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UK TRADING UPDATE SUMMARY: BP Marsh's Nexus Buys Hiscox Marine Unit Mon, 11th Jan 2021 21:51 (Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: BP Marsh & Partners PLC - London-based private equity investor in financial services businesses - Investee Nexus Underwriting Management Ltd, a specialty managing general agent, completed the acquisition of the Hiscox MGA Marine business from Hiscox Ltd. "This expert team provides yacht and marine trades insurance and will become an integral part of Millst...

Pernod Ricard accounts reveal liquor giant's $10 million loss 7 Jan, 2021 01:00 AM 3 minutes to read Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw French spirits and wine maker Pernod Ricard posted a $10.25 million loss from local New Zealand operations in its 2020 financial year. That loss is a stark turnaround from the $18m profit raked in the previous year. It's New Zealand holding company, Millstream Equities, posted revenue of $285m in the year to June 30, an increase on $261m posted in 2019, but the company face...

Now, we will admit that we set the new, higher target after we reached our initial goal of $700,000 – but we are not simply going after a nice round number. We are giving extra attention to the fund this year because the need is so great. The COVID-19 pandemic caused an immediate need. People who at one time were donors found themselves asking for help. Suddenly, to their own shock, they were joining others at food banks and other community agencies. Since then, things have stabilized for many people, but not for all. Some retailers are doing great business, while others are suffering. A...

National Gallery, London Much has been written about John Constable’s success at the Paris Salon of 1824, but his participation in the next Salon of 1827–8 has received far less attention. This relative neglect is perhaps not so surprising, given that the single painting he exhibited, The Cornfield 1826 (fig.1), did not repeat his earlier triumph. The same Salon at which Constable met with a critical setback, however, also marked the debut of Paul Huet, the artist usually regarded as his closest French follower. But if critics and artists seem out of step in their attitudes to the Englis...

Well, donations from 19 people came in, and some were for more than $500, pushing the match total to $10,200. That meant $20,400 more for the fund. The fund total reached $776,000 on Friday afternoon, and we are trying to put that money to work as quickly as we can. This week, we handed a quarter of a million dollars to groups that help those in need. Jack Knox helped deliver the cheques, and in Sunday’s Times Colonist he will report on what it’s like out there right now. Who made the donations to match Spector? Glad you asked. They were Kevin and Ruth Gillese, Cara McGregor, Gayle Go...