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FAIRR Forms $1.25tn Investor Coalition to Promote Plant-Based Proteins
Sep 29, 2016An investor coalition worth $1.25tn is set to persuade 16 multinational companies to identify risks associated with industrial animal production and device strategies to roll out plant-based sources of protein. The coalition urges the ...
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Blackrock Joins Investor Lawsuit Against Volkswagen Over Emissions Scandal
Sep 20, 2016Asset management company Blackrock has joined a group of Volkswagen shareholders who are bringing a lawsuit against the German automaker over its diesel emissions scandal. Law firm Quinn Emanuel is expected to file complaint on behalf of ...
Tags: Blackrock, lawsuit, Volkswagen
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Shareholder Approve Sika Board of Directors Rises
Feb 2, 2015The opposition of the shareholders of Sika AG to the hostile takeover bid by Saint-Gobain continues to mount. So far, investors who together hold over 40 percent of the share capital have expressly stated their support for the course ...
Tags: pension funds, prominent institutional investors, Construction
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Oman Plans to Set up a Dairy Firm to Achieve Self-Sufficiency Production and Food Security
Jan 23, 2015The government of Oman has announced plans to set up a dairy firm with an investment of around OMR100m ($258.8m) to achieve self-sufficiency in dairy production and food security The proposed project is being promoted by state-owned ...
Tags: dairy production, food security, Agriculture
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The Government to Ease Restrictions on Foreign Capital in The Domestic Stock Market
Jan 6, 2015Undoubtedly one of the catch-phrases that Chinese stock investors like to hear most is "opening up". The government has already taken numerous steps to ease restrictions on foreign capital in the domestic stock market. You must have heard ...
Tags: stock investors, Chinese currency
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PSP Investment Board GIC and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to Invest $700 Million in XPO
Sep 18, 2014GREENWICH, CT— Freight transportation services provider XPO Logistics is looking to expand its business and a good portion of the $700 million invested is coming from some Canadians’ pension plans. The Public Sector Pension ...
Tags: PSP, XPO, Accessories
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FDA-Approved GRAM Announced That It Has Successfully Closed a $9.8 Million Financing Round
Jun 11, 2014FDA-approved Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM; Grand Rapids, MI) has announced that it has successfully closed a $9.8 million financing round. The privately held contract manufacturer provides manufacturing services for the aseptic ...
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Resilience Capital Partners Has Acquired The Direct Sale Business of G&K Services
Jan 10, 2014Resilience Capital Partners has acquired the direct sale business of G&K Services through its newly-formed platform company, Affinity Specialty Apparel, Inc. Affinity sells and distributes occupational apparel and services, including the ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Uniform
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Zywave's Insurance Solutions Division Is Bought by Aurora Capital
Dec 4, 2013Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has purchased Insurance Solutions Division of Zywave, an insurance software technology provider, from Vista Equity Partners, for an undisclosed sum. Aurora's Software & ...
Tags: Aurora Capital, Zywave's Solutions Division, Purchases Insurance
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A Lack of Certainty in Renewable Energy Policy Is Holding Institutional Investors Back
Nov 27, 2013A lack of certainty in renewable energy policy and expertise of renewable energy projects are holding institutional investors back according to a new EY survey released today. Of the 75 North American and European major pension and ...
Tags: renewable, energy, policy, uncertainty, expertise, institutional, investor
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Global Reinsurance Have Started Contract Talks for 2014 with Insurance Firms
Oct 23, 2013Global reinsurance firms Munich Re, Swiss Re and Hannover Re have started contract talks for 2014 with insurance firms, amid growing competition from pension funds, due to increased capital investment. The steady growth of investment by ...
Tags: Insurance Firms, Swiss Re
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Blackberry's Co-Founders Are Considering Weighing in with a Counter-Bid
Oct 12, 2013BlackBerry's co-founders, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin, are considering weighing in with a counter-bid for the ailing smartphone maker, according to a financial filing made on Thursday. A bid by the pair would represent an ...
Tags: Computer Products, Blackberry, smartphone
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Emerging East Asian Economies Risk Slower Growth
Oct 1, 2013Emerging East Asian economies risk slower growth after they failed to take advantage of ample cash supply made available by global monetary authorities to build roads and ports, the Asian Development Bank said. Funding infrastructure ...
Tags: Emerging Markets, ADB
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China's National Council Stepped Into Top Ten in The Globe Based on Total Assets
Sep 12, 2013China's National Council for Social Security Fund stepped into top ten in the globe based on total assets at the end of 2012, became one of the world's top five Asia pension funds and was predicted to squeeze into the world's top three in ...
Tags: Pension Funds, Service
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US Judge Clears General Re's $72m Settlement with AIG's Investors Has Won a Final Approval
Sep 12, 2013Berkshire Hathaway’s P&C and life/health reinsurance arm General Re’s $72m settlement with AIG’s investors has won a final approval by a US federal judge, which charged the firm for involvement in a fraudulent transaction ...
Tags: life/health reinsurance