<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <feed xmlns:dc="http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-namespace/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <title type="text">Sommerfield Communications, Inc.</title> <subtitle type="text">Contains the last 20 releases</subtitle> <id>uuid:c3965cc8-6ba7-4230-8c22-106c33ab63cd;id=35881</id> <rights type="text">Copyright 2017, Sommerfield Communications, Inc.</rights> <updated>2017-11-07T15:13:44Z</updated> <author> <name>newsdesk@globenewswire.com (NewsDesk)</name> <uri>http://www.globenewswire.com/LegacyRss?Length=4</uri> <email>newsdesk@globenewswire.com</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/atomfeed/organization/5gVPn0NVgvQxDLM4oZpbvg==" /> <link rel="self" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/atomfeed/organization/5gVPn0NVgvQxDLM4oZpbvg==" /> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/11/07/1208858/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Managers-in-Non-US-Developed-Markets-and-Emerging-Markets-Returned-4-2-and-4-0-in-First-Quarter-of-2017-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchma.html</id> <title type="text">Private Equity and Venture Capital Managers in Non-US Developed Markets and Emerging Markets Returned 4.2% and 4.0% in First Quarter of 2017, According to Cambridge Associates Benchmarks </title> <published>2017-11-07T15:13:44Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/11/07/1208858/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Managers-in-Non-US-Developed-Markets-and-Emerging-Markets-Returned-4-2-and-4-0-in-First-Quarter-of-2017-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchma.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Nov 7, 2017) -  Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) managers in developed markets outside the US returned 4.2% in first quarter of 2017, while PE and VC managers in emerging markets posted 4.0% returns in the same quarter, according to benchmarks of the alternative asset classes published by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cambridgeassociates.com/" title="global investment firm Cambridge Associates">global investment firm Cambridge Associates</a>.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208858</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201711/TN-104822_Figure1.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/11/07/1208858/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Managers-in-Non-US-Developed-Markets-and-Emerging-Markets-Returned-4-2-and-4-0-in-First-Quarter-of-2017-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchma.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201711/TN-104822_Figure1.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 1. Global ex US Developed Markets PE/VC Index Sector Returns: Gross Company-Level Performance, Percent (%)" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201711/TN-104823_Figure2.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/11/07/1208858/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Managers-in-Non-US-Developed-Markets-and-Emerging-Markets-Returned-4-2-and-4-0-in-First-Quarter-of-2017-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchma.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201711/TN-104823_Figure2.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 2. Emerging Markets PE/VC Index Sector Returns: Gross Company-Level Performance" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/31/1208856/0/en/Ribometrix-Raises-7-5-Million-in-Seed-Funding-to-Advance-Platform-for-Discovering-and-Developing-Small-Molecule-Modulators-of-RNA-to-Treat-Human-Diseases.html</id> <title type="text">Ribometrix Raises $7.5 Million in Seed Funding to Advance Platform for Discovering and Developing Small Molecule Modulators of RNA to Treat Human Diseases </title> <published>2017-10-31T13:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/31/1208856/0/en/Ribometrix-Raises-7-5-Million-in-Seed-Funding-to-Advance-Platform-for-Discovering-and-Developing-Small-Molecule-Modulators-of-RNA-to-Treat-Human-Diseases.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>DURHAM, NC--(Marketwired - Oct 31, 2017) - Ribometrix, Inc., a biotech company dedicated to discovering and developing small molecule modulators of RNA to treat disease, has raised $7.5 million in seed capital.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208856</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Ribometrix</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/25/1208851/0/en/In-First-Quarter-of-2017-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Rebounded-From-Weak-Fourth-Quarter-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html</id> <title type="text">In First Quarter of 2017, US-Based Venture Capital Managers Rebounded From Weak Fourth Quarter 2016, According to Cambridge Associates Benchmarks </title> <published>2017-10-25T17:49:16Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/25/1208851/0/en/In-First-Quarter-of-2017-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Rebounded-From-Weak-Fourth-Quarter-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 25, 2017) - Venture capital (VC) managers in the US rebounded in the first quarter of the year from the previous quarter, returning 3.3% in Q1 2017, compared to -0.1% in Q4 2016. US-based private equity (PE) managers did better than VC managers, returning 3.9% in Q1 2017, according to the benchmark index of the alternative asset class from global investment firm <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cambridgeassociates.com/" title="Cambridge Associates">Cambridge Associates</a>. