Investor

Aaptiv Closes Series C with $52m raised to date; Amazon Alexa Fund and Warner Music Group among new investors

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Insight Venture Partners, Investor

Existing investor Insight Venture Partners also participated in the financing, bringing Insight's total investment in Aaptiv to over $30 million.

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  • Existing investor Insight Venture Partners also participated in the financing, bringing Insight's total investment in Aaptiv to over $30 million.
  • Strategic investors include the Amazon Alexa Fund, Disney, Warner Music Group, and NWS Holdings.
  • "We are honored to be supported by the world's leading investment firms and technology companies," said Ethan Agarwal, founder and CEO of Aaptiv.
  • Every Aaptiv class combines the guiding voice of an expert Aaptiv trainer with motivating music by top artists in every genre.

MFDA Strategic Plan (2018 - 2022) - Achieving Better Outcomes for Canadians

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Canadian law, Canadian securities regulation, Financial adviser, Canadian Securities Administrators, Investor, Mutual Fund Dealers Association

To assist in identifying priorities and areas of regulatory focus for the new Strategic Plan, the MFDA engaged in an extensive consultation process with a range of stakeholders including MFDA Members, MFDA staff and management, the MFDA Board of Directors, representatives of the Canadian Securities Administrators, industry and investor associations.

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  • To assist in identifying priorities and areas of regulatory focus for the new Strategic Plan, the MFDA engaged in an extensive consultation process with a range of stakeholders including MFDA Members, MFDA staff and management, the MFDA Board of Directors, representatives of the Canadian Securities Administrators, industry and investor associations.
  • "The new MFDA Strategic Plan focuses on supporting Member innovation, strengthening collaboration with key stakeholders, enhancing Member and advisor education and assessing and updating regulatory standards and internal processes to ensure effective and efficient regulation that protects the investing public."
  • MFDA Members and their advisors manage approximately $700 billion in client assets and provide financial advice to nine million Canadian households.
  • The new Strategic Plan recognizes the importance of a regulatory compliant and diverse membership which benefits investors by providing choices in advisory services and investor access to quality advice.

Newday Investing Brings Impact Investing to the Mainstream

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Investment, Investment strategy, Impact investing, Portfolio, Asset allocation, Modern portfolio theory, Investor, BlackRock

Newday is the first and only mobile app offering a true asset allocation approach to impact investing based on modern portfolio theory, with personalized recommendations based on an investor's interests.

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  • Newday is the first and only mobile app offering a true asset allocation approach to impact investing based on modern portfolio theory, with personalized recommendations based on an investor's interests.
  • Each Newday Impact Portfolio is a unique and targeted investment strategy built to benefit a specific area of impact: global impact, climate change, gender equality, animal welfare, ocean health and freshwater.
  • The investment team at Newday is led by Cara Barr, chief strategy officer and former director of investment strategy at BlackRock.
  • "We're proud to partner with Newday to encourage investors at all levels to direct their investing dollars to companies that reflect their values."

Statement from OSC Chair on Passing of John Mountain

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Monday, June 18, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Funds, Structured finance, Structured product, Investor, Investment fund

TORONTO, June 18, 2018 /CNW/ - The following statement was issued today by Maureen Jensen, Chair and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), on the passing of John Mountain, Director of the OSC's Investment Funds and Structured Products Branch:

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  • TORONTO, June 18, 2018 /CNW/ - The following statement was issued today by Maureen Jensen, Chair and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), on the passing of John Mountain, Director of the OSC's Investment Funds and Structured Products Branch:
    "We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of John Mountain, who passed away this morning.
  • John's policy contributions during his career will benefit investors and the mutual fund industry for years to come.
  • He was an important part of our executive management team and the social fabric of the OSC."
  • John was appointed Director of the Investment Funds and Structured Products Branch on March 14, 2016.

Hillenbrand Announces New Head of Investor Relations

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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Hillenbrand, Inc., Batesville, Indiana, Hillenbrand, Investor relations, Investor

BATESVILLE, Ind., June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) announced that Richard A. Dudley has been appointed as its new leader of investor relations.

