Bank of America to Report Fourth-Quarter 2023 Financial Results on January 12
As previously announced, Bank of America will report its fourth-quarter 2023 financial results on Friday, January 12. The results will be released at approximately 6:45 a.m. ET, followed by an investor presentation at 11 a.m. ET. The news release, supplemental…
SoftBank Corp.-led Proposal toExpand Spectrum Use for HAPS Base Stations Agreedat World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23)
SoftBank Corp. (President & CEO: Junichi Miyakawa, “SoftBank”) is conducting international standardization activities related to High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) spectrum for stratospheric-based wireless communication systems at the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT). SoftBank announced…
Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. retail sales grew +3.1%* this holiday season
According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulseTM, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive increased +3.1% year over year this holiday season, running from November 1 through December 24. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment and is…
Future-ready: Trust, prevention, and digitalization key to meeting customers’ evolving needs
ven Marvel’s Avengers inhabited a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous)—a world where the traditional approach of simply responding to threats as they arise was not sufficient to address the magnitude of the risks that were emerging. To truly safeguard their…
BBIX and EHIME CATV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange
BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (“IX”) business, has entered into a business partnership agreement with EHIME CATV, Inc. (“EHIME CATV”) on Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership…
Blackstone Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sony Payment Services, Broadening its Japan Private Equity Portfolio
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Private Equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Sony Payment Services Inc. (SPSV), one of Japan’s leading payment service providers, from Sony Bank, a…
SoftBank Corp. Successfully Tests Coverage Area Optimization Technology that Realizes Communication Capacity Maximization for HAPS
SoftBank Corp. (President & CEO: Junichi Miyakawa, “SoftBank”) today announced that in September 2023 it successfully conducted a field trial using its cylindrical antenna*1 for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric-based wireless communication systems at Hokkaido Spaceport, Taiki Town, Hokkaido, Japan.…
Morgan Stanley at Work Unveils Technology Enhancements for End of Year 2023
Morgan Stanley at Work announced a series of technology enhancements that drive increased automation and efficiency across a widening ecosystem of workplace benefits solutions for equity compensation, retirement, deferred compensation, executive services, saving and giving, and financial wellness. Morgan Stanley at…
Schwab Asset Management Announces Zero Capital Gains Distributions for Schwab ETFs for 2023
Schwab Asset Management®, the asset management arm of The Charles Schwab Corporation, today announced there will be no capital gains distributions for the 2023 tax year by any of the 30 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the Schwab ETF family. “Schwab…
Pete Chuchro Named Cigna Healthcare General Manager for Arizona Market
Cigna Healthcare has named longtime company leader Pete Chuchro as general manager for its group employer business in Arizona. In this role, Pete will be responsible for driving market growth for client employers with under 3,000 employees by creating customer…
Chubb Report Offers Insight on Mindset of the Wealthy, Their Passions and Protecting What Matters
A new survey from Chubb finds that more than three-quarters of wealthy Americans and Canadians believe damage from severe weather stemming from climate change poses the biggest threat to their home. That’s among the key findings of the inaugural Wealth Report…
The First ESG Disclosure Guidance for China’s Insurance Industry Released With Significant Contributions from Ping An
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An”, the “Company” or the “Group”, HKEX: 2318 / 82318; SSE: 601318) announced that it was represented by Richard Sheng, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Ping An Group,…