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Potential for €2.55 billion Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Industry in Ireland by 2050

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Ireland has the potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry generating revenue of €2.55 billion by 2050 and providing up to 1,000 high-skilled jobs.

Key Points: 
  • Ireland has the potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry generating revenue of €2.55 billion by 2050 and providing up to 1,000 high-skilled jobs.
  • The study - Ireland’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Opportunity - was launched today by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD, and looks at the key role SAF will play in helping the aviation industry achieve its net zero goal by 2050.
  • The European Union’s ReFuelEU initiative obligates fuel suppliers to blend SAF into the fuel available at all EU airports, rising from 6% SAF by 2030, to 70% by 2050.
  • To meet EU mandated SAF volumes alone, Ireland will require approximately 10 SAF plants of 80 kilo tonnes production capacity each.

Schwab Model Market Center Debuts on Schwab Advisor Center

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Schwab Advisor ServicesTM (“Schwab”) announced today that Model Market Center™, the industry’s first model portfolio marketplace, pioneered by TD Ameritrade (“TDA”), is now available on Schwab Advisor Center®.

Key Points: 
  • Schwab Advisor ServicesTM (“Schwab”) announced today that Model Market Center™, the industry’s first model portfolio marketplace, pioneered by TD Ameritrade (“TDA”), is now available on Schwab Advisor Center®.
  • “We’re thrilled to announce the rollout of Model Market Center on the Schwab custody platform – a key pillar of our promise to bring together the best of Schwab Advisor Services and TD Ameritrade in the new Schwab Advisor Center,” said Jalina Kerr, managing director of client experience for Schwab Advisor Services.
  • Schwab advisors who previously custodied with TDA already have access to Model Market Center and iRebal; additional Schwab advisors will receive access to both tools in the coming months.
  • The rollout of Model Market Center alongside iRebal is the latest in Schwab’s ongoing efforts to modernize the Schwab Advisor Center platform, building out new capabilities while integrating some of the most popular features from TDA’s Veo One® platform.

R3’s Corda Powers First Digital Bond Issuance on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The transaction represents a major development in Euroclear’s ongoing Distributed Financial Market Infrastructure (DFMI) initiative, harnessing the power of R3’s Corda platform to improve the transparency, speed and resilience of the bond issuance process.

Key Points: 
  • The transaction represents a major development in Euroclear’s ongoing Distributed Financial Market Infrastructure (DFMI) initiative, harnessing the power of R3’s Corda platform to improve the transparency, speed and resilience of the bond issuance process.
  • The issuance took place under UK law and was successfully completed yesterday, Monday 23rd of October at 1pm BST.
  • The issuance of the digital bond is another example of R3’s Corda being leveraged by regulated institutions around the world to digitise the capital markets and drive innovation forward.
  • In addition to Euroclear, Corda is being used by hundreds of institutions to power digital finance solutions across capital markets.

ATEC Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“ATEC”) (NASDAQ: ATEC), a provider of innovative solutions dedicated to revolutionizing the approach to spine surgery, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 14,300,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $10.50 per share.

Key Points: 
  • Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“ATEC”) (NASDAQ: ATEC), a provider of innovative solutions dedicated to revolutionizing the approach to spine surgery, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 14,300,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $10.50 per share.
  • In connection with the offering, ATEC has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,145,000 shares of common stock in the offering at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
  • The shares of common stock are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
  • A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering, and a final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering each contain important information relating to the ATEC’s shares of common stock.

Majority of solopreneurs lack confidence in business future, yet insurance protection isn't part of the plan

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

At the same time, solopreneurs are not taking steps to protect their business as they are least likely among small businesses to have small business insurance with only 33 per cent indicating their business is insured.

Key Points: 
  • At the same time, solopreneurs are not taking steps to protect their business as they are least likely among small businesses to have small business insurance with only 33 per cent indicating their business is insured.
  • Comparatively, 61 per cent of small businesses with one or more employees have small business insurance protection.
  • Keeping in mind the digital needs of small business owners, TD Insurance has rolled out a Digital Quoter tool, with easy access to customized quotes and insurance assessments for small business owners to better understand their insurance needs.
  • To learn more about the different insurance policies available to small business owners, contact a licensed TD Insurance advisor or visit TD Insurance for Business for more information.

