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Private equity H1 2023 activity weakens as industry survey shows tentative signs of optimism and exit preparations

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Private equity and venture capital funds invested €32 billion in the first half of 2023, 54 percent lower than 2022’s strong figures and in line with levels last seen in 2016.

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  • Private equity and venture capital funds invested €32 billion in the first half of 2023, 54 percent lower than 2022’s strong figures and in line with levels last seen in 2016.
  • A total of 370 funds raised capital from investors, 15 percent below the average of the last five years.
  • However, they also point to tentative signs of optimism.
  • More exit preparations could signal an increase in distributions that would, in turn, stimulate fundraising and new investment.

Risk Strategies Names Carl Smith National Property Practice Leader

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

BOSTON, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk Strategies , a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced that it has named Carl Smith as its National Property Practice Leader, succeeding Peter Fallon, who is retiring at year’s end after two decades with the firm.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk Strategies , a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced that it has named Carl Smith as its National Property Practice Leader, succeeding Peter Fallon, who is retiring at year’s end after two decades with the firm.
  • An insurance veteran with over 30 years of experience in the industry, Smith joined Risk Strategies in 2005 and served most recently as Executive Vice President, International Practice Leader.
  • Smith will continue in his role as International Practice Leader for Risk Strategies.
  • I am confident in Carl’s ability to lead this important practice forward and warmly wish Peter all the best in his retirement at the end of the year.”
    “This is a dynamic, demanding time for clients seeking practical solutions to increasingly complex risks,” said Carl Smith, National Property Practice Leader, Risk Strategies.

Payroll Integrations Raises $20M to Advance Employees’ Financial Wellness

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

But, as companies introduce new financial wellness offerings and expand employees’ benefit options, they also introduce more complex and time-intensive administrative work.

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  • But, as companies introduce new financial wellness offerings and expand employees’ benefit options, they also introduce more complex and time-intensive administrative work.
  • Payroll Integrations integrates payroll providers and benefit platforms to establish a direct two-way connection.
  • Payroll Integrations currently works with 4,000+ companies to connect payroll with retirement, HSA and other employer-sponsored benefit plans for over one million employees.
  • With the funding, Payroll Integrations will expand its product line and ​​relationships with payroll companies and benefit platforms to further employees’ financial wellness journey through data connectivity.

Government of Canada honours exceptional scientists and engineers

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Today, Professor Alejandro Adem, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announced the recipients of this year's NSERC Prizes .

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  • Today, Professor Alejandro Adem, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announced the recipients of this year's NSERC Prizes .
  • Twenty-two of Canada's world-leading scientists and engineers and six of their industry partners received awards recognizing their exceptional work and contributions to research and training in a range of fields.
  • Yoshua Bengio has been awarded Canada's most prestigious science prize, the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering , worth up to $1 million.
  • This year's awards ceremony honours 28 recipients (22 researchers and 6 industry partners) with six different 2023 NSERC prizes totaling $4.05 million.

Generative AI Surpassing Human Abilities Finds Arthur D. Little Blue Shift Report

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Arthur D. Little (ADL)’s Blue Shift Institute today published Generative Artificial Intelligence: Towards a New Civilization?

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  • Arthur D. Little (ADL)’s Blue Shift Institute today published Generative Artificial Intelligence: Towards a New Civilization?
  • a major new report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI).
  • It demonstrates that current GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, are just the small tip of a gigantic AI iceberg, and that this AI iceberg will heavily impact every sector.
  • Dr. Albert Meige, Global Director of Blue Shift at Arthur D. Little, comments: “By now everyone has tried generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, but few have truly understood the disruptive power that GenAI delivers and the impact it has and will have.

Arthur D. Little Global E-Mobility Readiness Index Highlights Surge in EV Adoption

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today released its 2023 Global E-Mobility Readiness Index (GEMRIX), which has measured progress toward preparedness for electric vehicle (EV) adoption in 35 countries across all continents.

Key Points: 
  • Arthur D. Little (ADL) today released its 2023 Global E-Mobility Readiness Index (GEMRIX), which has measured progress toward preparedness for electric vehicle (EV) adoption in 35 countries across all continents.
  • This makes it the most comprehensive EV market readiness indicator available in the industry today.
  • The expansion highlights a notable surge in global EV adoption, driven by government initiatives and consumer willingness.
  • Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Partner at Arthur D. Little, comments: “Demonstrating the shift to electric mobility, the ADL Global E-Mobility Readiness Index documents significant progress over the last year.

Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Broadens Support for Nurse-Led Innovations that Improve End-of-Life Care

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The $500,000 in grants, part of the Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life (HSEI) program, will advance nursing-driven initiatives that radically improve care and narrow gaps in health equity.

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  • The $500,000 in grants, part of the Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life (HSEI) program, will advance nursing-driven initiatives that radically improve care and narrow gaps in health equity.
  • “The quality of care delivered at the end of life is a bellwether for our society,” said Ahrin Mishan, Executive Director of The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation.
  • The 2023 HSEI grant recipients are:
    The prison population is aging and the need for compassionate end-of-life care is great.
  • This community-based, nurse-led intervention will develop a culturally concordant, end-of-life doula model to increase social support and improved care for seriously ill LGBTQ+ patients.

New Report Outlines Power of External Data Sharing to Unlock Transformative Collaboration

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Sharing data externally across ecosystems accelerates business value, enables greater collaboration, improves compliance and helps meet sustainability targets.

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  • Sharing data externally across ecosystems accelerates business value, enables greater collaboration, improves compliance and helps meet sustainability targets.
  • However, many organizations have concerns about protecting their data, loss of intellectual property and meeting regulatory requirements, which can hold back external data sharing.
  • To support companies in harnessing the transformative benefits of external data sharing, Arthur D. Little (ADL) and Pinsent Masons today published an in-depth Viewpoint outlining best practices, models, processes and key capabilities required to underpin success.
  • Organizations can put in place frameworks that balance data sharing with protection, harnessing the benefits and minimising risk.”
    The Harnessing external data sharing to unlock transformative collaboration Viewpoint, can be viewed and downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/3rn2xymy .

American Council of Learned Societies Now Accepting Applications for AVDF/ACLS Fellowships for Research on the Liberal Arts

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for the AVDF/ACLS Fellowships for Research on the Liberal Arts, made possible by a generous grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. This peer-reviewed program provides funding and data training for up to five scholarly projects that draw upon the newly available College and Beyond II (CBII) database.

Key Points: 
  • Project proposals from empirical social scientists, humanists, and researchers working outside the arts and sciences, and researchers working outside the academy are welcome.
  • Proposals should be suited to the methods of research that the CBII dataset can support.
  • Sign up to stay updated on AVDF/ACLS Fellowships for Research on the Liberal Arts.
  • Formed a century ago, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a nonprofit federation of 80 scholarly organizations.

Acadia University and K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre announce four new Arthur L. Irving Scholarship recipients

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Monday, September 11, 2023

Irving Environmental Science Centre have selected four incoming undergraduate students as Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation Scholars.

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  • Irving Environmental Science Centre have selected four incoming undergraduate students as Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation Scholars.
  • Irving Environmental Science Centre and the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens are a direct connection to the natural environment that surrounds us.
  • The Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation Scholarship recognizes that environmental science is a broad field.
  • To reflect this, students are accepted from a variety of programs, such as biology, environmental science, environmental geoscience, environmental studies and community development, chemistry, and engineering.