Month: May 2020

International rating agency S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Iceland’s sovereign ratings at A/A-1 with a stable outlook. The rating agency assumes that Iceland´s economy will contract by 7.5% in 2020, reflecting Covid-19´s significant blow to the tourism sector. Iceland´s modest net general government debt enables a comfortable response to the Covid-19 fallout and economic downturn.The stable outlook reflects strong fiscal and balance of payment buffers, that leaves room for policy response over the next two years, capturing that the economy remains exposed to high Covid-19 related risks. Stable institutional framework and effective policymaking supports the ratings.According to S&P, the agency could raise the ratings if the fiscal performance and external position strengthen significantly beyond current projections. A quicker...

 Alþjóðlega matsfyrirtækið S&P Global Ratings hefur staðfest A/A-1 lánshæfiseinkunnir ríkissjóðs Íslands með stöðugum horfum. S&P reiknar með neikvæðum hagvexti um 7,5% á yfirstandandi ári vegna verulegra neikvæðra áhrifa Covid-19 á ferðaþjónustu. Hógvær nettó skuldastaða hins opinbera veitir þó viðspyrnu við því áfalli sem kórónufaraldurinn hefur á íslenskt efnahagslíf.Stöðugar horfur endurspegla viðnámsþrótt hagkerfisins bæði á sviði ríkisfjármála sem og í ytri stöðu þjóðarbúsins, og veitir svigrúm til að takast á við áfallið vegna Covid-19 á næstu árum, og þær áhættur sem því fylgja.  Sterk stofnanaumgjörð og skilvirk stefnumótun styður við lánshæfiseinkunnir ríkissjóðs.Fram kemur í fréttatilkynningu S&P að lánshæfismat ríkissjóðs gæti hækkað ef staða opinberra fjármála og erlend staða þjóðarbúsins styrkist verulega...

TORONTO, May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jamieson Wellness Inc. (“Jamieson Wellness” or the “Company”) (TSX:JWEL) today announced that, further to the Company’s press release dated May 12, 2020, its Board of Directors has approved additional amendments to the Company’s long-term incentive plan (the “LTIP”), having further considered the voting recommendation made by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. to its subscribers.The amendments restrict the maximum number of the Company’s shares that may be subject to awards under the LTIP, being 10% of the issued shares outstanding from time to time, by including in such determination awards granted under all equity compensation plans of the Company. The LTIP, the employee share purchase plan, and the Company’s legacy option plan comprise all of the Company’s equity compensation plans.An...

PITTSBURGH, May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC), a global health and wellness brand that helps people live well, announced today that it has reached an agreement with required lender groups to extend the springing maturity dates for certain loans.   As previously disclosed, GNC’s Tranche B-2 term loan, FILO term loan and revolving credit facility feature springing maturities that, prior to today’s amendments, were to become due on May 16, 2020 if certain conditions were not satisfied. Due to COVID-19 related impacts on its business, the Company expected it would not be able to reduce the amount outstanding under the convertible notes to less than $50 million by May 16, a requirement to avoid the springing maturity.As a result of discussions with its lenders, GNC entered into amendments to its loan agreements...

COS COB, Conn., May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE, CSSEP), one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported, video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced the timing for the payment of its declared regular monthly dividend of $0.2031 per share of its 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock for June 2020. The dividend will be payable on June 15, 2020 to holders of record as of May 31, 2020. The dividend will be paid in cash.ABOUT CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENTChicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE) (the “Company”) operates streaming video-on-demand networks (VOD). The Company owns a majority stake in Crackle Plus, a company formed with Sony Pictures Television, which owns and operates a variety of ad-supported...

HOUSTON, May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE: DRQ) today announced the promotions of Jeffrey J. Bird to President and Chief Operating Officer and Raj Kumar to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of May 14, 2020. These new roles will complement the leadership of Blake DeBerry as Chief Executive Officer.“I am happy to announce these promotions of both Jeff and Raj as we lead Dril-Quip through our current transformation efforts to further streamline our operations and position the Company for continued success,” said Dril-Quip’s Chief Executive Officer Blake DeBerry. “Since joining the Company in 2017, Jeff has made significant contributions to the Company’s success, including our global business transformation that we undertook in 2018-2019 and strategy changes in our manufacturing operations,...

