Investors stories

Verne Global appoints Natasha Mehta as Head of Project Management
4 days ago
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Verne Global appoints Natasha Mehta, former VIPA Digital Associate Director, as Head of Project Management to help guide its sustainable data centre operations across Europe.

'Sustainability goals not matching ambition in global businesses, study reveals'
6 days ago
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A new study reveals a wide gap between the high sustainability ambitions of global businesses and their actions.

Australian fintech sector shows success but start-ups face steep entry barriers
Last week
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Australia's fintech sector thrives, yet emerging start-ups battle daunting entry barriers, according to EY FinTech Australia Census report.

Clarity AI & AWS partnership for sustainable investing
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Amazon Web Services partners with sustainability tech platform Clarity AI to enhance sustainable investing using AI and data analytics.

UK business leaders to bolster sustainability investment by 2026
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80% of UK business leaders plan to maintain or increase their sustainability investment by 2026, reveals SAP study.

CEOs prioritise new business building for strategic growth, finds McKinsey study
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A McKinsey study suggests that half of all CEOs are focusing on new business development to generate new revenue streams.

AI's rising environmental impact concerns CEOs, Gartner survey finds
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Survey reveals environmental implications of AI, as it could consume up to 3.5% of global electricity by 2030, according to Gartner.

Tech start-up Happly revolutionises moving with $1.75m seed funding
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Australian start-up Happly has secured $1.75m in seed funding to further develop its end-to-end moving platform.

London-based AI firm RETAILIGENCE targets global expansion
Fri, 27th Oct 2023
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London-based AI firm, RETAILIGENCE, plans significant global expansion since a 2500% revenue surge post-launch.

Fintech trends and financial challenges for the UK
Fri, 27th Oct 2023
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fintech
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data
SaaScada has issued five forecasts for the United Kingdom's fintech sphere in 2024, including a crisis in artificial intelligence and major shifts in payments.

Projected surge in 5G NR and LTE small cell RAN equipment spending
Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
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mobile operators
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utilities
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predictions
5G NR and LTE-based small cell RAN equipment spending to reach nearly USD $3 billion by 2026, says SNS Telecom & IT.

Australian Technologies Competition 2023 recognises talent & solutions
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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melbourne
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innovation
ATC 2023 reveals top tech innovators in Australia, celebrating trailblazing solutions in areas like MedTech, fintech.

Telstra set to acquire tech consultancy firm Versent for $267.5M
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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microsoft
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iam
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digital services
Telstra to buy tech consultancy firm Versent for $267.5m, aiming to boost growth and support digitisation of Australian businesses.

India-UK collaboration: AI park ignites future trade
Thu, 12th Oct 2023
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ai
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investment
India's Cabinet Minister underscores AI's pivotal role in boosting India-UK trade at a London summit with a new AI park.

AI-powered chatbot TigerGPT launches in New Zealand
Mon, 9th Oct 2023
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ai
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tiger brokers
Tiger Brokers has launched its AI-powered chatbot TigerGPT for the New Zealand market, also available to users in Australia and Singapore.

'We're not going away,' says seabed miner, as EPA appeal dropped
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor far offsh.

SCF's Sullivan sentenced to 12 months' home detention, 400 hours community work
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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Former South Canterbury Finance director Ed Sullivan, the only person convicted in the Crown's fraud case against the Timaru-based lender, has been.

FMA to focus on 7 key market risks, including insurance mis-selling
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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The Financial Markets Authority has seen an increasing number of complaints regarding insurance sales and is undertaking more work to assess the s.

NZ dollar gains amid yen strength ahead of Reserve Bank rate decision
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar gained as investors eschewed riskier assets in favour of the safe-haven yen, while locally traders await the Reserve Bank de.

NZ dollar falls to new 2 1/2-year low as Fonterra payout review looms
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand dollar fell to a two-and-a-half year low as investors wait for Fonterra Cooperative Group's board to reassess the forecast payout t.

NZ dollar drops to 2 1/2 year low as Fonterra, RBNZ loom; strong US jobs
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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kiwi
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farmers
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investors
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a two-and-a-half year low as investors mull the likelihood of a lower dairy payout when Fonterra Cooperative Grou.

Auckland housing market values rise 5 percent in three months
Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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investors
The latest Qotable Value residential housing sales figures further confirm the Auckland housing market is kicking off again, with values in some ar.

UPDATE: Chorus shares jump after regulator lifts access pricing
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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telecommunications
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funding
Shares of Chorus, the regulated telecommunications network operator, jumped as much as 17 percent after the Commerce Commission lifted the prices i.

NZ dollar gains, benefiting from weakness in other currencies
Thu, 27th Nov 2014
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kiwi
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investors
The New Zealand dollar rose as investors look to exit currencies where central banks may continue with low interest rates and money printing progra.