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HONG KONG
, Sept. 1, 2021/PRNewswire/ — Chinese investors are paying closer attention to foreign asset managers’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and offerings as they look to invest, according to The Future of Asset Management in China 2021 study published today by FleishmanHillard.

The report offers insights for global asset managers assessing opportunities in China. It is the third annual China-focused asset management report published by FleishmanHillard and its TRUE Global Intelligence practice, and features analysis drawn from an online survey of mainland Chinese investors’ attitudes and behaviors, plus an overview of the latest industry trends.

With the increasingly strong interest in ESG investment, it is notable that a combined 95% of Chinese investors think that strong ESG product offerings are “very important” or “somewhat important” for overseas asset managers operating in China. This ranks the same as transparent fee disclosures (95%), followed by transparency in customer communications (94%). In addition, just over half of Chinese investors (53%) believe that the commitment of an asset manager to ESG is “very important,” with another two-fifths (43%) saying it is “somewhat important” – making it the third most important factor when choosing an asset manager. The credibility (61%) and performance (58%) of the asset management house continue to be the most important decision drivers.

Overseas asset managers working to directly offer retail onshore funds in China for the first time this year should see strong demand for their products, with 95% of Chinese investors stating that they would be “extremely” or “very interested” in such offerings in the market.

“China is emerging from the pandemic in a strong position, which is feeding into growing confidence among local investors and in turn benefiting demand for foreign asset managers’ services as they enter into this fast-opening market,” said Patrick Yu, Asia Pacific lead of FleishmanHillard’s Financial and Professional Services practice. “With full foreign competition in China’s asset management industry becoming a reality, it has never been more important for players in the industry to understand the needs of Chinese investors and to have a robust communications strategy that responds to these sentiments and supports business expansion in the country.”

The survey also found:

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  Qualified Domestic Limited Partnership (QDLP) and private market funds from overseas asset managers continue to draw interest among Chinese investors.
  
  Ninety-five percent of investors show interest in QDLP funds, whereas 93% have purchased private market funds from overseas asset managers with Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) licenses. Better product performance and a clear investment strategy are the main reasons for investors to opt for products from overseas asset managers rather than onshore products by the local counterparts.
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  In the next 12 months, investors are interested in globally focused, or China/Hong Kong SAR focused liquid asset funds.
  
  It is clear that Chinese investors are looking for more broad, global exposure to liquid assets in their portfolios over the next 12 months, followed closely by allocations closer to home in China and Hong Kong SAR. It is interesting, however, to see that local investors are as interested in cryptocurrency funds as they are in fixed income funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), despite recent price fluctuations.
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  WeChat is important for reaching Chinese investors, but independent financial advisers, bank intermediaries and financial media are also important.
  
  Thirty-seven percent of investors use WeChat for information on funds and investment products, of which 73% used the platform to find corporate information (global and China) – up a significant 19% from last year (54%). However, independent financial advisers or intermediaries from banks and financial media also continued to be the most important sources of information.
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  China’s effective response to COVID-19 has boosted Chinese investor confidence.
  
  There has been a jump in the number of those who are now confident in their personal financial situation and believe the pandemic is having no impact – 34%, up from 23% last year. The sentiment reflects China’s rapid and effective response to COVID-19 and the quick return to normality in the country.
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  Ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions are leading to a more “risk off” sentiment for local Chinese investors.
  
  Compared with last year’s fairly even split between investors who were more “risk on” and those who were more “risk off,” the needle appears to have swung more in the direction of lower risk sentiment as tensions look set to continue for the long term. A combined 53% of respondents say they are moving more or some of their investments into lower risk options, compared with 32% who have a higher risk appetite.

FleishmanHillard’s The Future of Asset Management in China 2021 report includes qualitative and quantitative data. FleishmanHillard TRUE Global Intelligence fielded an online survey of 260 Chinese investment professionals between July 16-22, 2021. All respondents to the survey self-identified as working in investment, finance or banking, and had traded or invested in at least one of the following: equities fund (95%), fixed income (89%), ETF (88%), alternatives (57%), balanced funds (86%) or PE funds (78%).

About FleishmanHillard



FleishmanHillard

specializes in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content strategy. FleishmanHillard was named 2020 Campaign Global PR Agency of the Year; 2019 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Large Agency; 2019 Holmes Report North America Large Agency of the Year; ICCO Network of the Year – Americas 2017-2020; PRovoke Media Greater China Consultancy of the Year 2020; PRWeek UK Best Places to Work 2020; Human Rights Campaign Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2018-2020; and NAFE’s “Top Companies for Executive Women” 2010-2020. The firm’s award-winning work is widely heralded, including at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. FleishmanHillard is part of Omnicom Public Relations Group, and has 80 offices in more than 30 countries, plus affiliates in 50 countries.

