NEW YORK -Tuesday, May 1st 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citi Private Bank today revealed new thought leadership content for executives in the family office industry, who are increasingly relied upon by the world’s wealthiest families to manage their wealth and other family affairs. This content will include critical insights into the workings of family offices and best practices gathered from extensive research by the Private Bank’s Global Family Office unit. “The family office industry, which manages several trillion dollars of assets worldwide, is often opaque, with very little publicly available information,” said Peter Clive Charrington, Global Head of Citi Private Bank. “Family office executives frequently find themselves constrained by this. With the release of our insights, we believe they will be better equipped to fulfill the needs of their clients and their families.” “Family offices are having to deliver ever more sophisticated and complex services to their fami ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Sunday, May 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] To help usher in the Holy month of Ramadan, Society Cafe and Lounge, located in Jumeirah 1, has decided to offer traditional Middle Eastern treats with a twist in a stunning peacock inspired décor by Albal Designs- an homage to the vibrant Indian city of Jaipur and is a modern take to traditional Ramadan Tents. Well known for its excellent culinary fare, Executive Head Chef Jarek Wysmyk in collaboration with Middle Eastern cuisine guru Chef Troy Payne, will be providing customers with revamped and innovative versions of classics like Harissa Soup, Duck & Date Fatayer, French Quail Schnitzel, Kousa, Chicken B’stilla, and Traditional Lamb Ouzi. Sweets like Baklava, Kunafa Croissant, and Umm Ali in Croissant Brioche will be joined by the café’s new signatures such as the Samoa Cake (Chocolate sponge cake with buttercream frosting coated with toasted coconut and chocolate & caramel drizzle), Date and Mandarin Bundt Cake, and ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Sunday, May 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the 200 megawatt (MW) first stage of the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is implementing the third phase using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model at Levelised Cost of Energy of 2.99 US cents per kilowatt hour using photovoltaic solar panels. The 3rd phase is being implemented in partnership with a consortium led by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Électricité de France (EDF) Group. The second and third stages of this phase, which have a capacity of 300MW each, will be completed in 2019 and 2020 respectively. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, noted that the plant is the first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to use a single-axis solar tracking system, which increases energy efficien ... Read more »

Former Cohn & Wolfe Leader Appointed Global President, Brand Solutions NEW YORK-Saturday, May 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW), a top-three, full-service global communications agency delivering digital and integrated communications across all industry sectors, announced the appointment of Jim Joseph as Global President, Brand Solutions. In this newly formed role, Joseph will provide global oversight across areas including creative, branding and new business. He will report to Donna Imperato, Chief Executive Officer, BCW. “BCW is the most exciting new entity to emerge in the world of communications and I am thrilled to be part of it,” said Joseph. “I am energized and ready to work with BCW’s talented leaders and teams around the world to break ground and firmly establish the agency as the first truly global and unprecedented leader in integrated brand communications.” Joseph previously worked with Imperato at BCW predecessor Cohn & Wolfe ... Read more »

Addition of market-leading digital transformation technology will strategically enhance Synchronoss’ digital product portfolio BRIDGEWATER, N.J.-Saturday, May 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR), a global leader and innovator of cloud, messaging, digital and IoT products and platforms, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Dixons Carphone plc’s honeybee software business, a leading provider of digital solutions targeted at optimizing the customer experience. honeybee offers a proven, market-leading digital transformation platform that makes it easier for companies to design and launch exceptional omni-channel customer journeys. Customers of the honeybee platform, such as mobile operators and other communication service providers, can rapidly create and adapt digital sales processes for contact centres, retail stores, and online channels. This reduces complexity for the end-user as well as internal employees, while ... Read more »