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Finalists for the annual Chamber of Commerce business excellence awards were announced Tuesday.
Cowan Insurance Group Ltd., Minotaur Stormwater Services and West Brant Window World are nominated for the Company of the Year Award, which is sponsored by Waterous, Holden, Amey, Hitchon.
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Booster Juice, Ironstone Entrance Technologies Inc. and Lansdowne Children’s Centre are nominated for the Bell Community Builder Award.
And the Beauty Barn Spa, CPR- Cell Phone Repair and Whole Body Health are nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year, which is sponsored by Enterprise Brant.
90 notable companies leading the way to gender parity in 2021 Details Published: 29 January 2021
Bloomberg recently revealed that 380 companies headquartered across 44 countries and regions made the list for the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).
According to a press release, this included firms domiciled in Indonesia and Bermuda that are reporting gender-related data for the first time.
Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg, noted: The companies included in this year’s Gender-Equality Index are committed to providing an inclusive work environment, supporting work-life balance and flexible work arrangements to retain a talented workforce and create a competitive advantage in this changing business environment.
Flexible work environments
Vicinity Centres(ASX: VCX) shares tumbled lower last week.
The GUD share price was out of form last week and dropped 4.2% lower over the shortened week. On Friday the automotive and water products company completed the acquisition of the ACAD business from
AMA Group Ltd(ASX: AMA) for $70 million. This excludes the ACM Auto Parts and Fluiddrive businesses. Given that its shares have underperformed since announcing the deal, investors may not be overly convinced with the purchase.
The QBE share price wasn’t far behind with a 3.7% decline. The insurance giant’s shares have come under pressure recently after it provided its guidance for FY 2020. QBE expects to report an adjusted net cash loss after tax of approximately $780 million. This includes a pre-tax impact of $470 million from COVID-19 costs. There are also additional claims from trade credit, lenders’ mortgage insurance, casualty classes and business interruption.
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Islamic finance took a hit in 2020 but is preparing for the next surge of growth through innovation, standardization, and M&A activity.
December 28, 2020
The Islamic finance industry slowed down significantly in 2020 after experiencing a very strong 13% growth rate in 2019. Islamic financial institutions spent most of the year coping with the dual shocks of adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic and historically low oil prices. According to the latest
State of Global Islamic Economy report, total Islamic finance assets stood at $2.88 trillion by the end of 2020, matching last year s figures.
Fortunately there is light at the end of the tunnel. Growth is expected to bounce back and total