LONDON: Sativa Group’s subsidiary Goodbody Botanicals has secured a product listing agreement with Alliance Healthcare, one of the leading distributors and wholesalers of pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products in the UK and Europe. This gives Alliance’s 10,000+ high street retailer customers access to the Goodbody Botanicals range of market-leading CBD products. Alliance Healthcare services independent…
Etalon GDRs admitted to trading on Moscow Exchange
MOSCOW: Etalon Group Plc, Russia’s largest development and construction company, announced that Moscow Exchange has approved the listing of the Company’s Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), and the inclusion of these securities in the Level 1 List. The first trading day for Etalon Group GDRs (ticker: ETLN) on Moscow Exchange is planned for 3 February 2020….
Brexit bells ring for UK and EU insurers: AM Best
LONDON: Global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider, AM Best has said that from an operational point of view, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union on 31 January 2020 will have little immediate impact on insurers in the U.K. and EU that it rates. However, it adds that trade negotiations…
AppsVillage launching online store enabling mobile apps marketplace for SMBs
SYDNEY: AppsVillage Australia Ltd, a SaaS solutions provider for small and medium businesses (SMBs), has expanded its operations with the beta launch of the SMB app store and marketplace, branded the AppsVillage Store, to drive online exposure and promote SMBs and generate further revenues for AppsVillage. The AppsVillage Store is accessible via store.appsvillaqe.com, specifically designed…
Klarna launches in Australia with CBA
SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank customers will be able to benefit immediately from using one of the world’s largest and most innovative buy now pay later online shopping services following Thursday’s official launch of Klarna Australia. By accessing Klarna through the country’s market-leading banking app, CBA customers can quickly register and begin shopping at any online store….
TANNED gaining significant momentum with Pacific magazines marketing partnership
MELBOURNE: Australia based Wellness and Beauty Solutions Limited has reported significant progress and momentum for its flagship wholly owned product TANNED. TANNED has been created as a distinctly unisex Australian brand promoting safe sunless tanning and the values of diversity, inclusion and self-confidence. This purpose driven proposition combined with a competitive price point is disrupting…
PSC Insurance to acquire Australian Unity for $1.56mn
MELBOURNE: PSC Insurance Group (PSI) has entered into an agreement to acquire the general insurance broking business of Australian Unity (AU). Australian Unity have general insurance broking operations predominantly in Sydney which generates approximately $625,000 of revenue pa. PSI will be purchasing the business of AU for approximately $1.56 million which represents 2.5x revenue. Key…
Norwood signs agreement to provide additional world voicemail services to Spark
SYDENY: Norwood Systems Ltd announced the signing of a further agreement with Spark New Zealand Trading Limited for the provision of additional Norwood World Voicemail services to Spark. Under the Agreement, Norwood will provide Spark with a Spark-branded version of Norwood’s existing hosted World Voicemail service and application, for use exclusively in New Zealand, that…
Automotive supplier MAHLE UK are now supported for SAP HR & Payroll by Zalaris
OSLO: Zalaris ASA has announced to support leading automotive supplier MAHLE UK for their HR and Payroll needs. MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry as well as a pioneer for the mobility of the future. The group’s product portfolio addresses all the crucial issues relating to the power…
IDEX Biometrics extends patent coverage for on-card enrollment in Germany and USA
OSLO: IDEX Biometrics ASA, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, has significantly expanded its patent coverage for on-card biometric enrollment solutions with the grant of a new patent in the USA and registration of a utility model patent in Germany. On-card enrollment solutions permit cardholders to enroll a template image of…
Atea Denmark announces cost efficiency program, change of MD
OSLO: Atea Denmark is undertaking a cost efficiency program which involves the reduction of 67 full time employees, effective from January 2020. The program will result in severance costs of DKK 26 million, which will be recognized as a restructuring charge during the first quarter of 2020. In connection with the cost efficiency program, management…
Nina Arkilahti appointed Head of Business Banking at Nordea Bank
HELSINKI: Denmark based Nordea Bank has announced that Nina Arkilahti will join Nordea as Head of Business Banking and become a member of the Group Leadership Team. Nina Arkilahti, 52, served as Country Head of Handelsbanken Finland from 2010 to 2020. Prior to that she held several senior management roles at Handelsbanken, including the position…