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Trawick International Expands Global Accident & Health Division with Three Key UK Hires

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Claire Hargreaves serves as Managing Director, overseeing strategy and business development for Trawick International's UK Accident & Health division.

Key Points: 
  • Claire Hargreaves serves as Managing Director, overseeing strategy and business development for Trawick International's UK Accident & Health division.
  • Prior to joining Trawick International, she spent 10 years at AXA Global Healthcare as Assistant Head of Corporate Development, 11 years at Bupa International as Head of Corporate Sales UK & Europe, and most recently, four years at Global Benefits Group as Managing Director UK, Europe, CIS.
  • The Trawick International UK Accident & Health division will bring Life, Disability, Health, and Travel insurance offerings and the best-in-class service Trawick is known for, to an even greater market and audience.
  • The addition of Hargreaves, Fletcher, and Slabon-Adams to the UK-based team further strengthens the company’s global presence and foothold in the Accident & Health insurance space.

New Sage Copilot: Driving Efficiency & Growth for SMBs and Accountants with Generative AI

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The AI-powered assistant automates workflows, identifies errors and generates actionable insights unique to each business and accountant’s practice.

Key Points: 
  • The AI-powered assistant automates workflows, identifies errors and generates actionable insights unique to each business and accountant’s practice.
  • Sage Copilot helps with forecasting, cashflow management and generating and sending invoices with simple, natural language commands.
  • Sage CEO, Steve Hare said: “Sage Copilot revolutionizes small and mid-sized businesses and accountant productivity by bringing trusted AI into the heart of their operations—automating tasks and providing insights to fuel growth and efficiency.
  • To learn more about our vision hear from our Chief Technology Officer, hear from our Chief Technology Officer, Aaron Harris .

New Sage Copilot: Driving Efficiency & Growth for SMBs and Accountants with Generative AI

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The AI-powered assistant automates workflows, identifies errors and generates actionable insights unique to each business and accountant’s practice.

Key Points: 
  • The AI-powered assistant automates workflows, identifies errors and generates actionable insights unique to each business and accountant’s practice.
  • Sage Copilot helps with forecasting, cashflow management and generating and sending invoices with simple, natural language commands.
  • Sage CEO, Steve Hare said: “Sage Copilot revolutionizes small and mid-sized businesses and accountant productivity by bringing trusted AI into the heart of their operations—automating tasks and providing insights to fuel growth and efficiency.
  • To learn more about our vision hear from our Chief Technology Officer, hear from our Chief Technology Officer, Aaron Harris .

Candelaria Announces Change in Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candelaria Mining Corp. (TSX-V: CAND, OTC PINK: CDELF) (the “Company”) announces, effective February 22, 2024, Mr. Hector Felex Gonzalez Ramirez has resigned from the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer and will remain as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candelaria Mining Corp. (TSX-V: CAND, OTC PINK: CDELF) (the “Company”) announces, effective February 22, 2024, Mr. Hector Felex Gonzalez Ramirez has resigned from the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer and will remain as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
  • He will be replaced by Mr. Omar Garcia Abrego.
  • Mr. Omar Garcia Abrego is a bilingual Chartered Professional Accountant with over 20 years of progressive international experience, primarily in the mining industry.
  • He also possesses significant expertise in accounting, financial reporting, and regulatory filing compliance for public companies, along with extensive experience in business acquisition transactions.

Cheche Announces Appointment of Executive Officers

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheche Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CCG) ("Cheche", "the Company" or "we"), China's leading auto insurance technology platform, today announced the appointment of two executive officers.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheche Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CCG) ("Cheche", "the Company" or "we"), China's leading auto insurance technology platform, today announced the appointment of two executive officers.
  • Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Wenting Ji served as the chief financial officer of Xiaoyezi Music Technology Group from July 2022 to August 2023.
  • Ms. Yanjun Liu has served as a vice president of the Company since joining Cheche in 2018.
  • Ms. Ji is a skilled and dynamic financial executive well equipped to drive results and help us realize our long-term vision.

