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  Aon and Willis Towers Watson cancel merger Aon and Willis Towers Watson on Monday announced a mutual agreement to terminate their combination, citing unacceptable risk and delay from US regulatory authorities.

  27 July 2021
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  Cultivated meat could be a $25-billion global industry by 2030 Cultivated (or lab-grown) meat could be a $25-billion global industry by 2030, according to a new report from consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

  16 July 2021

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  PwC to invest $12 billion, add 100,000 people in next five years PwC Global on Tuesday announced a new international strategy that will focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG), digital, and the concept of “trust.

  16 June 2021
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  Fortune 500 appointed record number of Black board directors in 2020 The number of new Black directors increased to 28% of board seats filled by US Fortune 500 companies in 2020, according to Heidrick & Struggles’ annual US Board Monitor report.

  10 June 2021
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  Spending on diverse suppliers has increased more than 50%, says Bain report Corporate spending on diverse suppliers – including women- and Black-owned businesses – increased an average of 54% between 2017 and 2020, according to research from Bain & Company and Coupa.

  03 June 2021

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  Nick Studer appointed president & CEO of Oliver Wyman Group Nick Studer, who was earlier this year appointed head of management consultancy Oliver Wyman, has now been named president & CEO of Oliver Wyman Group, which also includes subsidiaries NERA (economic

  02 June 2021
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  The Sand Dollar is the world's most advanced 'official' digital currency Dozens of unregulated digital – or ‘crypto’ – currencies are floating around and storming financial markets, prompting central banks globally to develop their own, legally-backed digital tokens.

  20 May 2021