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A Look At #Fortune500 #Diversity And #Inclusion Policies ow.ly/LnuR30bU6tM #womenonboards #corpgov #women
June 13, 2017 at 08:28PM
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
A Look At #Fortune500 #Diversity And #Inclusion Policies ow.ly/LnuR30bU6tM #womenonboards #corpgov #women
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A Look At #Fortune500 #Diversity And #Inclusion Policies ow.ly/LnuR30bU6tM #womenonboards #corpgov #women
June 13, 2017 at 08:28PM
https://twitter.com/BoardsWomen/status/874647617950580740
from WomenServeOnBoards
#Delaware Corporate Law Update @RichardsLayton. #corpgov #legalDE vimeo.com/220882422
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#Delaware Corporate Law Update @RichardsLayton. #corpgov #legalDE vimeo.com/220882422
June 13, 2017 at 08:28PM
https://twitter.com/DelawareGlobal/status/874647584773742594
from Global Delaware
Electricity storage is getting everywhere
It’s almost impossible to overstate how important the growth of energy storage technologies – and we are really talking about electricity storage here – is to the operation of energy distribution systems saddled with increasing volumes of intermittent generation.
June 13, 2017 at 08:40PM
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Europe’s financial industry boosts #WomenOnBoards on.ft.com/2r3YcYd via @FT #CorpGov #women #diversity
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Europe’s financial industry boosts #WomenOnBoards on.ft.com/2r3YcYd via @FT #CorpGov #women #diversity
June 13, 2017 at 08:28PM
https://twitter.com/MastrangeloA/status/874646377489420290
from MastrangeloAlejandra
IoT smart home sensor Notion seals $10 mln Series A
Denver-based Notion, an internet of things smart home sensor, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Draper Nexus and TransLink Capital led the round with participation from other backers that included XL Innovate and Mesh VC.
PRESS RELEASE
DENVER – June 13, 2017 – Notion, the complete home awareness solution powered by an all-in-one IoT smart home sensor, today announced that it has secured $10 million in Series A funding. Led by Draper Nexus and TransLink Capital, with additional participation from existing investors XL Innovate, Mesh VC and others, the latest round brings Notion’s total funding to approximately $15 million since its launch in 2013.
Notion, which has partnered with three of the top five home insurance providers in the country to offer a cost-effective loss mitigation system and home telematics solution, will use the new funding to expand those existing partnerships, as well as pursue new relationships with leading property insurers. The capital will also support product development and manufacturing, increased marketing efforts, and critical hires across the company’s engineering, data science and marketing departments.
“At Notion, it’s our mission to build products and services that give homeowners peace of mind and ultimately empower them to live better, more present lives. That’s what complete home awareness means to us,” said Brett Jurgens, Co-Founder and CEO of Notion. “This additional funding will allow us to amplify our relationships with insurance companies, and we’re excited to work alongside these partners to build more positive connections with homeowners and reward them with reduced insurance costs.”
Homeowners have plenty of options when it comes to home monitoring solutions, but most of them fall into two categories: traditional, expensive security companies that require a hefty monthly fee and long-term contract, or more complicated DIY solutions that are limited to a single use.
Notion’s low-cost and easy-to-install sensors pack eight capabilities into a single device. Each sensor is identical and multi-functional, which means homeowners can place them in different spots around their home depending on what they care about. From doors opening and closing, to monitoring temperature, to detecting water leaks or a sounding alarm, Notion enables homeowners to customize notifications sent to their Android or iOS smartphone for peace of mind across their whole home. In the last year alone, Notion has sent more than four million notifications and has saved homeowners across the country more than half a million dollars in property damages.
In addition to leading the round, Mitch Kitamura, Managing Director at Draper Nexus, and Toshi Otani, Co-Founder and Managing Director at TransLink Capital, will join the Notion board of directors.
“By putting Notion into homes across the country, insurance companies have unlocked an opportunity to positively engage with mainstream consumers via smart home technology,” Kitamura said. “In return, Notion offers insurance companies unmatched access into the behaviors and activities happening inside the home. From reducing loss, to defining the characteristics of a safe property owner and informing underwriting practices, Notion’s wealth of data has the potential to materially change the way the insurance industry operates.”
Notion is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and is available in the US and Canada. For more information, visit http://ift.tt/1UjnHfw.
About Notion
Notion is the complete home awareness solution, powered by an all-in-one smart home sensor, that sends alerts to a homeowner’s mobile device for the things they care about most — water leaks, smoke alarms, temperature changes and doors, garages and windows opening and closing. Notion is more than home security. Notion delivers real-time peace of mind. For more information, please visit http://getnotion.com/
About Draper Nexus
Draper Nexus is a US-Japan cross border venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Tokyo focused on investments in Enterprise Technology, Industrials and Sustainability startups. We are a financial investor with corporate backing combining the best of the worlds of traditional and corporate venture capital. We leverage our strong network of C-level executives at large Japanese conglomerates to enable business and customer development opportunities for our portfolio companies. Follow us on Twitter @DraperNexus.
About TransLink Capital
TransLink Capital invests in seed, early, and expansion stage U.S. based technology startups that can benefit from the firm’s long-standing relationships with leading Asian technology, Internet, electronic manufacturing services, and telecommunications services corporations in Greater China, Japan, and South Korea. TransLink’s primary focus is on Series A investing and selectively invests in seed and later stage companies.
June 13, 2017 at 08:38PM
from Iris Dorbian
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Comey on his talks with Trump: ‘Lordy, I hope there are tapes’
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Last month, Trump tweeted a suggestion that he had recorded their conversations.
