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Etelvina Martinez Brings Her ESG, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Governance Expertise to Alliance Advisors’ Growing Advisory Group

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Alliance Advisors, a premier global corporate advisory and shareholder engagement organization, is pleased to announce the addition of Etelvina Martinez to our Advisory Group.

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  • Alliance Advisors, a premier global corporate advisory and shareholder engagement organization, is pleased to announce the addition of Etelvina Martinez to our Advisory Group.
  • Etelvina honed her skills at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and CtW Investment Group (now SOC Investment Group).
  • At Alliance, Etelvina will provide data-backed advice to clients on ESG disclosure, shareholder engagement, governance practices and compensation matters.
  • I am thrilled to join the Advisory Group at Alliance Advisors, a firm that is consistently recognized for its leading ESG advisory services and client-centric approach.

Global Value Investment Corp. Comments on ISS Recommendations at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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MILWAUKEE, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Value Investment Corp. (GVIC), a value-oriented investment research and advisory firm located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, today sent a letter to Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) questioning its recent recommendations to shareholders of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (Rocky Mountain) (NASDAQ: RMCF).

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  • MILWAUKEE, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Value Investment Corp. (GVIC), a value-oriented investment research and advisory firm located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, today sent a letter to Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) questioning its recent recommendations to shareholders of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (Rocky Mountain) (NASDAQ: RMCF).
  • In our opinion, the ISS report overlooks critical considerations at Rocky Mountain, including the substantial change that has been effected to date, said GVIC portfolio manager JP Geygan.
  • Recent comments by Rocky Mountain suggest that the board is open to a combination, which would provide an avenue to quickly refresh Rocky Mountains branding, packaging, and positioning.
  • Global Value Investment Corp. is a value-oriented investment research and advisory firm focused on investing in the equity and debt of publicly traded companies around the world.

DGAP-News: Encavis Asset Management AG

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Neubiberg/Munich, September 29, 2021 - The great placement success of the special fund Encavis Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II) confirms Encavis Asset Management (Encavis AM) and BayernLB to offer another investment opportunity in Renewable Energies: The Encavis Infrastructure Fund IV (EIF IV).

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  • Neubiberg/Munich, September 29, 2021 - The great placement success of the special fund Encavis Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II) confirms Encavis Asset Management (Encavis AM) and BayernLB to offer another investment opportunity in Renewable Energies: The Encavis Infrastructure Fund IV (EIF IV).
  • Encavis Asset Management AG offers institutional investors tailor-made portfolios and fund solutions for investments in the growth market of Renewable Energies.
  • Encavis Asset Management AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of SDAX-listed Encavis AG (ISIN: DE0006095003, Prime Standard, Ticker symbol: ECV) and, as part of the Encavis Group, benefits from their many years of experience and a broad industry network.
  • With a volume of 100 billion euros under management in special and public funds as well as institutional asset management mandates (as of 28.02.2021), the BayernInvest Group is one of the ten largest German capital management companies.

INTEGRITY Security Services Delivers Macomb County Department of Roads SCMS V2X Certificates for the County and Detroit OEMs via the ISS Security Credential Management Service

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS) today announcesits Security Credential Management Service (SCMS) has been selected by the Macomb County Department of Roads (MCDR) to deliver SCMS V2X certificates to DSRC and C-V2X Road Side Units (RSUs) and On-Board Units (OBUs) throughout Macomb County.

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  • SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS) today announcesits Security Credential Management Service (SCMS) has been selected by the Macomb County Department of Roads (MCDR) to deliver SCMS V2X certificates to DSRC and C-V2X Road Side Units (RSUs) and On-Board Units (OBUs) throughout Macomb County.
  • This Root CA together with the ISS SCMS, collectively known as the Security Credential Management System (SCMS), will serve the needs of Macomb County's V2X Connected Vehicle system.
  • In 2017, ISS delivered the V2X Root CA and Certificate Management System which actively serve North American connected vehicle projects.
  • In 2019, ISS delivered Australia's Queensland C-ITS Security Credential Management System (AU CSCMS) which includes the current Australian C-ITS Root CA.

Pushpay Adds Experienced Growth Executives Sumita Pandit and John M. Connolly to its Board of Directors

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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Sumita is Chief Operating Officer of dLocal, a technology-first payments platform enabling global enterprise merchants to connect with consumers in emerging markets.

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  • Sumita is Chief Operating Officer of dLocal, a technology-first payments platform enabling global enterprise merchants to connect with consumers in emerging markets.
  • John also founded Mainspring, Inc. (acquired by IBM) and Course Technology (acquired by Thomson Corporation).
  • Graham Shaw, Chairman of Pushpays Board of Directors, said, We are delighted to welcome Sumita and John to the Pushpay Board.
  • Sumita has been central to the growth of fintech businesses throughout her career and John brings a 30-year track record of innovation, vision, and execution in creating successful growth companies.

