Decathlon Capital Partners has made a significant growth investment in Amprion Inc, a San Diego firm that tests for neurodegenerative disorders. No financial terms were disclosed.
Decathlon Capital Partners will support the expansion of Amprion’s diagnostic testing capacity for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease.
The foreign exchange and debt markets have delivered a sharp, pre-emptive response to speculation surrounding incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cabinet appointments. On Wednesday, the Bloomberg British Pound Index surged by as much as 1 per cent, marking its highest level in a year. The rally was triggered by reports that Burnham will appoint Home…
A newly published AICPA standards update will affect how CPAs obtain audit evidence through external confirmation procedures. The most significant change in Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 150, External Confirmations is a new requirement for the auditor to perform external confirmation procedures for cash and cash equivalents held by third parties unless certain conditions exist….
As investors fret about gasoline, diesel prices have been rising and are threatening to cause even more economic destruction.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Kathleen M. Hutchinson as Director of the agency’s Office of International Affairs (OIA). OIA advises the Commission on international policy matters, coordinates with foreign authorities across the globe to facilitate cross-border enforcement and supervisory cooperation and provides technical assistance. Ms. Hutchinson has served as OIA’s Acting Director since…
Long excluded on moral grounds, investors are now reevaluating whether defence can fit into an ethical investing framework. By Jack Arrowsmith, London For 15 years, the Church Commissioners for England operated a highly restrictive policy on defence. The endowment fund precluded any exposure to companies where more than 10 per cent of their revenue came…
ExxonMobil Holdings CFO Neil Hansen is one of thousands of letter writers who have weighed in on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal that would allow public companies to opt out of the current quarterly reporting filing requirements. His signed 11-page letter on the oil giant’s letterhead is notable not only because Hansen is the…