BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Awarded US $11 Billion Global Custody Mandate by Jyske BankSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON -
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, has been appointed by Jyske Bank, the second largest independent bank in Denmark to provide global custody services for assets valued at US $11 billion
Jyske Bank is headquartered in Silkeborg and supports a range of institutional and wealth management clients. They had managed their own sub-custody network in over 40 markets directly prior to appointing BNY Mellon.
Study Confirms the Business Case for Employer-Sponsored Child CareJuly 9th, 2009 RUSHDEN, England -
- Employees with Benefit Miss 70% Fewer Work Days Due to Child Care Issues
A comprehensive study released today by The Consulting Practice at Bright Horizons Family Solutions confirms the importance of employer-supported child care for working families in the UK and Ireland. Among several compelling findings, the study reports that over a quarter of survey respondents said that they could not work without their workplace nursery and that employees with a child care benefit miss 70% fewer work days due to child care issues
The Practice undertook a survey to measure the impact of employer-sponsored child care on employees and heard from parents who use a nursery supported by their employer at 33 organisations in the public and private sectors throughout the UK and Ireland.
Trimega Laboratories: Drunk Parents Risk Losing Children in Hair TestsJuly 7th, 2009 LONDON -
- With Photo
Divorcing parents who embark on a hedonistic lifestyle are in danger of losing custody of their children thanks to a growing trend in hair test requests to gauge how often they get drunk. There are already approximately 5,000 'hair alcohol tests' carried out on parents in the UK every year.
Annual Eclipse Release Now AvailableJune 23rd, 2009 OTTAWA -
- Highlights Include Mac Cocoa Support, Domain-Specific Language Modeling and Updates to Equinox; Multi-Language Support Immediately Available
For the sixth year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered its annual release train on its scheduled date. Galileo, the 2009 release train, is the largest ever release from the Eclipse community, comprising 33 projects and over 24 million lines of code.
Rear-Facing Child Car Seats: Response From Dorel, Manufacturers of Maxi-CosiJune 11th, 2009 LONDON - Dorel (UK) Ltd, the world's biggest manufacturer of nursery and children's products and makers of Maxi-Cosi seats, has responded to today's report - published in the British Medical Journal - which suggests that children should stay in a rear-facing child car seat until the age of four:
"There are some pure safety arguments for the benefit of travelling backwards in the event of an accident. This also applies to adults travelling by rail, for example.
Competition Lets Children Design Their Own Car SeatMay 19th, 2009 LONDON - Budding artists aged three to 12 have the chance to ride in style, in a child car seat customised by themselves. Halfords, the UK leading retailer of travel solutions, has united with the award-winning child car seat manufacturer, Maxi-Cosi, to offer children the chance to design their own car seat cover, and have it made at the company's factory in Holland.
Over GBP6,000 Budget Boost at age 18 for Disabled Children's Child Trust FundsApril 21st, 2009 LONDON - David White, Chief Executive, The Children's Mutual (www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk) welcomed today's Budget announcement, "Children who receive disability living allowance in a tax year will qualify for additional annual payments of GBP100 or GBP200 into their Child Trust Funds. This means that next year approximately 100,000 children will benefit from the additional annual payments of which an estimated 40,000 will qualify for the higher GBP200 allowance.
Parents Still Engaged With the Child Trust FundMarch 31st, 2009 LONDON - One Third of Children Under 18 Now Have a Child Trust Fund
Leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider, The Children's Mutual (www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/) welcomes the latest official figures showing parents are still investing for their children's financial futures. Quarterly Child Trust Fund figures released today from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that, even with the current economic turmoil, nearly three quarters of parents are actively opening Child Trust Funds for their children rather than letting the Government choose where the CTF is invested.
By 2027 the Average Student Debt Could Reach GBP50,000March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Responding to the announcement by the BBC, that many university
chancellors would like to see increases in tuition fees by between GBP5,000
and GBP20,000 a year, leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) Provider, The Children's
Mutual (www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/) has calculated that families
may have to find GBP49,900 if youngsters decide to go to university in 18
years time. David White, Chief Executive of The Children's Mutual comments: "What is
clear from the research is that the cost of university is only going to
increase, it's just a case of by how much.
CelebrityCruises.co.uk First Dedicated UK Ship Sailing From SouthamptonMarch 16th, 2009 LONDON - Celebrity Cruises (www.celebritycruises.co.uk) 'Celebrity Eclipse'
has been announced as the third-ship in the new Solstice class and is the
first to sail from Southampton for a full season, being inline with
continuing ship investment to markets outside mainland North America. The
five-star contemporary ship, uniquely designed with interiors by Tihany
Design, offers five different European and Mediterranean cruising itineraries
from April 2010 designed for travellers who prefer to depart from the UK.