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208851</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/TN-104709_figure1.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/25/1208851/0/en/In-First-Quarter-of-2017-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Rebounded-From-Weak-Fourth-Quarter-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/TN-104709_figure1.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 1. Venture Capital Sector Returns: Gross Company-Level Performance" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/TN-104710_figure2.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/25/1208851/0/en/In-First-Quarter-of-2017-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Rebounded-From-Weak-Fourth-Quarter-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/TN-104710_figure2.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 2. Private Equity Sector Returns: Gross Company-Level Performance" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/25/1208853/0/en/The-New-York-Society-for-the-Prevention-of-Cruelty-to-Children-to-Host-Its-Fifth-Annual-Food-Wine-Gala-Tuesday-November-7-2017.html</id> <title type="text">The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to Host Its Fifth Annual Food & Wine Gala Tuesday, November 7, 2017 </title> <published>2017-10-25T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/25/1208853/0/en/The-New-York-Society-for-the-Prevention-of-Cruelty-to-Children-to-Host-Its-Fifth-Annual-Food-Wine-Gala-Tuesday-November-7-2017.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Featuring Event Host Deborah Norville, Anchor of Inside Edition, "In Conversation with" Guest Speakers Nina and Tim Zagat, Co-Founders and Co-Chairs of Zagat Survey; Menu by Celebrity Chef Michael Ferraro, Executive Chef/Owner Delicatessen</p></em></p><p>NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Oct 25, 2017) - <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nyspcc.org/" title="The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children">The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children</a> (The NYSPCC), the world's first child protective agency, is hosting its fifth annual <strong>Food & Wine Gala</strong> on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. This annual event brings together prominent business leaders, public officials, and philanthropists to help raise vital funding for the organization. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208853</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/20/1208849/0/en/As-Leaders-Revisit-Compliance-Policies-Amid-Recent-Scandals-and-Corporate-Culture-Breakdowns-They-Should-Build-Policies-That-Promote-the-Right-Behavior-Without-Creating-Unnecessary.html</id> <title type="text">As Leaders Revisit Compliance Policies Amid Recent Scandals and Corporate Culture Breakdowns, They Should Build Policies That Promote the Right Behavior Without Creating Unnecessary Rules, says LRN </title> <published>2017-09-20T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/20/1208849/0/en/As-Leaders-Revisit-Compliance-Policies-Amid-Recent-Scandals-and-Corporate-Culture-Breakdowns-They-Should-Build-Policies-That-Promote-the-Right-Behavior-Without-Creating-Unnecessary.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 20, 2017) - Companies across the tech, automotive, financial services and airline industries have recently suffered from glaring cracks in their corporate cultures and ethical reputations, prompting many forward-thinking leaders to take a closer look at their own ethics and compliance policies. As they do so, the wisest will recognize that simply having detailed, stringent rules does not necessarily translate to less misconduct and more ethical behavior, according to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.lrn.com/" title="ethics and compliance firm LRN">ethics and compliance firm LRN</a>. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208849</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>LRN Corporation</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/29/1208847/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Funds-in-Developed-Markets-Outside-US-Outperformed-Comparable-Public-Markets-in-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html</id> <title type="text">Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds in Developed Markets Outside US Outperformed Comparable Public Markets in 2016, According to Cambridge Associates Benchmarks </title> <published>2017-08-29T13:45:23Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/29/1208847/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Funds-in-Developed-Markets-Outside-US-Outperformed-Comparable-Public-Markets-in-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Meanwhile, Private Investment Funds in Emerging Markets Underperformed Their Public Market Counterparts In 2016, According to Benchmarks</p></em></p><p>BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Aug 29, 2017) -  Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) managers based in developed markets outside the US outperformed the comparable public markets in 2016, according to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cambridgeassociates.com/benchmark/global-ex-us-pe%E2%80%8A%E2%80%8Avc-benchmark-commentary-fourth-quarter-2016/" title="benchmark indexes">benchmark indexes</a> of the asset classes in the region from global investment firm <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cambridgeassociates.com/" title="Cambridge Associates">Cambridge Associates</a>. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208847</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-104069_figure1cambridge.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/29/1208847/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Funds-in-Developed-Markets-Outside-US-Outperformed-Comparable-Public-Markets-in-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-104069_figure1cambridge.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 1. Global ex US Developed Markets Contributions, Distributions, and Net Asset Value (NAV)
Calendar Years 2005-16" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-104070_figure2cambridge.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/29/1208847/0/en/Private-Equity-and-Venture-Capital-Funds-in-Developed-Markets-Outside-US-Outperformed-Comparable-Public-Markets-in-2016-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-104070_figure2cambridge.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 2. Emerging Markets Contributions, Distributions, and Net Asset Value (NAV)
Calendar Years 2005-16" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/15/1208845/0/en/Secondary-Funds-May-Be-Better-First-Step-Into-Private-Equity-Than-Funds-of-Funds-Says-Cambridge-Associates.html</id> <title type="text">Secondary Funds May Be Better First Step Into Private Equity Than Funds-of-Funds, Says Cambridge Associates </title> <published>2017-08-15T13:05:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/15/1208845/0/en/Secondary-Funds-May-Be-Better-First-Step-Into-Private-Equity-Than-Funds-of-Funds-Says-Cambridge-Associates.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Secondary Funds Invest in Already-Active Private Equity Funds and Can Generate Stronger Returns than Funds-of-Funds; Funds-of-Funds Can Be Useful in Accessing Specific Strategies or Geographies</p></em></p><p>BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2017) - More and more institutions are turning to private equity for the first time, in search of investment returns that are increasingly hard to find elsewhere. Commitments to private investment strategies have grown from an estimated $180 billion in commitments in 2009 to over $480 billion in 2016. Many investors believe that private equity "fund-of-funds" managers offer the best way to get started in the asset class, since they invest in a portfolio of private equity funds, providing new investors exposure to private investment managers and helping them learn about the industry in general.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208845</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/08/1208842/0/en/US-Based-Private-Equity-Managers-Delivered-Strong-Returns-in-2016-While-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Were-Flat-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html</id> <title type="text">US-Based Private Equity Managers Delivered Strong Returns in 2016 While US-Based Venture Capital Managers Were Flat, According to Cambridge Associates Benchmarks </title> <published>2017-08-08T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/08/1208842/0/en/US-Based-Private-Equity-Managers-Delivered-Strong-Returns-in-2016-While-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Were-Flat-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2017) - Private equity (PE) managers in the US posted their strongest annual returns since 2013 in 2016, while US venture capital (VC) funds performed worse last year than they have since 2008, according to the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cambridgeassociates.com/benchmark/us-pevc-benchmark-commentary-11/" title="benchmark indexes">benchmark indexes</a> of the two alternative asset classes from global investment firm <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cambridgeassociates.com/" title="Cambridge Associates">Cambridge Associates</a>.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208842</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-103864_Figure1.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/08/1208842/0/en/US-Based-Private-Equity-Managers-Delivered-Strong-Returns-in-2016-While-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Were-Flat-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-103864_Figure1.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 1. Private Equity Contributions, Distributions, and Net Asset Value (NAV) Calendar Years 2005-16" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-103865_Figure2.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/08/1208842/0/en/US-Based-Private-Equity-Managers-Delivered-Strong-Returns-in-2016-While-US-Based-Venture-Capital-Managers-Were-Flat-According-to-Cambridge-Associates-Benchmarks.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201708/TN-103865_Figure2.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Figure 2. Venture Capital Contributions, Distributions, and Net Asset Value (NAV) Calendar Years 2005-16" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/28/1208840/0/en/Business-Leaders-Feel-More-Prepared-for-Market-Change-and-Disruption-Than-Their-Companies-Actually-Are-Finds-New-Survey-From-Innosight.html</id> <title type="text">Business Leaders Feel More Prepared for Market Change and Disruption Than Their Companies Actually Are, Finds New Survey From Innosight </title> <published>2017-06-28T13:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/28/1208840/0/en/Business-Leaders-Feel-More-Prepared-for-Market-Change-and-Disruption-Than-Their-Companies-Actually-Are-Finds-New-Survey-From-Innosight.