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  • BATESVILLE, Ind., June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) announced that Richard A. Dudley has been appointed as its new leader of investor relations.
  • In addition to his finance leadership responsibilities, he has been deeply involved in investor communications, including our quarterly earnings cycle and the planning and execution of our recent investor day meeting.
  • "As a result of his experience and knowledge of Hillenbrand's businesses and strategy, Rich is in an ideal position to deepen Hillenbrand's relationships within the financial community and enhance our overall investor relations program."
  • Hillenbrand ( www.hillenbrand.com ) is a global diversified industrial company with multiple market-leading brands that serve a wide variety of industries across the globe.

Estre Ambiental Announces Full Year 2017 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Details

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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Conference call, Investor, Waste

Management plans to host an investor conference call that same day to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

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  • Management plans to host an investor conference call that same day to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
  • The conference call will consist of prepared remarks from the Company and will include a question and answer session.
  • Investors may access the conference call by dialing 877-407-0792 toll free in the U.S. or 1-201-689-8263 internationally.
  • Estre is one of the leading waste management companies in Brazil and Latin America, as measured by disposal capacity, collection volume and market share.

QuarkChain Partners With International Strategic Investors to Build Public Blockchain Ecosystem

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Economy, Money, Finance, Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Encodings, Investor

QuarkChain's community is quite international, so as QuarkChain's institutional investors.

Key Points: 
  • QuarkChain's community is quite international, so as QuarkChain's institutional investors.
  • They have carefully reviewed the code on GitHub and tested the demo again and again before deciding to invest.
  • After careful consideration of the overall strategy, the team finally decided to partner with these institutional investors to venture into "the new public blockchain ecosystem", which aims to support real business applications.
  • QuarkChain really appreciates all of the investors and advisers who've provided their support.

Grayscale Investments Launches Resource Library for Digital Currency Investing

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Economy, Money, Finance, Cryptocurrencies, Alternative currencies, Funds, Digital Currency Group, Investment, Financial cryptography, Investor, Investment fund, Bitcoin

NEW YORK, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Grayscale Investments, LLC , a global leader in digital currency asset management, today launched an online resource library for institutional and individual investors.

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  • NEW YORK, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Grayscale Investments, LLC , a global leader in digital currency asset management, today launched an online resource library for institutional and individual investors.
  • "There is tremendous appetite in the investor community for better information and clarity around digital currency investing," said Michael Sonnenshein, Managing Director of Grayscale.
  • Grayscale provides investors access to the digital currency asset class through its family of investment products, including the first two publicly-quoted digital currency investment vehicles: Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTCQX: GBTC) and Ethereum Classic Investment Trust (OTCQX: ETCG).
  • Established in 2013 by Digital Currency Group, Grayscale Investments, LLC is a trusted authority on digital currency investing.

Morningstar's Annual "Mind the Gap" Study Shows Better Timing and Market Conditions Led to Solid Investor Returns

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Investment, Mathematical finance, Funds, Financial markets, Rate of return, Time-weighted return, Investor

Overall, the study shows that the gap between U.S. open-end funds' reported total returns and the returns experienced by investors narrowed to 0.26 percent per year over the decade ended March 31, 2018.

Key Points: 
  • Overall, the study shows that the gap between U.S. open-end funds' reported total returns and the returns experienced by investors narrowed to 0.26 percent per year over the decade ended March 31, 2018.
  • The "gap" refers to the difference between funds' dollar-weighted and time-weighted returns, reflecting how opportunely investors timed their investments.
  • On the flipside, investors fared poorly with alternative funds, which had the worst dollar-weighted returns, reflecting the funds' generally lousy performance."
  • The U.S. investor returns study is available in the June 2018 issue of Morningstar FundInvestor.

YHOO Investor Alert: Kyros Law is Filing Compensation Claims on Behalf of YAHOO! (NASDAQ: YHOO) Investors

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Economy, Finance, Money, Alibaba Group, World Wide Web, Yahoo!, Securities fraud, Investor

(NASDAQ: YHOO) that it is filing legal claims on behalf of investors against the company for possible securities fraud violations..

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  • (NASDAQ: YHOO) that it is filing legal claims on behalf of investors against the company for possible securities fraud violations..
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  • Visit our YHOO Shareholder Lawsuit Settlement webpage or call 1-800-934-2921 to speak to someone about your case.
  • (NASDAQ: YHOO) investors to contact our law firm immediately to protect their rights.