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A see-saw week for gold and the USD

GoldMoney weekly market report and customer metricsThere has been a clear divergence in the fortunes of the Dollar and the Euro this week which has weighed heavy on the gold price and the yellow metal’s safe haven status. Head of Dealing and Settlements at online precious metals trader, Roland Khounlivong, said, ‘Today’s announcement that the Greek parliament has agreed the new austerity measures and therefore agreed to creditor conditions, has pushed the Euro down around 1.5% from last week, and given some investors their risk appetite back. ‘Gold’s see-saw relationship with the US

Dan Loria joins Grande Cuisine as Business Development Manager

Dan Loria has joined the Grande Cuisine team as its Business Development Manager, bringing over 16 years of experience with him to the role. Having fulfilled remits ranging from warehousing to operations, Dan also has a wealth of sales, management within the foodservice equipment sector.With extensive knowledge of both modular and bespoke cooking elements, Dan has also overseen the implementation of projects and with high profile clientele across the UK. He joins Grande Cuisine, suppliers of leading French cooking equipment brands Athanor, Adventys and CAPIC, at their UK Headquarters in

37 facilities earn AAAASF accreditation for patient safety

Each facility completed a thorough review processMore than 35 facilities have demonstrated their commitment to patient safety by gaining accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) in June, including two internationally. AAAASF is celebrating its 35th year of promoting the highest quality patient safety in the ambulatory surgery setting (office-based or outpatient), as well as rehabilitation and outpatient therapy agencies and rural health clinics. AAAASF requires 100 percent compliance with all accreditation standards and does

Has something in your life become an issue for you?

  Maybe you want to quit smoking, or exercise more and lose weight. Perhaps you feel stuck in your relationship or your job, and you are thinking about leaving. Or maybe you wish you could modify something about your behaviour – your tendency to procrastinate, or to lose your temper with your kids. But no matter how badly you want to change, chances are you're finding it difficult—old habits die hard, and it's not easy to move from "I

Resurs Bank closes the acquisition of the Norwegian niche bank yA Bank

On 15 July 2015, Resurs Bank entered into an agreement with the Norwegian OTC-listed yA Holding ASA regarding the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in its two operating subsidiaries yA Bank AS and MetaTech AS (together “yA Bank”). The acquisition has been approved by vote at yA Holding’s general meeting and Resurs Bank has received approval to close the acquisition from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway and the Norwegian Competition Authority. The acquisition closed on 26 October 2015. The purchase price amounted to a

TCS&D CONFERENCES BREAK THE ICE ON BIG ISSUES

16 July 2015This year’s free-to-attend Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) Show conference programme is packed with cool customers, and offers the chance for delegates to grill a panel of industry leaders on the challenges facing the sector. The event – held on 16-17 September at the Peterborough Arena – will also feature more than 100 exhibitors supplying products and services for the perishable product supply chain, including big names such as Gray & Adams, Krone Trailers UK, Thermo King, Jungheinrich UK and SSI Schaefer. The conferences, held at the event’s 50-

New Report Analyzes $1.8 Billion in Global Human Rights Funding

New York, NY — July 16, 2015. Released today, the 2015 edition of Advancing Human Rights: Update on Global Foundation Grantmaking  analyzes $1.8 billion granted by 774 foundations in support of nearly 11,000 organizations worldwide. Among a consistent subset of human rights funders, giving increased 6 percent between 2011 and 2012, the latest year for which data are available. The third in an annual series produced jointly by Foundation Center and the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG), this report is part of an ongoing

Obducat receives order from University College London

OBDUCAT, leading manufacturer of lithography solutions based on nanoimprint lithography (NIL), has received an order for the supply of an EITRE® 3 NIL system to the well renowned University College London in the UK.The EITRE system has been purchased by Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at University College London. The system will be installed at the new nanoimprint lithography facility that is being set-up by the Photonic Innovations Laboratory. The EITRE system will be used in research and development work as well as for educational purposes. The Photonic Innovations