Leading Proxy Advisory Firms, Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, Both Recommend Shareholders Vote on the Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain’s Blue Proxy Card

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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Glass Lewis also recommended that shareholders vote for Mr. Riegel and Ms. Taylor, and for the Poison Pill Redemption Proposal on the BLUE proxy card.

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  • Glass Lewis also recommended that shareholders vote for Mr. Riegel and Ms. Taylor, and for the Poison Pill Redemption Proposal on the BLUE proxy card.
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    Both ISS and Glass Lewis analyses clearly support the Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountains contentions that change is necessary to provide accountability to shareholders and ensure improved operational and governance practices.
  • THE PARTICIPANTS STRONGLY ADVISE ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
  • In addition, the Participants in this proxy solicitation will provide copies of the proxy statement without charge, upon request.

DGAP-News: Nantes University Hospital Doses First Patients with Eckert & Ziegler's Novel Ga-68 Imaging Agent PENTIXAFOR

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes (CHU), the French university hospital serving the greater Nantes/Saint-Nazaire metropolitan area, has started to dose first patients with PENTIXAFOR, an innovative imaging compound for the initial staging of cancer patients with symptomatic multiple myelomas.

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  • The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes (CHU), the French university hospital serving the greater Nantes/Saint-Nazaire metropolitan area, has started to dose first patients with PENTIXAFOR, an innovative imaging compound for the initial staging of cancer patients with symptomatic multiple myelomas.
  • To investigate the potential of PENTIXAFOR the CHU will recruit, on its own account, up to 45 patients in a so-called investigator-initiated study (ISS).
  • Given the potential of PENTIXAFOR for improved patient stratification, academic groups like CHU have decided to move ahead on their own and to test PENTIXAFOR right away.
  • To speed up the PENTIXAFOR marketing authorization, Eckert & Ziegler closely cooperates with such initiatives and supports them where feasible.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Comments on Proxy Advisory Reports

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory continues to urge stockholders to vote on the WHITE proxy card FOR ALL of its skilled and experienced director nominees at the Annual Meeting.

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  • Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory continues to urge stockholders to vote on the WHITE proxy card FOR ALL of its skilled and experienced director nominees at the Annual Meeting.
  • Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory issued the following statement:
    ISS states clearly that the dissident group has not disclosed a sufficiently detailed go-forward plan to merit outright control of the Board.
  • Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory urges stockholders to vote TODAY on the WHITE proxy card FOR all six of the Companys highly qualified, skilled and experienced directors at the Companys Annual Meeting.
  • About Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
    Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., headquartered in Durango, Colorado, is an international franchiser of gourmet chocolate, confection and self-serve frozen yogurt stores and a manufacturer of an extensive line of premium chocolates and other confectionery products.

Two STOXX Sustainable Climate indices licensed to FlexShares

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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ZUG, Switzerland, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qontigo has licensed two climate, sustainability and factor-focused STOXX indices to FlexShares, part of Northern Trust Asset Management, as underlyings for exchange traded funds (ETFs): the iSTOXX Northern Trust Emerging Markets High Dividend Climate ESG Index and the iSTOXX Northern Trust Developed Markets Low Volatility Climate ESG Index.

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  • ZUG, Switzerland, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qontigo has licensed two climate, sustainability and factor-focused STOXX indices to FlexShares, part of Northern Trust Asset Management, as underlyings for exchange traded funds (ETFs): the iSTOXX Northern Trust Emerging Markets High Dividend Climate ESG Index and the iSTOXX Northern Trust Developed Markets Low Volatility Climate ESG Index.
  • The iSTOXX Northern Trust Developed Markets Low Volatility Climate ESG Index is designed to feature a universe of companies that exhibit lower overall absolute volatility, while paying attention to climate and sustainability targets.
  • Stephan Flaegel, Chief Product Officer, Indices and Benchmarks at Qontigo, said: "Climate and sustainability have become central investment themes for many of our clients.
  • This launch follows the introduction by FlexShares earlier this year of two other ETFs based on STOXX indices tracking climate- and factor-based strategies.

DGAP-News: Encavis Asset Management AG further expands its wind portfolio in France

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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Neubiberg, September 27, 2021 - Encavis Asset Management AG continues to consistently implement the growth and diversification strategy for its special fund Encavis Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II) with the acquisition of five new wind farms in France.

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  • Neubiberg, September 27, 2021 - Encavis Asset Management AG continues to consistently implement the growth and diversification strategy for its special fund Encavis Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II) with the acquisition of five new wind farms in France.
  • By acquiring these windfarms, we successfully continue our growth path and the internationalisation of the fund's portfolio," Karsten Mieth, Speaker of the Management Board of Encavis Asset Management AG, underlining the further diversification.
  • Encavis Asset Management AG offers institutional investors tailor-made portfolios and fund solutions for investments in the growth market of renewable energies.
  • Encavis Asset Management AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of SDAX-listed Encavis AG (ISIN: DE0006095003, Prime Standard, Ticker symbol: ECV) and, as part of the Encavis Group, benefits from their many years of experience and a broad industry network.