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Empower Achieves Record $1 Billion (CAD) Base Earnings in 2023

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星期五, 二月 16, 2024
Personal Finance, Finance, Professional Services, Asset Management, Insurance, EPW, Acquisition, Compound annual growth rate, Education, TSX, Growth, Retirement, Great-West Lifeco, CAD, Wealth, Personal Capital, AUA, Bank

Empower today announced that it has entered its tenth year of operations with record earnings achieved through sustained business growth and sales momentum.

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  • Empower today announced that it has entered its tenth year of operations with record earnings achieved through sustained business growth and sales momentum.
  • The firm’s full-year after-tax base earnings1,2 in 2023 were $749 million (US) or $1 billion (CAD).
  • Empower, a leading provider of retirement and wealth management services, released results as part of a broader quarterly announcement by its parent company, Winnipeg-based Great-West Lifeco (TSX: GWO-CA).
  • AUA1 was $72 billion, up 31% over the prior year as a result of both strong net inflows and positive markets.

Empower Personal Wealth Driving 30% Growth Through a Focus on Advice, Digital Tools

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星期四, 十二月 21, 2023
Professional Services, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Finance, Asset Management, Personal Finance, Accounting, EPW, Growth, Personal Capital, Employment, Pressure, Individual retirement account, Bank

The one-year-old Empower Personal Wealth unit saw asset growth of 30% while attracting a new client base that grew approximately 23% during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30.

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  • The one-year-old Empower Personal Wealth unit saw asset growth of 30% while attracting a new client base that grew approximately 23% during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30.
  • Empower Personal Wealth (EPW) launched in January following the integration of the existing Empower retail and Individual Retirement Account business with the former Personal Capital business Empower acquired in 2020.
  • “There’s a tremendous opportunity here for anyone to benefit from the establishment of Empower Personal Wealth,” she said.
  • “We know that the demand for greater financial wellness is alive among investors of all types, and Empower Personal Wealth is ready to help.”

Sublime Systems CEO Dr. Leah Ellis Testifies Before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Industrial Decarbonization Opportunities

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星期三, 十一月 15, 2023
Public Policy, Government, Natural Resources, White House, Federal Government, Sustainability, Environment, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issues, Mining, Minerals, OPC, Carbon, Climate change, EPW, Policy, General Services Administration, Federation, CO2, Public sector, Federal Highway, Hearing, Education, Renewable energy, Recycling

Today Dr. Leah Ellis, chief executive officer and co-founder of Sublime Systems , testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) on the unique position the federal government holds in accelerating the decarbonization of heavy industry such as cement.

Key Points: 
  • Today Dr. Leah Ellis, chief executive officer and co-founder of Sublime Systems , testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) on the unique position the federal government holds in accelerating the decarbonization of heavy industry such as cement.
  • Dr. Ellis encouraged a reshaping of the credits to create a level playing field for all technologies mitigating climate change.
  • Sublime Systems is currently planning for its first commercial plant, which will produce as much as 30,000 metric tons of its low carbon Sublime Cement™ per year.
  • To learn more about incorporating Sublime Cement™ into your construction projects, connect with our team at [email protected] .

Coalition of Pro-Nuclear Organizations Urges The Senate to Oppose Re-Nomination of NRC Commissioner Jeff Baran

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星期二, 六月 20, 2023
Breakthrough Institute, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, EPW, Senate, GEIS, NRC, Commission, Advisory Committee, United States Senate Environment Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety, Power plant engineering, CFR, Weather Service Modernization Act of 1992, ACRS, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Climate change, Risk, General Atomics, Water, Title 21 CFR Part 11, National Environmental Policy Act, Void coefficient, BTI, Safety, Uranium mining, Whaling, Renewable energy, NEIMA

Commissioner Baran was the sole vote against an NRC staff proposal to align emergency preparedness requirements with the reduced risk associated with advanced reactors.

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  • Commissioner Baran was the sole vote against an NRC staff proposal to align emergency preparedness requirements with the reduced risk associated with advanced reactors.
  • Commissioner Baran seems to believe that any effort to streamline environmental reviews would be problematic.
  • The Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) directed the NRC to develop a new technology-inclusive regulatory framework for advanced reactors.
  • The Senate is set to consider the forthcoming vacancy at the NRC following the June 14th placement of Commissioner Baran’s nomination to the Senate Executive Calendar.