Invitation: Kambi Group plc's second quarter 2015 result

Kambi’s result for the second quarter (April - June) 2015 will be announced on Wednesday 5  August, at 07:45 CET. You are invited to participate in a report presentation at 10:45 CET with the CEO Kristian Nylén and CFO David Kenyon. The presentation will be held in English via a telephone conference and can also be accessed via an audiocast using the link below, registration needed (please note that the audiocast registration template is not supported by the Safari web browser). Questions can be asked on the telephone conference or sent via the audiocast link. Numbers for

JIM MARNER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF HIGH PROFILE TRADE ASSOCIATION

16 July 2015 - Mr Jim Marner, who holds a senior position at York based Shepherd Engineering Services (SES), has been elected president of B&ES , the Building & Engineering Services Association (formerly HVCA) for 2015/16.  He succeeded to the presidency of B&ES at its annual general meeting on Thursday 9 July 2015. Mr Marner, 46, has 32 years’ experience in the building and engineering services sector with his current employer Shepherd Engineering Services (SES). Having joined the firm as a craft apprentice in 1982, he has since made many valued and successful

Official opening of IVU branch office in Israel

New subsidiary to boost project work and sales activitiesBerlin, 16 July 2015 – IVU Traffic Technologies AG celebrated the official opening of its subsidiary in Israel along with representatives from the fields of politics and business. The German public-transport IT specialist set up its office there last year to provide direct local support for customers. Numerous guests accepted IVU’s invitation. They included Nadav Meroz, CEO of the Jerusalem Transport Master Plan Team (JTMT), and Eyal Wax, CEO of Superbus Ltd., who expressed their congratulations to IVU. Dr Clemens von Goetze,

Interim Report for Second Quarter 2015

Second quarter 2015 · Order intake was 3 percent lower than the corresponding quarter in 2014, but strengthened gradually during the period · Sales volumes and revenue were in line with last year · Operating profit before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to EUR 26 (28) million and operating profit (EBIT) amounted to EUR 16 (16) million. A lower production level than last year explains the decrease in EBITDA · Cash flow from operating activities amounted to EUR 4 (1) million January – June 2015 · Sales volumes decreased by 5 percent compared with the same

PGGM chooses SimCorp’s Data Warehouse solution

The Dutch pension fund service provider is one of several SimCorp clients, who have recently decided to implement SimCorp's Data Warehouse solution to simplify reporting processes with a single source of data. SimCorp , a leading provider of investment management solutions  and services for the global financial services industry, today announced that Dutch PGGM Vermogensbeheer B.V. (PGGM) has selected SimCorp’s Data Warehouse solution to improve operations with detailed and near-real time information on

Access Group hires ex-Xerox specialist for cloud hosting expansion plans

UK, London, 16 July 2015 – Access Group, a leading author of integrated business management software, has appointed Daniel Gould as head of cloud hosting operations, integrating the StratoGen arm of its business into their core SaaS offering. The move is part of expansion plans to extend reach and introduce new product offerings for its hosting solutions. With more than 25 years of experience in the IT sector, Daniel has worked with well-known brands such as GlaxoSmithKline and Xerox, where he was charged with designing and building enterprise cloud solutions. He now takes the lead for

Swedish Match and Philip Morris International to dissolve smokeless joint venture

Swedish Match and Philip Morris International (PMI) have mutually agreed to dissolve their joint venture agreement relating to the sale of smokeless tobacco products outside Scandinavia and the US. · Swedish Match to continue to sell General snus in Canada, Russia and Malaysia · Swedish Match sees good opportunities for its snus products internationally over the longer termThe joint venture SMPM International (owned on a 50/50 basis by Swedish Match and PMI) was established in 2009 with an aim to commercialize snus outside Scandinavia and the US. Within the scope of the joint

Alma Media’s poll: Finns don’t think all news is as true as some

Alma Media Corporation                     Press Release 16 July 2015                             at 14.00 (EEST) ALMA MEDIA’S POLL: FINNS DON’T THINK ALL NEWS IS AS TRUE AS SOME Finland has often been acknowledged as a leading country in press freedom in the world; however, nine out of ten Finns do not believe all the news they read. Media literacy learnt at school makes Finns critical, but the greatest reason for distrust is the growing concern over the quality of the news. Approximately 89 per cent of Finns do not believe all the news they read, as can be seen from a poll

Gold win for Stadco at ROSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards

