NEW YORK - Monday, 22. July 2024 AETOSWire 

MSCI Private Capital Indexes leverage MSCI’s independence and expertise in setting quality standards

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the launch of MSCI Private Capital Indexes (“Indexes”), advancing the firm’s commitment to fostering transparency and innovation across the global private markets landscape.

With growing investor interest in private markets, high quality data and consistent performance measurement of private capital funds and portfolios are crucial to providing clarity for investment decisions. The MSCI Private Capital Indexes meet these investor needs, building upon MSCI’s independence and expertise in driving transparency and introducing robust data and solutions across asset classes.

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OTTAWA, Ontario - Monday, 22. July 2024

New event series to foster future-focused peer-to-peer discussions and networking among supply chain experts, thought leaders, and academia

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX:KXS), a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, today announced the launch of a new event series, ‘Supply Chain Unplugged’, that will bring together leading supply chain practitioners, thought leaders, partners and academia around the world for open, peer-to-peer conversations about the latest innovations, opportunities and challenges in supply chain management.

“With supply chains growing exponentially in complexity and scale, the need for knowledge-sharing forums that bring together like-minded people to discuss best practices for staying on top of a world undergoing seismic changes is crucial,” said John Sicard, president and CEO of Kinaxis. “From innovative brands pushing the bou ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, 22. July 2024

Multimarket partnership will see the launch of Alshaya Group’s loyalty programme Aura and Mastercard co-branded credit cards to offer customers benefits across more than 70 brands

Alshaya Group, one of the leading international retail franchise operators, has partnered with Mastercard to expand its award-winning loyalty programme, Aura. The partnership, which will see the launch of an Aura co-branded credit card in multiple markets over the next two years including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, aims to drive growth of the retail sector across the GCC region and bring additional benefits to Aura members.

The region’s retail industry continues to thrive, with increased consumer spending. Between 2021 and 2026, the value of non-food retail sales in the GCC is forecasted to increase by around $39 billion, driven by favorable demographics, improving macr ... Read more »

Rapid Deployment Meets Enhanced Security in New Corporate Card Initiative

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital banking and payments solutions, today announced that it is partnering with Beyon Money Business, a new vertical offering digital financial solutions for SMEs and Corporates, to launch an advanced corporate expense card program tailored to the small to mid-size enterprise sectors. The program will be available in Bahrain initially and throughout the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the future.

Leveraging i2c’s modular building block SaaS technology, the Beyon Money Business program underscores its commitment to flexible financial products and to modernizing how corporates manage their expenses through enhanced functionality and security features, such as 3D security for e-commerce transactions.

The launch of Beyon Money Business directly responds to the growing need for specialized corporate financial tools. ... Read more »

LONDON -
Gavin Isaacs to step down as Chairman and remain Non-Executive Director
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Games Global Limited (“Games Global” or “the Company”) today announces Gavin Isaacs has agreed with the Company that, in connection with his appointment to CEO of Entain plc from 2nd September 2024, he will step down from his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors with immediate effect. Gavin will remain on the Board of Games Global as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

The Company wishes to thank Gavin for his guidance, input and leadership as Chairman since his appointment in October 2022 and looks forward to continuing to work with him in his capacity as a Non-Executive Director.

Walter Bugno, the Company’s CEO and a member of the Board of Directors, will act as Interim Chairman until a new permanent Chairman is appointed.

Walter Bugno, CEO and Interim Chairman, commented “I would like to congratulate G ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today announced it has been named SupplyTech Breakthrough’s Overall Innovation of the Year for 2024. Amongst thousands of nominations, Manhattan Active® Yard Management, with its ability to unify distribution and logistics functions, was recognized as the year’s most groundbreaking supply chain solution.

Last year, Manhattan announced its next-generation Yard Management solution to expand the company’s vision of a unified supply chain. By redesigning yard management to work seamlessly with its industry leading warehouse and transportation management solutions on a single cloud native platform, Manhattan completed the digital unification of distribution and logistics where they come together in the physical world. Manhattan delivered unified yard capabilities as part of its quarterly innovation delivery, immediately available to all Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management customers as part of ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- TOM FORD announced today that Peter Hawkings is stepping down as Creative Director of the brand. Peter Hawkings has been at TOM FORD since its inception and at the helm of creative since April 2023.

“I would like to express my gratitude to Peter for his exceptional contributions to TOM FORD from the very beginning,” said Guillaume Jesel, President and CEO, TOM FORD and Luxury Business Development, The Estée Lauder Companies.

"I want to thank Peter for his collaboration since TOM FORD FASHION became part of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group. Along with his team, Peter has contributed to this important initial phase of development. I wish him all the best in his next chapter,” said Lelio Gavazza, CEO of TOM FORD FASHION.

The Spring-Summer 2025 collection will be presented in the Milan showroom in September 2024. A successor will be announced in the near future.

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RICHARDSON, Texas -
Top for 5G "new logo" new business
Top two for cloud-native readiness, automation, and policy and charging categories
Top five for core portfolio network functions (NFs)
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider building the future of networks, is confirmed as a major challenger moving closer to the market leaders in the new Omdia report "Market Landscape: Core Vendors 2024."

Mavenir scores joint first for new logos – gaining 5G business from a competitor or with a greenfield 5G deployment – with the report recognizing Mavenir’s strong focus in the challenging "diverse and fragmented" European market.

"Mavenir has improved its position in the 2024 edition, and it is edging ever closer to the market leader’s category," states the report. "It has a mature portfolio and ranks in top two for cloud native, automation, and poli ... Read more »