Month: June 2021

Expanded access to Instagram messaging empowers businesses to more efficiently connect with customers at scale CHICAGO, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Messaging has become a permanent fixture in people’s social media experience—on Facebook’s family of apps alone, people send more than 100 billion messages each day. With that high volume of messages, it is increasingly important for businesses to have a streamlined way to identify and engage with their audience. To support that need, today, Sprout Social—an industry-leading provider of cloud-based social media management software—announced it is rolling out Messenger API support for Instagram to customers in phases over the coming months. This functionality adds to Sprout’s already robust integration with Instagram by enabling businesses to access a holistic view of their incoming...

  Harju County Court has declared bankruptcy of subsidiary of AS Pro Kapital Grupp – AS Tallinna Moekombinaat – and appointed Kristo Teder and Indrek Lepsoo as bankruptcy trustees. The first general meeting of the creditors will be convened on 17 June 2021. AS Pro Kapital Grupp has previously announced that upon the declaration of bankruptcy, control over the subsidiary will be lost and the group will discontinue consolidation of financial indicators of the subsidiary. In the interim report for the first quarter of 2021, which was published on 31 May, the Company announced that AS Pro Kapital Eesti has written off an investment into subsidiary in amount of 13 million euros due to negative equity of TMK and as a result of adjusting event also receivables in the total amount of 26 million euros as at 31 December 2020. Discontinuing...

  Harju County Court has declared bankruptcy of subsidiary of AS Pro Kapital Grupp – AS Tallinna Moekombinaat – and appointed Kristo Teder and Indrek Lepsoo as bankruptcy trustees. The first general meeting of the creditors will be convened on 17 June 2021. AS Pro Kapital Grupp has previously announced that upon the declaration of bankruptcy, control over the subsidiary will be lost and the group will discontinue consolidation of financial indicators of the subsidiary. In the interim report for the first quarter of 2021, which was published on 31 May, the Company announced that AS Pro Kapital Eesti has written off an investment into subsidiary in amount of 13 million euros due to negative equity of TMK and as a result of adjusting event also receivables in the total amount of 26 million euros as at 31 December 2020. Discontinuing...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSXV-NAR) (“North Arrow” or “the Company”) announces that the non-brokered flow-through private placement announced on May 13, 2021 has been oversubscribed and has now closed. North Arrow has issued 9,222,000 units priced at $0.11 per unit (the “Units”) for gross proceeds of $1,014,420. Each Unit consists of a single flow-through common share of the Company (each a “Flow-Through Share”) and one half of one transferable non-flow-through common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one additional non-flow-through common share of the Company at a price of $0.18 for a period of two years up to May 31, 2023. Insiders and advisors of North Arrow have participated in the private...

SinchSinch  The service enables brands to have scalable conversations with their customers using Instagram DM’s or Stories, facilitating engaging user interaction and enhanced customer experience STOCKHOLM and ATLANTA – June 2, 2021 – Sinch AB (publ), a global leader in cloud communications for mobile customer engagement, today launched a worldwide API for business messaging through Instagram to coincide with the availability of the Messenger API for Instagram announced by Messenger from Facebook during its F8 conference. The Messenger API for Instagram enables brands to have scalable conversations with their customers using Instagram DMs or Stories, facilitating engaging user interaction and enhanced customer support. Businesses are now able to leverage the Messenger API for Instagram through Sinch’s Conversation API,...

        Paris, June 2nd, 2021 Natixis communication Further to exchanges with regulatory authorities relating to the proposed sale by Natixis IM of its stake in H2O AM, Natixis IM and H2O AM are working towards amending the proposed transaction with a view to completing the unwinding of their partnership while ensuring an orderly transition in the interest of H2O AM investors. The market will be kept informed of the new timetable. About NatixisNatixis is a French multinational financial services firm specialized in asset & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, insurance and payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, Natixis counts over 16,000 employees across 36 countries. Its clients include corporations,...

        Paris, June 2nd, 2021 Dominique Garnier appointed Director at Natixis The Natixis Board of Directors met on May 28th, 2021 and appointed as Director Dominique Garnier, Chief Executive Officer of Banque Populaire Alsace Lorraine Champagne, to succeed Alain Condaminas. Dominique Garnier began his career in 1983 at Banque Populaire Anjou Vendée. After a period of secondment within the General Inspection of Groupe Banque Populaire between 1992 and 1994, he joined the Banque Populaire Anjou Vendée Management Committee. In 2001 he worked on the creation of Banque Populaire Atlantique and in 2002 was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the bank. In 2008, he became Deputy Head of Strategy for Banque Fédérale des Banques Populaires. With the creation of Groupe BPCE in 2009, he was appointed Head of Coordination for Commercial Banking...

SACRAMENTO, CA, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Boon Industries, Inc. (OTC PINK:BNOW) (“Boon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has retained veteran agency Integrity Media to manage its Investor Relations and Corporate Communication. Integrity Media has over two decades working in public markets in the U.S. and Canada and is led by its Founder & President, Kurt Divich, a veteran author and public relations specialist. One of the premier financial copywriters in the industry, Divich is twice published in fiction and non-fiction. Mr. Divich has consulted and provided Investor Relations services to public companies ranging the gamut from industry leaders and American icons like Smith & Wesson to emerging market disruptors like Boon Industries. “Integrity Media is well-known...

TORONTO, June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) today published its 2020 “Communication on Progress” report for the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), setting out the advances it has made towards the UNGC’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Introducing the report, Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow says the company has been a signatory to the Compact since 2005 and the principles, which are in line with Barrick’s sustainability strategy, have been incorporated in the management of all its operations. The report, which is the first Global Compact Advanced-level Communication on Progress, details the key actions taken by Barrick in 2020, which included updating its climate change strategy and setting a new greenhouse gas emissions...

Transportation leader recognized for diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives Green Bay, Wis., June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Schneider (NYSE: SNDR), a premier provider of trucking, intermodal and logistics services, is proud to announce the company is among America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes.  “We are incredibly honored to receive recognition as one of the Best Employers for Diversity,” said Angela Fish, senior vice president of Human Resources, Schneider. “Respect for all and celebrating our differences is essential to what we do at Schneider. We are committed to creating an inclusive future for all.” Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to recognize 500 companies based on a survey of 50,000 employees across the country. Respondents pinpointed the companies...