leverages AI to make industrial machines smart, offering manufacturers a more cost-effective method of managing their supply chains TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ai--Razor Labs (https://www.razor-labs.com/) (ticker: TASE:RZR) the leading developer of AI solutions for industrial manufacturing processes, announces the successful completion of its Initial Public Offering, making it the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) company to go public on the Israeli stock exchange. The IPO process was led by Discount Capital Underwriting.

Piedmont Announces Closing of Public Offering

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Piedmont Lithium Limited (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL) today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 1.75 million American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), with each ADS representing 100 of its ordinary shares (“Public Offering”). The aggregate gross proceeds of the Public Offering, before underwriting discounts and commissions, totaled $122.5 million.

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