About Omnicom Public Relations Group



Omnicom Public Relations Group

is a global collective of three of the top global public relations agencies worldwide and specialist agencies in areas including public affairs, marketing to women, global health strategy and corporate social responsibility. It encompasses more than 6,300 public relations professionals in more than 370 offices worldwide who provide their expertise to companies, government agencies, NGOs and nonprofits across a wide range of industries. Omnicom Public Relations Group delivers for clients through a relentless focus on talent, continuous pursuit of innovation and a culture steeped in collaboration. Omnicom Public Relations Group is part of the DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) that includes more than 200 companies in a wide range of marketing disciplines including advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer relationship management, events, promotional marketing, branding and research.

 

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BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Perpetua Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) (“Perpetua Resources” or the “Company”) announced today that Laurel Sayer, President and CEO, will present at upcoming industry conferences. Perpetua Resources is focused on the exploration, site restoration and redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho.  Perpetua’s vision is to develop and operate one of the highest-grade open pit gold mines in the U.S.; provide the country with a critical mineral to power batteries that enable the low-carbon energy transition; and restore an abandoned brownfield site.

Perpetua is participating in the following upcoming conferences:

• Precious Metals Summit Beaver Creek to be held in Beaver Creek, Colorado from September 8^th to 11^th, 2021. Perpetua Resources is scheduled to present on Thursday, September 9^th, 2021 at 9:30 am MDT. 
• Gold Forum Americas Explorer and Developers Forum to be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado from September 12^th to 15^th, 2021.  Perpetua Resources is scheduled to present on Monday, September 13th, 2021 at 11:40 am MDT.
• H.C. Wainwright 23^rd Annual Global Investment Conference to be held virtually from September 13^th to 15^th, 2021

The presentations will be available on the “Webinars” section of the Company’s website here.

About Perpetua Resources and the Stibnite Gold Project
Perpetua Resources Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is focused on the exploration, site restoration and redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho that are encompassed by the Stibnite Gold Project.  The Project is one of the highest-grade, open pit gold deposits in the United States and is designed to apply a modern, responsible mining approach to restore an abandoned mine site and produce both gold and the only mined source of antimony in the United States. Further advancing Perpetua Resources’ ESG and sustainable mining goals, the Project will be powered by the lowest carbon emissions grid in the nation and a portion of the antimony produced from the Project will be supplied to Ambri, a US-based company commercializing a low-cost liquid metal battery essential for the low-carbon energy transition.  In addition to the company’s commitments to transparency, accountability, environmental stewardship, safety and community engagement, Perpetua Resources adopted formal ESG commitments which can be found here.

Forward-Looking Information


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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — C3 AI and Google Cloud today announced a new, first-of-its-kind partnership to help organizations across multiple industries accelerate their application of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Under the agreement, both companies’ global sales teams will co-sell C3 AI’s enterprise AI applications, running on Google Cloud.

The entire portfolio of C3 AI’s Enterprise AI applications, including industry-specific AI Applications, C3 AI Suite®, C3 AI CRM, and C3 AI Ex Machina, are now available on Google Cloud’s global, secure, and low-latency infrastructure, enabling customers to run C3 AI on the industry’s cleanest cloud.

Going forward, C3 AI will also work closely with Google Cloud to ensure that its applications fully leverage the accuracy and scale of multiple Google Cloud products and capabilities, including Google Kubernetes Engine, Google BigQuery, and Vertex AI, helping customers build and deploy ML models more quickly and effectively.

C3 AI’s enterprise AI applications, built on a common foundation of Google Cloud’s infrastructure, AI, machine learning (ML) and data analytics capabilities, will complement and interoperate with Google Cloud’s portfolio of existing and future industry solutions. Customers will be able to deploy combined offerings to solve industry challenges in several verticals, including:

• Manufacturing: Solutions to improve reliability of assets and fleets with AI-powered predictive maintenance, improve revenue and product forecasting accuracy, and improve the sustainability of manufacturing facilities and operations through optimized energy management.
• Supply Chain & Logistics: Solutions to help supply-chain reliant businesses understand risks in their supply networks, maximize resilience, and optimize inventory accordingly.
• Financial Services: Solutions to assist financial services institutions in modernizing their cash management offerings, improve lending processes, and reduce customer churn.
• Healthcare: Solutions to improve the availability of critical healthcare equipment via AI-powered asset readiness and preventative maintenance.
• Telecommunications: Solutions to improve network resiliency and overall customer experience, while reducing costs and the carbon footprint of operations.

“Combining the innovation, leadership, scale, and go-to-market expertise of Google Cloud with the substantial business value delivered from C3 AI applications, this partnership will dramatically accelerate the adoption of Enterprise AI applications across all industry segments,” said Thomas M. Siebel, C3.ai CEO. 

“Google Cloud and C3 AI share the vision that artificial intelligence can help businesses address real-world challenges and opportunities across multiple industries,” said Thomas Kurian, CEO at Google Cloud. “We believe that by delivering C3 AI’s applications on Google Cloud, and by partnering to address specific industry use cases with AI, we can help customers benefit more quickly and at greater scale.”

“Organizations across industries are accelerating their digital transformations with cloud-based solutions, purpose-built to deliver specific business outcomes,” said Ritu Jyoti, group vice president, AI and Automation Research at IDC. “This new partnership between C3 AI and Google Cloud represents an acceleration of this trend, as the two companies partner to expand the application of AI-powered solutions in the enterprise.”