Highlights - Interparliamentary Committee Meeting in European Parliamentary Week - 27.02.2023 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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星期一, 二月 13, 2023
Treaty, The European Semester, Conference, Employment, EPW, Academic term, EMPL, Review, Parliament, BUDG, EP, Committee, Renewable energy, EU, European

Interparliamentary Committee Meeting in European Parliamentary Week - 27.02.2023

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  • Interparliamentary Committee Meeting in European Parliamentary Week - 27.02.2023
    In the 2023 European Parliamentary Week, organised jointly by BUDG, ECON and EMPL, EMPL is organising two Interparliamentary Committee Meetings chaired by the Committee Chair, Dragoş Pîslaru, on 27 February, 15:30-18:45.
  • The EPW brings together Parliamentarians from the EU, and from candidate and observer countries to discuss economic, budgetary, employment and social matters.
  • It consists of the European Semester Conference and the Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance.
  • These are particularly pertinent in the current context of the cost of living crisis, of the EU's economic governance review and of the preparation of the Committee's report on the European Semester.

Concepts Communications' Projects Win Seventeen Awards in 2022

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星期五, 十二月 23, 2022
Organization, Checklist, EPW, Work, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Hearing loss, Communication, Small business, Africa Digital Awards, Employment, Campaign, PSA, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards, COVID-19, IP, China–United States Exchange Foundation, Workforce, Mental health, CTS, CDE, Ministry of Labour, Disability, Publication, Coalition, Ageing, Concept, Policy, SEED, PSAS, EARN, New York Women in Film & Television, Medicine, Creative industries, MD

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Via many award-winning, national initiatives, Concepts Communications educates employers on ways to include individuals with disabilities in the workforce. During 2022, five of Concepts' projects collectively won 17 awards for public outreach campaigns, website designs, diversity and inclusion efforts, publications and more.

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  • BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Via many award-winning, national initiatives, Concepts Communications educates employers on ways to include individuals with disabilities in the workforce.
  • During 2022, five of Concepts' projects collectively won 17 awards for public outreach campaigns, website designs, diversity and inclusion efforts, publications and more.
  • "I am grateful for all the well-deserved recognition these projects are receiving," Concepts' President and CEO Karen Herson remarks.
  • Concepts was instrumental in forming the Coalition in 2019 and in 2022 C2C won two Communicator Awards and the Hermes Creative Award in recognition of its ongoing advocacy efforts.

Helion Supports Congressional Call for Differentiated Regulatory Framework for Fusion Energy

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星期一, 八月 22, 2022
Congressional News, Views, White House, Federal Government, Public Policy, Government, Alternative Energy, Energy, Nuclear, NRC, Energy, Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, Safety, Helion, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Helion Energy, Senator, Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Letter, Senate, Multimedia, Atomic energy, Electricity, EPW, Leadership, Committee, Congress, Climate change, Ranking, Lithium, 3D printing

This statement comes after the Senators issued a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acknowledging the rapid development of fusion.

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  • This statement comes after the Senators issued a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acknowledging the rapid development of fusion.
  • It comes five months after Helion participated in the White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy .
  • The letter highlights that fusion is fundamentally different from fission, and therefore deserves a differentiated regulatory approach.
  • Helion is a fusion energy company focused on generating zero-carbon electricity from fusion.

Auditox Accountancy Say Accountants Should Prepare for Changes To R&D Tax Credits Focused on UK Innovation In 2022

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星期三, 二月 2, 2022
Growth, HMRC, Leadership, Government, Legislation, Tax, EPW, R, Research, COVID-19, Compliance, GLOBE, Industry, Renewable energy, Tax advisor, Autumn

Following announcements in the Autumn Budget 2021, R&D tax credit is likely to continue to see reform and restructure.

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  • Following announcements in the Autumn Budget 2021, R&D tax credit is likely to continue to see reform and restructure.
  • Auditox Accountancy , an accountancy group in the UK at the forefront of advice and thought leadership in the industry, say accountants should be prepared for further changes and understand the current R&D landscape to benefit their clients.
  • According to Auditox Accountancy however, it is clear that the government want to ensure R&D tax credits are used appropriately and that the UK reaps the benefits.
  • Auditox accountancy provide Contractor Accountants, Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisors who will work hard to ensure that your business is compliant with all relevant legislation.