Amount Unveils New Digital Origination and Decisioning Platform

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Amount, a global banking technology platform powering consumer and small business account opening, loan origination and financing, today unveiled its new and unified Digital Origination and Decisioning SaaS Platform.

Key Points: 
  • Amount, a global banking technology platform powering consumer and small business account opening, loan origination and financing, today unveiled its new and unified Digital Origination and Decisioning SaaS Platform.
  • The new platform delivers a comprehensive, cloud-based solution designed to offer banks a performance advantage in high-velocity account origination.
  • Enabling financial institutions to readily cross-sell new lending products, leverage analytics and insights across all products, and draw connections between common profiles generated across the platform.
  • Superior risk decisioning: Amount’s built-in fraud and verification solution, including its proprietary fraud score, is pre-configured with risk mitigation tools around digital identity and income verification.

Cloudflare Expands Operations in Mexico Amid Growth Across Its Infrastructure and Customer Base

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Mexico represents a growing Cloudflare team presence, investment in Mexican infrastructure, and focus on customers and partners in the region.

Key Points: 
  • Mexico represents a growing Cloudflare team presence, investment in Mexican infrastructure, and focus on customers and partners in the region.
  • For nearly a decade, Cloudflare has been investing in Latin America, deploying our infrastructure in the region," said Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder, President & COO of Cloudflare.
  • In the third quarter of 2023, Cloudflare blocked on average 115 million cyber threats every single day in Mexico.
  • “We are committing to Mexico’s market and talent, expanding our operations amid a growing business need for Cloudflare’s all-in-one solution.

TD SYNNEX MyShop E-Commerce Platform Relaunched with Industry Leading Enhancements and Technology

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX), a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, has relaunched its MyShop e-commerce platform for U.S. partners with industry-leading enhancements and updates, including virtual commerce (v-commerce) and artificial intelligence (AI) features.

Key Points: 
  • TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX), a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, has relaunched its MyShop e-commerce platform for U.S. partners with industry-leading enhancements and updates, including virtual commerce (v-commerce) and artificial intelligence (AI) features.
  • Resellers need to cater to those expectations and evolve with those demands,” said Bob Stegner, SVP, Marketing, Technology Solutions North America with TD SYNNEX.
  • “TD SYNNEX is celebrating 10 years of supporting end-user engagement and conversions with innovative features only available with the MyShop e-commerce platform.”
    The relaunch of the MyShop e-commerce platform includes cutting-edge developments.
  • Additional features and enhancements include:
    Full integration of the combined TD SYNNEX portfolio.

Getty Realty Corp. Announces New $150 Million Unsecured Term Loan

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) (“Getty” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company entered into a new senior unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”) with a group of existing lenders in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million.

Key Points: 
  • Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) (“Getty” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company entered into a new senior unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”) with a group of existing lenders in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million.
  • The Term Loan matures October 17, 2025 with one twelve-month extension exercisable at the Company's option, subject to certain conditions.
  • In connection with the Term Loan, the Company entered into $150 million of interest rate swaps to fix SOFR at 4.73% until maturity.
  • "We are pleased to enhance our capital position with this new term loan, and appreciate the continued support and confidence from our lending relationships,” said Brian Dickman, Getty’s Chief Financial Officer.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Hires William Bird As Head of Thematic Research

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Monday, October 23, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (Oppenheimer) — a leading investment bank, wealth manager, and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE: OPY) — announced today the hire of William Bird as Managing Director, Head of Thematic Research, a newly created position. He will work out of the firm's New York headquarters and report to John Parks, Director of Equity Research. 

Key Points: 
  • He will work out of the firm's New York headquarters and report to John Parks, Director of Equity Research.
  • Bird's addition greatly enhances Oppenheimer's thematic research platform, which is focused on spotting risks and opportunities for clients by identifying mega-trends that cut across sectors horizontally.
  • Most recently, Bird served as Managing Director, Head of Thematic Content, Research Management at TD Cowen.
  • "We are thrilled to have Bill join the research management team," said John Hellier, Senior Managing Director, Head of Equities for Oppenheimer.