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Although Execs Express Confidence, Responses Reveal Complacency About Where New Competitors Will Come From, Nonchalance About Next Digital Wave and General Slowness to Change</p></em></p><p>LEXINGTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 28, 2017) - Business leaders say they are sanguine about their firms' ability to thrive in the face of disruptive forces and future competitors, yet their actions indicate they may be in a "confidence bubble," according to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.innosight.com/insight/are-business-leaders-caught-in-a-confidence-bubble/" title="a new survey">a new survey</a> of more than 340 executives at companies with at least $2 billion in revenue by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.innosight.com/" title="growth strategy consulting firm Innosight">growth strategy consulting firm Innosight</a>. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208840</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Innosight</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/19/1208838/0/en/Cambridge-Associates-and-the-Intentional-Endowments-Network-Outline-a-Blueprint-for-Action-for-Investors-Wishing-to-Uphold-Aims-of-Paris-Climate-Agreement-and-Implement-Environment.html</id> <title type="text">Cambridge Associates and the Intentional Endowments Network Outline a Blueprint for Action for Investors Wishing to Uphold Aims of Paris Climate Agreement and Implement Environmental Factors Into Portfolios </title> <published>2017-06-19T15:13:59Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/19/1208838/0/en/Cambridge-Associates-and-the-Intentional-Endowments-Network-Outline-a-Blueprint-for-Action-for-Investors-Wishing-to-Uphold-Aims-of-Paris-Climate-Agreement-and-Implement-Environment.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, MA and ESSEX, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 19, 2017) -  Though the United States government is no longer supporting the Paris Climate Agreement, hundreds of American institutions -- including endowments and foundations -- have joined businesses, philanthropists, cities and states across the country in remaining committed to the international accord.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208838</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/07/1208835/0/en/CORRECTION-National-Geographic-Society-Commits-50-Million-of-Endowment-to-Impact-Investments.html</id> <title type="text">CORRECTION - National Geographic Society Commits $50 Million of Endowment to Impact Investments </title> <published>2017-06-07T19:03:53Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/07/1208835/0/en/CORRECTION-National-Geographic-Society-Commits-50-Million-of-Endowment-to-Impact-Investments.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jun 7, 2017) - In the news release, "National Geographic Society Commits $50 Million of Endowment to Impact Investments," issued earlier today by Cambridge Associates; National Geographic Society, we are advised by the company that the figure in the first sentence of the first paragraph should read "$1.2 billion" rather than "$1.1 billion" as originally issued. Also, a disclaimer has been appended. Complete corrected text follows.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208835</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates; National Geographic Society </dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/07/1208832/0/en/National-Geographic-Society-Commits-50-Million-of-Endowment-to-Impact-Investments.html</id> <title type="text">National Geographic Society Commits $50 Million of Endowment to Impact Investments </title> <published>2017-06-07T17:24:23Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/07/1208832/0/en/National-Geographic-Society-Commits-50-Million-of-Endowment-to-Impact-Investments.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Creation of new impact investment program, managed by CA Capital Management, will accelerate the organization's funding of research, exploration and education, inspiring solutions for the global good</p></em></p><p>WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jun 7, 2017) - The National Geographic Society today announced it is dedicating $50 million from its $1.1 billion endowment to impact investments, furthering its commitment to understanding our planet and generating solutions for a healthy, more sustainable future.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208832</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates; National Geographic Society </dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/01/1208828/0/en/CFOs-Take-Note-New-Life-Expectancy-Assumptions-May-Warrant-Reconsideration-of-Several-Pension-Decisions.html</id> <title type="text">CFOs Take Note: New Life Expectancy Assumptions May Warrant Reconsideration of Several Pension Decisions </title> <published>2017-06-01T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/01/1208828/0/en/CFOs-Take-Note-New-Life-Expectancy-Assumptions-May-Warrant-Reconsideration-of-Several-Pension-Decisions.