16 July 2015 Stadco, the leading international supplier of body-in-white products and services to the automotive industry, has received a Gold award from the Royal Society of the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in recognition of excellence in occupational health and safety standards. The award, which was presented to Stadco representatives at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel on Tuesday, recognises commitment to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention at work. Judges considered entrants’ overarching occupational health and safety

Gastric cancer screening study to start in China

Biohit Oyj Press Release July 16, 2015 at 1:15 p.m. local time (EET) A gastric cancer risk screening study starts in China, with at least 20 000 people to be screened by Biohit Oyj’s GastroPanel test, with over 50 hospitals participating. The screenings are set to begin in 2015 and end in December 2016. Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in both sexes worldwide (723,000 deaths/year, 8.8% of the total). The highest estimated mortality rates are in Eastern Asia. The most significant risk factors of gastric cancer are Helicobacter pylori infection (HP) and usually

SCA invests in Brazil

SCA is set to invest approximately SEK 650m in a new production facility in Brazil for the manufacture of incontinence products. Production is scheduled to commence in 2016.Through an acquisition made in 2011, SCA established a presence in the Brazilian market for incontinence products. Since then, SCA has increased its sales and market share in Brazil. SCA is now the second largest company in the Brazilian market for incontinence products, with its global leading brand TENA and the local brand, Biofral. Brazil, which is one of SCA’s prioritized emerging markets, is the third largest

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR BRIAN TOWNSEND

Past president Brian Townsend has become only the eighth person in the 111-year history of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) to be awarded its Distinguished Service Award.16 July 2015 – In making the presentation, B&ES  president Jim Marner explained that the Distinguished Service Award was conferred upon “those who have rendered extra-special service to the Association and its activities” – adding that the roll-call of previous recipients represented “a B&ES hall of fame”. He went on to recall that Mr Townsend had first been elected to Council –

Roland DG Sponsors FAB11, the International Meeting of the Fab Lab Community

Roland DG Corporation, a leading worldwide manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and 3D devices, announced today its participation as one of the key sponsors of Fab11, the 11th annual meeting of the global Fab Lab community, to take place Aug. 3-9, 2015 at MIT in Boston. The event is expected to attract hundreds of attendees from around the world to the MIT campus, the birthplace of the Fab Lab concept, for hands-on workshops, a symposium, project demonstrations and a youth track, followed by a free weekend Fab Festival, open to the public, hosted by the cities of Boston, Cambridge

Interim Report Q2 2015

JANUARY 1 – JUNE 30, 2015 (compared with same period a year ago) · Net sales rose 14% (5% excluding exchange rate effects) to SEK 57,177m (50,063) · Organic sales growth, which excludes exchange rate effects, acquisitions and divestments, was 5% · Operating profit, excluding items affecting comparability, rose 9% to SEK 6,089m (5,564) · The operating margin, excluding items affecting comparability, was 10.6% (11.1%) · Profit before tax, excluding items affecting comparability, rose 11% to SEK 5,626m (5,081) · Items affecting comparability totaled SEK -280m (-405) ·

Akastor ASA: SECOND QUARTER AND FIRST HALF YEAR RESULTS 2015

The challenging market situation has continued in the second quarter, resulting in a mixed performance of the investments. Overall, the majority of the portfolio companies have had satisfactory performance during the second quarter. As in the previous quarter; MHWirth is the company where the market situation is having most impact. All of Akastor's portfolio companies are focusing on making the necessary adjustments to their respective cost bases, as well as improving operational efficiency. The working capital level for Akastor remains high. KEY HIGHLIGHTS 2Q 2015: AKASTOR AS AN

Akastor ASA: Kristian Røkke appointed new CEO of Akastor ASA

Akastor ASA announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Kristian Røkke as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Røkke will succeed Frank O. Reite, who will take the position of Chief Financial Officer at Aker ASA. Kristian Røkke, who is currently Chairman of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (AKPS), a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, and previously President & CEO of AKPS, will assume his new position in Akastor ASA on August 10, 2015. Aker ASA will propose to the nomination committee of Akastor ASA that Frank O. Reite takes the position as Chairman of the Board of Akastor ASA

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