Record-Breaking Field Anticipated for 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will notify runners of their selection status for the 2024 race. The excitement from this year’s record-setting event sparked unprecedented interest with more than 120,000 individuals applying for a chance to participate. Those who…
New scam intelligence sharing helps CBA and Vodafone combat SMS scams
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and Vodafone have announced a new intelligence sharing pilot designed to help protect customers from rising SMS scams. The pilot sees Vodafone and CBA sharing SMS scam-related intelligence in near real-time, allowing the telco to identify and…
Blackstone Strategic Partners Closes Eighth Real Estate Secondaries Fund at $2.6 Billion
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced the final close on $2.6 billion for its latest real estate secondaries fund, Strategic Partners Real Estate VIII L.P., and its related committed program vehicles. Verdun Perry, Global Head of Strategic Partners, said: “We are incredibly grateful…
Rover Agrees to be Acquired by Blackstone in $2.3 Billion Transaction
Rover Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROVR) (“Rover” or the “Company”), the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) in an all-cash…
SoftBank Corp, SB Power and Encored Japanto Exhibit Japan’s Leading Energy Saving Servicefor Households at COP28 Japan Pavilion
SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), and its group companies SB Power Corp. (“SB Power,” an electricity power company) and Encored Japan Inc. (“Encored”) announced their energy saving service for households was selected for inclusion at the Japan Pavilion to be hosted by…
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs Catalyse ~$500 Million of Investment in the Clean Energy Transition in South and Southeast Asia
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs announced that the Climate Innovation and Development Fund (CIDF) has completed allocating its $25 million in philanthropic concessional capital to help advance sustainable low-carbon economic development in South and Southeast Asia. Launched in 2021 and…
Dynamic Yield by Mastercard unveils Shopping Muse, the next generation personal retail assistant
Dynamic Yield by Mastercard announced Shopping Muse, an advanced generative AI tool that revolutionizes how consumers search for and discover products in a retailer’s digital catalog. Shopping Muse re-creates the in-store, human experience by translating consumers’ colloquial language into tailored product…
SDG Loan Fund mobilizes USD 1.1 billion of investor capital
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), FMO Investment Management (FMO IM), and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (MacArthur) announced today that the SDG Loan Fund (the Fund) has successfully mobilized over USD 1.1 billion in private capital to advance…
Ping An Awarded A in MSCI ESG Ratings for Two Consecutive Years
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An”, the “Company” or the “Group”, HKEX: 2318 / 82318; SSE: 601318) announced that it has been rated A in the Morgan Stanley Capital Investment’s (MSCI) latest ESG Ratings, this…
One of Andy Warhol’s Patek Philippe Watches to Sell at Auction
One of Andy Warhol’s prized Patek Philippes and a pair of rare watches made by Cartier’s London workshops during the 1960s and ’70s will headline an upcoming live auction at Christie’s New York on Tuesday. Few figures in watch-collecting history…
Season 2 of Anatomy of a Scam Podcast to focus on cutting-edge technology used by cybercriminals
Voice cloning, deep fakes and AI are among the new cutting-edge technologies being used by scammers explored in the second season of Anatomy of a Scam. The latest season – launching during ACCC’s Scams Awareness Week – brings listeners the real-life stories of…
Royal Bank of Canada declares dividends
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) (NYSE: RY) announced that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly common share dividend of three cents or two per cent to $1.38 per share, payable on and after February 23, 2024, to common shareholders of record…