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Many Sponsors Believe They Already Fully Accounted for New Mortality Tables, but They May Get Unexpected "Hits," Like Higher-than-Expected Contributions, Because of an IRS Delay, According to Cambridge Associates</p></em></p><p>BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 1, 2017) -  By 2016, financial executives of organizations with defined benefit plans had largely modified their financial statements to reflect mortality assumptions that the Society of Actuaries released in 2014. The upshot was a 4% to 8% drop in reported funded status -- since the new assumptions revealed that participants would require benefit payments for two to three years longer, on average, than previously believed -- and a hope among many sponsors that the issue of longevity risk was behind them.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208828</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/09/1208823/0/en/UPDATE-Ten-Companies-Lead-in-Responding-to-Radical-Market-Change-and-Reinventing-Themselves-for-a-Different-Future-According-to-New-Analysis-of-Public-Company-Data.html</id> <title type="text">UPDATE - Ten Companies Lead in Responding to Radical Market Change and Reinventing Themselves for a Different Future, According to New Analysis of Public Company Data </title> <published>2017-05-09T15:34:46Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/09/1208823/0/en/UPDATE-Ten-Companies-Lead-in-Responding-to-Radical-Market-Change-and-Reinventing-Themselves-for-a-Different-Future-According-to-New-Analysis-of-Public-Company-Data.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>The "Transformation 10" Goes Beyond Celebrated Tech Companies, Says Innosight</p></em></p><p>LEXINGTON, MA--(Marketwired - May 9, 2017) - As the pace of change accelerates in virtually every industry, a new study has identified the 10 global companies that have done the best job of remaking their businesses. The list -- which includes celebrated tech innovators like Amazon and Netflix as well as standouts from industries that don't as frequently make innovation headlines, including health care company DaVita and food and beverage giant Danone -- offers insights into how market leaders can sustain growth even as disruption threatens their historically successful core business. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208823</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Innosight</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/09/1208818/0/en/Ten-Companies-Lead-in-Responding-to-Radical-Market-Change-and-Reinventing-Themselves-for-a-Different-Future-According-to-New-Analysis-of-Public-Company-Data.html</id> <title type="text">Ten Companies Lead in Responding to Radical Market Change and Reinventing Themselves for a Different Future, According to New Analysis of Public Company Data </title> <published>2017-05-09T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/09/1208818/0/en/Ten-Companies-Lead-in-Responding-to-Radical-Market-Change-and-Reinventing-Themselves-for-a-Different-Future-According-to-New-Analysis-of-Public-Company-Data.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>The "Transformation 10" Goes Beyond Celebrated Tech Companies, Says Innosight</p></em></p><p>LEXINGTON, MA--(Marketwired - May 9, 2017) - As the pace of change accelerates in virtually every industry, a new study has identified the 10 global companies that have done the best job of remaking their businesses. The list -- which includes celebrated tech innovators like Amazon and Netflix as well as standouts from industries that don't as frequently make innovation headlines, including health care company DaVita and food and beverage giant Danone -- offers insights into how market leaders can sustain growth even as disruption threatens their historically successful core business. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208818</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Innosight</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/26/1208814/0/en/Cambridge-Associates-Announces-New-Senior-Hire-in-U-S-Pension-Practice.html</id> <title type="text">Cambridge Associates Announces New Senior Hire in U.S. Pension Practice </title> <published>2017-04-26T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/26/1208814/0/en/Cambridge-Associates-Announces-New-Senior-Hire-in-U-S-Pension-Practice.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, MA and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Apr 26, 2017) - <strong> </strong>Jeff Blazek has rejoined Cambridge Associates as Managing Director and as a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in the Pension Practice. Blazek, also a member of Cambridge Associates' Hedge Fund Ratings and Advisory Committee, will lead the firm's presence in New York City, where he is based. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208814</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/25/1208811/0/en/Multiemployer-Pension-Plans-with-Union-Participants-Face-Unique-Funding-Challenges-Says-Cambridge-Associates.html</id> <title type="text">Multiemployer Pension Plans with Union Participants Face Unique Funding Challenges, Says Cambridge Associates </title> <published>2017-04-25T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/25/1208811/0/en/Multiemployer-Pension-Plans-with-Union-Participants-Face-Unique-Funding-Challenges-Says-Cambridge-Associates.