澳大利亚悉尼, May 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 根据全球领先的技术研究和咨询公司Information Services Group（ISG）（Nasdaq：III）的最新行业状况报告显示，即使应对新冠肺炎疫情导致对托管服务的需求骤降，但亚太地区对基于云的即服务解决方案的需求在第一季度仍创记录地大幅飙升。通过500万美元或以上年度合同价值（ACV）衡量商业外包合同的ISG Index™发现，亚太地区的即服务市场大涨25%，该季度达到创纪录的17亿美元，而托管服务则下跌27%，降至5.22亿美元。这两个细分市场合计增长8%，达到22亿美元。即服务连续第二个季度占据该地区合并市场的75%以上。尽管第一季度中国存在一些疫情相关的需求制约，但由于基础设施即服务（IaaS）需求强劲攀升32%，达到创纪录的15亿美元，即服务采购大幅增长。与此同时，对软件即服务（SaaS）的需求疲软，ACV价值仅为2.13亿美元，相比2019年第一季度下跌8%。虽然与去年第一季度相比，托管服务有所下降，但相比2019年第四季度的疲软水平，仍然上涨了26%。在托管服务中，第一季度对以下方面的需求同样疲软，信息技术外包（ITO）需求下降27%至4.38亿美元，业务流程外包（BPO）需求下降26%至8400万美元。本季度，大部分主要市场的需求都有所下跌，但澳大利亚-新西兰除外，该地区相比年前疲软的季度有所上升，打破了连续三个季度的下跌。“随着越来越多的企业将工作负载转移到公共云或混合云环境，我们将会看到IaaS细分市场继续增长，”ISG亚太地区合伙人兼负责人Scott Bertch表示。“另一方面，对托管服务的需求相比去年第一季度的强劲表现来说较为疲软，出现因疫情导致的衰退。”Bertsch指出，过去一个季度，澳大利亚-新西兰是一个亮点，在制造业、消费品包装和商业服务行业坚实需求的推动下，ACV价值达到1.49亿美元，增长了33%。“幸运的是，与世界其他地区相比，新冠肺炎疫情（COVID-19）在澳大利亚-新西兰的影响趋缓，”他表示。连续12个月的表现在过去12个月，即服务细分市场的地区ACV增长了19.4%，达到57亿美元，占综合市场的69%，而托管服务的ACV下降5.8%至26亿美元，尽管中国和印度市场表现强劲。在即服务细分市场内，随着对公共云需求的激增，...

澳洲悉尼, May 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 領先的全球技術研究及諮詢公司 Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III) 最新的行業狀況報告指出，儘管管理服務的需求因新冠病毒疫情而大幅下降，但亞太地區對雲即服務解決方案的需求在第一季度飆升至創紀錄水準服務式服務連續第二季佔該區合併市場的 75% 以上。這兩個業務加起來增長了 8% 至 22 億美元。X 即服務連續第二季佔該區合併市場的 75% 以上。雖然本季中國與疫情相關的需求受到限制，但市場對基礎設施即服務 (IaaS) 的強勁需求仍然成功推動 X 即服務採購，促成 32% 增長，達到創紀錄的 15 億美元。與此同時，對軟件即服務 (SaaS) 的需求有所放緩，ACV 為 2.13 億美元，比 2019 年創紀錄的第一季下降了 8%。雖然管理服務與去年第一季的強勁成就相形見絀，但比 2019 年第四季的疲軟顯示出 26% 增長。在管理服務中，IT 外包服務 (ITO) 的第一季需求同樣疲軟，顯示 27% 下跌，至 4.38 億美元，而業務流程外包服務 (BPO) 的需求亦下跌 26% 至 8,400 萬美元。本季大部分主要市場均報跌，唯澳洲及新西蘭除外，該區去年同期表現疲軟，連續三季報跌。ISG 亞太區合夥人及負責人 Scott Bertch 表示：「隨著越來越多企業將工作負擔轉移到公共雲端或混合雲端環境，我們繼續看到 IaaS 業務部門有所增長。另一方面，管理服務的需求相比去年第一季的強勁表現稍為減弱，並顯示出與疫情相關的疲軟跡象。」Bertsch 指出，在過去一季，澳新銀行的表現成為亮點，ACV 高達 1.49 億美元，達到 33% 的增長，受益於製造業、消費包裝商品及商業服務業的強勁需求。Bertsch 指出，在過去一季，澳新銀行的表現成為亮點，ACV 高達 1.49 億美元，顯示 33% 的增長，受益於製造業、消費包裝商品及商業服務業的強勁需求。過去...