June 08, 2017 at 08:30PM
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Beyond Type 1, A Global Diabetes Non-Profit, To Take Over Diabetes Hands Foundation’s Core Programs
June 08, 2017 at 08:42PM
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Monday, May 29, 2017
Reg. Legislative changes relating to Customs proposed in Finance Bill, 2017
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Attention of the Importers, Exporters, General Trade, CFSs coming under the jurisdiction of JNCH, Nhava Sheva and all other stakeholders is invited to clarification regarding legislative changes relating to Customs Act, 1962 proposed in the Finance Bill, 2017 issued vide Board Circular No 12/2017-Customs (F.No.450/10/2017-CusIV], dated 31.03.2017.
May 29, 2017 at 06:56PM
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Just What Pandora Needs: A Lawsuit Over Its Logo
May 21, 2017 at 08:37PM
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
JPMorgan has unleashed another 100,000-point rewards offer to Sapphire credit card holders in its latest push to win over millennials
JPMorgan Chase hasn’t been shy about throwing down major cash to land millennial customers.
Just consider the debut of the Chase Sapphire Reserve, the most ballyhooed credit card of 2016. The bank pridefully announced that the card resulted in a $200 million loss, thanks in part to a huge 100,000 point sign-up bonus — worth $1,500 — which the company slashed down to 50,000 points earlier this year.
Chase is yet again offering an eye-popping 100,000-point bonus, this time to a growing subset of its customer base: Millennial homebuyers.
Beginning May 8, Chase is rewarding existing cardholders of the Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve, and the no-fee Sapphire credit cards 100,000 rewards points when they close a mortgage loan with the bank. The offer is available until August 6.
“Half of Chase Sapphire customers are millennials, many of whom are looking to buy their first home now or in the near future,” said Pam Codispoti, president of Chase Branded Cards. “With tremendous enthusiasm around the new Sapphire Reserve card and ongoing popularity of Sapphire Preferred, this is another way to provide even more value to our shared customers.”
The Reserve card has a $450 annual fee and the Preferred has a $99 fee after the first year. Rewards points can be redeemed for travel, gift cards, or cash back.
The bank says the decision to offer rewards in conjunction with its mortgage loan came after it recognized a trend in millennial homeownership among its customers. In 2015, 20% of Chase mortgage customers were under age 35 and by 2016 that share jumped to 36%.
As Business Insider’s Madeline Stone previously reported, the median age of a first-time homebuyer right now is 33, with millennials making up 56% of America’s first-time homebuyers (the largest age demographic).
The customers JPMorgan is targeting tend to be wealthier, too. Gordon Smith, chief executive of consumer and community banking at JPMorgan, said in February that the typical applicant for the Reserve card had an average income of more than $180,000 and an average deposit and investment wallet of over $800,000.
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May 09, 2017 at 08:36PM
from Tanza Loudenback
John Lewis profits suffer £36m dent from minimum wage error
Department store chain says payroll error led to annual underpayment to partners who may be due back pay for up to six years
John Lewis profits have been dented by £36m after a payroll error that breached minimum wage rules.
The retailer, which owns Waitrose supermarkets as well as its namesake chain of department stores, said it was working with HMRC to examine its practice of pay averaging, which aims to smooth out monthly pay over the year.
May 09, 2017 at 08:35PM
from Sarah Butler
Friday, May 5, 2017
United States W/e Ecri Weekly Annualized* Decrease to 5.4 % Vs Prev 5.9 %
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UNITED STATES W/E ECRI WEEKLY ANNUALIZED* DECREASE TO 5.4 % VS PREV 5.9 %
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May 05, 2017 at 08:23PM
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Monday, May 1, 2017
ACGT: The DNA of a Tech Recruiter with @levyrecruits
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If you ask people where the money is in Agency recruiting, tech is where it is at. Well sure because tech jobs are the most difficult to fill and in the highest demand. We on RecruitingTools wrote a complete series on how to be a tech recruiter. This week, we are going to get the […]
May 01, 2017 at 08:35PM
from Jackye Clayton
Headline Risk
On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal published an article on conflicts between the top executives of some private equity firms and their personal investments: “Fund Kings Open Family Offices.”
The article focused on two aspects of the executives’ wealth management: (1) distractions from activities outside the funds and (2) conflicting investments with the funds.
On the distraction issue, the article provided conflicting views from investors. One view is that executives should have all of their own money in the firms’ funds. The other view is the more pragmatic approach that diversification makes sense as long as the outside investments are not a distraction. Primarily, the concern is that the fund is the primary beneficiary of investment ideas and the executives’ time.
The second issue comes from those “distractions.” Personal investments may intersect with the fund investments. The article identifies instances where there was an overlap and a potential conflict. The article mentions the use of “family offices” by some fund executives. Some of these family offices also invest in private equity and other opportunities that may be opportunities that also interest the fund.
I think the article is a compilation of “headline risk.” There are no wrongdoings outlined in the article. There is just the appearance of conflicts.
The private equity firms require the investments of executives to be run through compliance and a conflicts review process. I have little doubt that big private equity firms that Blackstone, Apollo and TPG would have thoughtful review processes to make sure that the potential conflicts are resolved in a way that protects the funds.
The conflict review process is internal and the transaction is private so there is little disclosure made available to the public or to reporters that may be interested. That leaves the firms open to this type of headline risk.
The more high profile the outside investments, the greater media scrutiny they attract and the greater the headline risk.
One of the Fortress Investment Group executives bought a professional sports team, one of the most high profile investments you can make.
May 01, 2017 at 08:32PM
from Doug Cornelius
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