DLY MAIL & GEN TRUST The Duchess of Cambridge visited Family Friends this week a charity DMGT have supported for over six years, RMS is cited by Canadian Underwriter for information on the Elon windstorm that recently came to the UK and Zoopla is reporting record highs in user activity on its website and on mobiles.
DMGTOn Monday 19 January, the Duchess of Cambridge travelled around Kensington for a morning of engagements. The Duchess' first stop of the day was at Family Friends, a charity which supports disadvantaged families, where she took part in a coffee morning with volunteers, families and staff. DMGT have supported Family Friends for over six years. The Duchess was introduced to DMGT employee, Janette Shaw, Group Reward Manager, who has been a part of the mentoring programme since September 2014. Janette commented, "Family Friends is a truly wonderful organisation. It was an unexpected honour to have the opportunity to meet the Duchess and a pleasure to see how interested she was in the charity's work."
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RMSCatastrophe risk modeller Risk Management Solutions is announcing the appointment of Cory Isaacson as Chief Technology Officer. RMS CEO Hemant Shah says Isaacson, who is founder and CEO of CodeFutures Corporation, is known as one of the "brightest innovators in the field of big data and analytic computing." Isaacson will lead the RMS(one) development program. RMS is also appointing Chandler Hosington has Vice President of Engineering, who will report to Isaacson.
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RMS is cited by Canadian Underwriter for information on the Elon windstorm that recently came to the UK. The company reports that strong winds brought by the storm brought down trees and power lines in Scotland, where rural areas were most severely hit. RMS also notes that there is a limited amount of information available on structural damage that has occurred.
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DMG INFORMATIONCommercial real estate information provider CompStak is reporting that new leases account for more than 60% of office space leased in Manhattan last year, a figure indicative of the rising activity in the market. The company says this increase is most deeply felt in the Midtown South area, where average rents are now more than $60 per square foot. CompStak CEO Michael Mandel says these numbers are among those which are "a terrific signal of both a growing market, and a stable one."
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On Tuesday 20 January, Mary Dhonau, OBE, chief executive of Know Your Flood Risk, spoke at a House of Commons reception sponsored by Roger Williams, MP, and attended by forty MPs. Dhonau outlined the current flood risk to homeowners and joined the Association of British Insurers in calling for increased investment in flood risk management and an end to housing development on flood plains. Know Your Flood Risk provides homeowners with access to flood reports, generated using Landmark Information Group's flood risk data, which enables homeowners to assess the flood risk to their individual property.
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Conveyancing search service provider SearchFlow is reporting a slowing in the conveyancing market, a result of the slowing property market, as indicated by the company's Conveyancer Sentiment Survey. According to the survey, only 29% of respondents reported having witnessed an increase in business volumes between October and December 2014. According to SearchFlow Managing Director John Pickford, the levelling out of the market was certain to come following the "sharp spike in the market in early 2014." He notes that the company provides a suite of solutions for conveyancers that can help them to "make the most of their businesses in 2015 and beyond."
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DMG EVENTSGlobal Events Partners Ltd, an affiliate of the dmg events network, is working alongside KPC on the KIHSE-2015 conference, which takes place in Kuwait City on 16-17 February. The event will be bringing together more than 70 speakers to explore the growing role of HSE in the energy sector, with a focus on the theme of 'We Can Make a Difference to Our World.'
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ADIPEC from global events organiser dmg events is supporting the 12th Annual Oil Barons Charity Ball to raise money for Friends of Cancer Patients, which takes place this year on 06 March. The charity provides support to cancer patients and helps to improve awareness about the disease. Christopher Hudson, Senior Vice President, Energy at dmg events, says the event provides industry leaders with a platform for giving as well as networking and that the company's support for the event has helped to generate a "spirit of philanthropy in the industry."
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Global events organiser dmg events is working with esp recruitment to provide an opportunity to students to join the business. A winner from the 2015 Eventice event for event management students, the finals of which take place on 18-19 February in London, will be given a chance to join dmg events Middle East & Asia and therefore be able to take part in some of the most prominent B2B events in the region, covering a range of sectors. According to dmg events - President of Middle East Operations Simon Mellor, the company's "continuous investment in talent" is critical to the organisation's ongoing and rapid growth.
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EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORGraça Machel, the president of the Foundation for Community Development, is joining former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair as a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Investing in African Mining Indaba event, owned by Euromoney Institutional Investor. The event, which takes place on 09-12 February, brings investors together with some of the best opportunities in mining in Africa. Mining Indaba Managing Director Jonathan Moore says the event is the "premier forum for uniting investors, mining companies and mining ministers."
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Zoopla, the UK's most comprehensive property website, is reporting record highs in user activity on its website and on mobiles. Zoopla Property Group's websites attracted a total visitor figure of almost 2m in a single day on Tuesday this week and an increase of 7.3% in total traffic for the period from New Year's Day to 13 January, compared with last year. The company says early indications for the current year suggest it will "smash" its record for appraisal leads.
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