“This is fundamentally game-changing for the hyperscale computing market,” said Jim Snabe, former co-CEO, SAP AG. “Google Cloud is changing the competitive discussion from CPU seconds and gigabyte-hours, to enterprise AI applications producing enormous value for customers, shareholders, and society at large.” 

Additional resources

• Learn more about Vertex AI
• 
  Google Cloud unveils Vertex AI, one platform, every ML tool you need
  
• 
  Google BigQuery is a Leader in The 2021 Forrester Wave: Cloud Data Warehouse
  
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  Google named a Leader in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services again
  

About C3.ai, Inc.

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) is a leading provider of Enterprise AI software for accelerating digital transformation. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products: C3 AI Suite, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating large-scale AI applications; C3 AI Applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS AI applications; C3 AI CRM, a suite of industry-specific AI CRM applications; and C3 AI Ex Machina, a no-code AI solution to meet the needs of citizen data scientists. Learn more at: www.c3.ai.

About Google Cloud


Google Cloud accelerates organizations’ ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology – all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

 

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DALLAS, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today SolCyber announced that General (Ret) Keith Alexander is joining its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Alexander is the founder, chairman and Co-CEO of IronNet Cybersecurity (NYSE: IRNT). He brings over three decades of government, commercial and cybersecurity experience to SolCyber, where he will be instrumental in developing the company’s strategic vision. This announcement comes on the heels of SolCyber’s recent $20 million Series A funding round, led by ForgePoint Capital.

IronNet is reinventing how industries mitigate cybersecurity threats with Collective Defense, a unique platform incorporating patented technology designed to detect and alert on anomalous enterprise network behaviors through fine-tuned analytics, and share that information anonymously among community members to create an early-warning system of incoming attacks. Prior to founding IronNet, General Alexander was a four-star general with an impressive 40-year military career, culminating in the role of the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Chief of the Central Security Service (CSS) from 2005-2014. He holds the distinction of serving in this role longer than any other director. While serving as the NSA Director, he was appointed by Congress to be the first Commander to lead the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). He held this role from 2010-2014, establishing and defining how the nation is protected against cyber attacks.

“General Alexander is an extraordinary person and we’re humbled that he has decided to join our board of directors,” stated Scott McCrady, CEO of SolCyber. “The General understands exactly what is happening in the security landscape at every level, and that level of expertise and vision will help make sure our customers are protected. It’s very exciting.”

Serving as a member of the President’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, General Alexander was a key member of the team that developed key recommendations to create a defensible national cyber architecture to protect national security by promoting rapid innovation and close public-private collaboration, while preserving privacy and civil liberties. General Alexander also sits on the board of directors for Amazon, Inc.

“Although mid-market organizations might believe they are not a serious target for hackers, the reality is attackers do not discriminate based on size,” stated Alexander. “With financial gain often the goal, they use the same advanced techniques no matter the target. SolCyber is filling a tremendous gap, providing the technology and services required to keep mid-market organizations safe. I look forward to working closely with this top-notch team to develop and execute on an aggressive strategic vision.”

About SolCyber
SolCyber, a ForgePoint company, is the first modern MSSP to deliver a curated stack of enterprise strength security tools and services that are streamlined, accessible and affordable for any organization. SolCyber is disrupting the status quo, by providing a new standard of managed security services that work to reduce cyber risk, wastage and complexity. We believe in a secure environment for all. For more information about SolCyber, visit www.solcyber.com or follow us at @SolCyberMss or on LinkedIn.

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HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) announced today it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per common share for the Fiscal 2021 fourth quarter ending September 30, 2021.

The 4Q21 dividend is payable September 27, 2021, to holders of record September 13, 2021, with an ex-dividend date of September 10, 2021.

This marks RCI’s 23^rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

Media & Investor Contacts

Gary Fishman and Steven Anreder at 212-532-3232 or [email protected] and [email protected]

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.(“Cogent”) (NASDAQ: CCOI), one of the largest Internet service providers in the world, today announced that Dave Schaeffer, Cogent’s Chief Executive Officer, and Sean Wallace, Cogent’s Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the following conferences:

The Deutsche Bank 2021 Technology Conference which is being held virtually. Dave Schaeffer and Sean Wallace will be presenting on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. ET.

The Goldman Sachs 30^th Annual Communacopia Conference which is being held virtually. Dave Schaeffer and Sean Wallace will be presenting on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. ET.

Investors and other interested parties may access live audio webcasts of the conference presentations by going to the “Events” section of Cogent’s website at www.cogentco.com/events. Replays of the webcast will be available for 90 days following the presentations.

About Cogent

Cogent (NASDAQ: CCOI) is a facilities-based provider of low cost, high speed Internet access and private network services to bandwidth intensive businesses. Cogent’s facilities-based, all-optical IP network provides services in over 210 markets across 48 countries.

Cogent is headquartered at 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, visit www.cogentco.com. Cogent can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at [email protected].

Information in this release may involve expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Some of the factors and risks associated with our business are discussed in Cogent’s registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its other reports filed from time to time with the SEC.

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