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>For Most Taft-Hartley Plans, Market-Based Returns on Their Own Will Likely Be Too Low over the Next Decade to Close the Asset-Liability Gap, Underscoring the Need for Greater Emphasis on Active Management, Private Investments and Governance</p></em></p><p>BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Apr 25, 2017) - Despite perceptions about current and future rates of labor union membership, many multi-employer pension plans, also referred to as Taft-Hartley or union-sponsored plans, remain a major force -- and face significant challenges. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208811</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Cambridge Associates</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/19/1208806/0/en/Companies-at-the-Top-of-Their-Game-May-Already-Be-Obsolete-Coming-Waves-of-Disruption-Will-Threaten-The-Biggest-Safest-Market-Leaders-According-to-Innosight.html</id> <title type="text">Companies at the Top of Their Game May Already Be Obsolete: Coming Waves of Disruption Will Threaten The Biggest, "Safest" Market Leaders, According to Innosight </title> <published>2017-04-19T14:28:30Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/19/1208806/0/en/Companies-at-the-Top-of-Their-Game-May-Already-Be-Obsolete-Coming-Waves-of-Disruption-Will-Threaten-The-Biggest-Safest-Market-Leaders-According-to-Innosight.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Radical Transformation May Be the Only Way to Save Some of Today's Most Successful Enterprises, Says New Book "Dual Transformation: How To Reposition Today's Business While Creating The Future"</p></em></p><p>LEXINGTON, MA--(Marketwired - Apr 19, 2017) -  They are household names, some more than a century old. Ford Motor Company, Aetna, Johnson & Johnson, Singtel, Adobe, Xerox, Netflix, Intuit, Brigham Young University-Idaho. They come from different industries and span the globe, but have one thing in common: each has confronted threats to its business model and the need to radically change its business in the face of major disruption.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208806</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Innosight</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201704/MOD-102524_ORIG-79242_DualTransformation.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/19/1208806/0/en/Companies-at-the-Top-of-Their-Game-May-Already-Be-Obsolete-Coming-Waves-of-Disruption-Will-Threaten-The-Biggest-Safest-Market-Leaders-According-to-Innosight.html"> <img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201704/MOD-102524_ORIG-79242_DualTransformation.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Dual Transformation: How To Reposition Today's Business While Creating The Future" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/18/1208803/0/en/The-Elie-Wiesel-Foundation-for-Humanity-and-LRN-Announce-Student-Winners-of-the-Prize-in-Ethics-Essay-Contest.html</id> <title type="text">The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and LRN Announce Student Winners of the Prize in Ethics Essay Contest </title> <published>2017-04-18T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/18/1208803/0/en/The-Elie-Wiesel-Foundation-for-Humanity-and-LRN-Announce-Student-Winners-of-the-Prize-in-Ethics-Essay-Contest.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Apr 18, 2017) - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/" title="The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity">The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity</a> and its partner in the Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.lrn.com/" title="LRN">LRN</a>, announced today that Micah Latty, Class of 2017, from Bethel University, is the first place winner of the 2016 <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx" title="Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics">Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics</a> Essay Contest.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208803</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>LRN Corporation</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/12/1208799/0/en/Three-Crises-Every-Business-Leader-Will-Need-to-Face-to-Avoid-Death-by-Disruption.html</id> <title type="text">Three Crises Every Business Leader Will Need to Face to Avoid Death by Disruption </title> <published>2017-04-12T18:18:40Z</published> <updated>2024-11-22T00:26:18Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/12/1208799/0/en/Three-Crises-Every-Business-Leader-Will-Need-to-Face-to-Avoid-Death-by-Disruption.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>The Best Response to Disruption: A Dual Transformation of Your Business. But That Brings with It Crises of Commitment, Identity and Conflict that CEOs Must Now Learn to Navigate and Resolve, Says Innosight</p></em></p><p>NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Apr 12, 2017) - Most business leaders tend to avoid crises, like a shareholder revolt or PR disaster, whenever they can. But in order to avoid the ultimate crisis -- extinction -- many of the best CEOs will need to engage with and overcome three others: crises of commitment, identity and conflict. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1208799</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Innosight</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:51 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> </feed>