オーストラリア･シドニー発 , May 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — テクノロジー調査およびアドバイザリーの大手グローバル企業であるインフォメーション･サービシズ･グループ (ISG) (Nasdaq: III) の最新の業界動向レポートによると、第1四半期にアジア太平洋地域のクラウドベースのアズ･ア･サービス (XaaS) 需要が過去最高を記録した一方、マネージドサービス需要は、コロナウイルスパンデミックの影響を受けて大きく落ち込んだ。ISG Index™は、年間契約額 (ACV) 500万ドル (約5億3,500万円) 以上の商業アウトソーシング契約を測定する指標である。第1四半期の指標によると、アジア太平洋地域のXaaS市場ACVが25%増、17億ドル (約1,819億円) の過去最高を記録した一方、マネージドサービスは27%減の5億2,200万ドル (約559億5,400万円) に落ち込んだ。以上の2つのセグメントを合わせると、8%増の22億ドル (約2,354億円) であった。この地域市場全体では、XaaSは2期連続で75%以上の割合を達成した。今四半期には、中国でパンデミックの影響による需要の制約があったものの、XaaSソーシングは、インフラストラクチャー･アズ･ア･サービス (IaaS) に対する堅調な需要に後押しされた。IaaSは32%増の15億ドル (約1,605億円) と過去最高を記録した。一方、ソフトウェア･アズ･ア･サービス (SaaS) 需要は軟調で、ACVは2019年第1四半期比で8%減の2億1,300万ドル (約227億9,100万円) であった。マネージドサービスは、昨年第1四半期の堅調な業績比では落ち込んだものの、軟調だった2019年第4四半期比では26%増であった。マネージドサービスの内訳を見ると、第1四半期のITアウトソーシング (ITO) 需要は軟調で、27%減の4億3,800万ドル (468億6,600万円)...

호주 시드니, May 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 아시아·태평양(아태) 지역 내 ‘서비스화’ 클라우드 기반 솔루션 수요가 올해 1분기에 사상 최대를 기록했다고 Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III)이 보고서를 통해 밝혔다. 글로벌 기술 연구 및 자문 기업인 ISG는 코로나바이러스 팬데믹에 따른 매니지드 서비스 수요 감소에도 불구하고 이 같은 추세가 나타났다고 덧붙였다.연간 계약금액(ACV) 500만 달러 이상의 아웃소싱 상업 계약 규모를 집계하는 ISG Index™에 따르면, 아태지역 내 ‘서비스화(as-a-service)’ 시장의 당기 ACV는 17억 달러로 전분기 대비 25% 증가한 반면 매니지드 서비스 시장은 27% 감소한 5억 2,200만 달러를 기록했다. 두 분야 시장을 합친 규모는 22억 달러로 전분기 대비 8% 증가했다. 서비스형 시장이 지역 내 전체 시장에서 차지하는 비중은 75% 이상으로 이 역시 2분기 연속 증가했다.서비스화 소싱 시장은 이번 분기에 32% 증가한 서비스 형태 인프라(IaaS)의 강력한 수요에 힘입어 팬데믹에 따른 중국 지역 수요 제약에도 불구하고 역대 최대 규모인 15억 달러를 기록했다. 다만 서비스 형태 소프트웨어(SaaS) 시장은 2억 1,300만 달러의 ACV를 기록해 2019년 1분기 대비 8% 감소했다.매니지드 서비스는 성장세가 견고했던 지난해 1분기보다는 시장 규모가 감소했지만 2019년 4분기와 비교해 26% 증가했다. 매니지드 서비스 가운데 IT 아웃소싱(ITO)의 1분기 수요 역시 부진에 빠지며 27% 감소한 4억 3,800만 달러, 비즈니스...