Risk cultures can make or break banks

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report released today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examines the impact of risk cultures in the banking industry and how financial institutions can learn from the failures of the likes of Credit Suisse and SVB.

Key Points: 
  • Part of ACCA's ongoing series of publications exploring what drives risk governance and cultures across different industries, the report "Risk cultures in banking: Where next?"
  • sheds new light on the pressing need for the banking sector to adapt and innovate risk governance and culture.
  • A strong risk culture supports this, ensuring trust in information for resilience and prudent risk taking."
  • By sharing stories, they can raise risk awareness, promote new insights, and influence organisational performance, which is what effective risk cultures are all about," she adds.

Employers warned that strong diversity and inclusion culture is critical as they face continuing talent crunch

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The biggest global talent survey across the accountancy profession, released today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), provides a wake-up call for employers on diversity and inclusion, hybrid work, and the cost of living. The latest annual Global Talent Trends Survey 2024 provides a unique and vital view of how people feel about their life at work.

Key Points: 
  • The latest annual Global Talent Trends Survey 2024 provides a unique and vital view of how people feel about their life at work.
  • Six key themes emerged from the survey this year:
    71% of those surveyed in North America believe that a strong diversity and inclusion culture would be a key factor in deciding to work at an organization.
  • Employers have more to do on diversity though as 38% of employees believe their organization focuses more on certain aspects of diversity than others.
  • Employers are excited by the opportunity AI offers with 75% believing it will enable finance professionals to add more value.

Brattle Report Analyzes 2023 SEC & PCAOB Enforcement Activity Involving Auditors

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

After bringing record enforcement against auditors in 2022, enforcement continued to trend upward in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • After bringing record enforcement against auditors in 2022, enforcement continued to trend upward in 2023.
  • The report, 2023 Enforcement Activity Involving Auditors: SEC & PCAOB Enforcement Actions Brought Against Public Accounting Firms & Associated Individuals , was authored by a Brattle team led by Principal Alison Forman .
  • It analyzes overall enforcement activity from the two regulators, comparing 2023 data to 2022 and 2018–2021 averages (a proxy for prior administrations).
  • The full report, 2023 Enforcement Activity Involving Auditors: SEC & PCAOB Enforcement Actions Brought Against Public Accounting Firms & Associated Individuals, can be found on Brattle's website: https://www.brattle.com/insights-events/publications/2023-enforcement-ac... .

Frontage Appoints Mr. Henry Gao as Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

EXTON, Pa., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frontage Holdings Corporation ("Frontage") is pleased to announce that Mr. Henry Gao has been appointed as its Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective February 1, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • EXTON, Pa., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frontage Holdings Corporation ("Frontage") is pleased to announce that Mr. Henry Gao has been appointed as its Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective February 1, 2024.
  • As CFO, Mr. Gao will play a key role in planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities for Frontage.
  • In parallel to his new role, Mr. Gao will continue to serve his role as President of Asia Pacific and oversee Frontage's operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • "I am honored to accept my new role as CFO of Frontage and very much looking forward to the journey ahead," said Mr. Gao.

Global economy set for slow growth and high uncertainty in 2024

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new annual economic outlook report, released today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), looks at the prospects and major risks for the global economy and key countries. The report, '2024 Global Economic Outlook: Slow Growth, High Uncertainty,' sets out the key events to watch in a year packed with elections; examines three trends to watch closely; and interviews chief financial officers from across the globe.

Key Points: 
  • The report, ' 2024 Global Economic Outlook: Slow Growth, High Uncertainty ,' sets out the key events to watch in a year packed with elections; examines three trends to watch closely; and interviews chief financial officers from across the globe.
  • Jonathan Ashworth, Chief Economist at ACCA and author of the report, said: 'The global economy looks set to grow slowly once again in 2024, and the risks are skewed to the downside.
  • The lagged impact of past monetary tightening could lead to an even more pronounced slowing in growth, and geopolitical risks remain very heightened.
  • Meanwhile, caution was the watch word from CFOs given the challenging global economic backdrop and the geopolitical developments and elections in many countries.