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• WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - SLC Management, the US$273B (C$361B) institutional fixed income and alternatives asset manager, is pleased to announce that Michael Schnitman has been appointed to Senior Managing Director, High-Net-Worth, SLC Management, effective immediately.
• "I'm delighted to welcome Michael to SLC Management," said Steve Peacher, President, SLC Management.
• Since then, the SLC Management group of companies has begun marketing alternative investment products and solutions through AAM's distribution platform.
• Over time, SLC Management hopes to expand into the HNW markets in Canada and Asia.

• TORONTO, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Caseware International , a global leader in cloud-enabled audit, financial reporting and data analytics solutions, today announced a sponsorship with professional golfers Andrew Putnam and Adam Schenk.
• Putnam and Schenk represent the strong field of talent on the PGA TOUR, both with impressive tournament resumes.
• "This partnership signifies a mutual commitment to excellence, innovation, and a shared passion for the sport," says PGA TOUR golfer, Andrew Putnam.
• Aligning with top-tier athletes like Andrew Putnam and Adam Schenk demonstrates our commitment to excellence in business, sportsmanship, and athletic achievement."

• Automation, once hidden behind closed doors in factories, is increasingly moving into public view.
• Customers can pay for groceries or clothing at a self-checkout machine, order fast food from a touchscreen kiosk or even pickup coffee from a “robo-café.” These technologies, which substitute human contact for robot-based interactions, are examples of self-service technologies — innovative public-facing automation which “enable customers to perform entire services on their own without direct assistance from employees.” While self-service technologies have the potential to improve efficiency, reduce costs and improve user experience, these technologies raise complex economic and political questions.

Politics and exposure

• Experiences with strangers can shape how we define our community and politics.
• How does a dental office receptionist feel about universal dental care, or a corner store clerk about crime rates?
• However fleeting, exposure to people outside of your own socio-demographic groups affect attitudes positively.
• Existing research demonstrates that “actual face-to-face interaction…typically reduces intergroup prejudice.” Exposure effects are also related to how we position ourselves within the world when compared to others.

Identity and social interaction

• We build our sense of civic identity and opinions about government through social interactions.
• Our social capital — which Putnam defines as the overarching belief about society that facilitates co-operation — diminishes when we lose opportunities to engage with people outside of our regular social networks.
• This decline in social capital can be traced to changes in work and society more generally.

Exacerbates inequality

• The impact of public-facing automation on social inequality also requires further study.
• As public-facing automation shifts workers away from public view, wages which reflect professional skill and customer service expectations may disappear.

• SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, San Francisco-based commercial real estate brokerage team led by Putnam Daily launches Fisher James Capital, a new company focused on net lease investment brokerage and capital placement.
• Fisher James Capital offices in the Presidio in San Francisco with partners in Silicon Valley and the East Bay.
• Specializing in leased investment brokerage, the partners represent private and institutional capital clients on the disposition and acquisition of single and multi-tenant commercial properties nationwide.
• On the brokerage side, Lindsey Snider and Vahe Nokhoudian join Putnam Daily at Fisher James Capital.