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New York Times
2 days ago
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- New York Times
Paul Durcan, Irish Poet of Tortured and Tender Souls, Is Dead at 80
Paul Durcan, an Irish poet whose droll, sardonic and frequently tender poems about lads in dimly lit pubs, quotidian life in the countryside and the trauma of political violence made him one of Ireland's most popular writers of the 20th century, died on May 17 in Dublin. He was 80. His death, in a nursing home, was caused by age-related myocardial degeneration, his daughter Sarah Durcan said. In the annals of long-suffering poets, Mr. Durcan's hardships probably merit special distinction. After he set about becoming a writer in the 1960s, his father — a hidebound judge who called him a 'sissy' — apparently sent family members to remove him from a Dublin pub and then had him committed to a psychiatric hospital. Mr. Durcan suffered through several years of electroshock treatments. He feared he would be lobotomized. 'I was seen as going the way of a poet,' he once said, 'and that had to be stopped.' After running away the hospital, Mr. Durcan sought out fellow poets for assistance and mentorship, including Patrick Kavanagh, who helped him publish his work. Mr. Durcan channeled the trauma of his father's emotional abandonment and the horrors of psychiatric wards into an unmistakable voice on the page. 'Durcan's abundant imagination has indeed left us a universe of iconoclastic poems that combine art and everyday life, insight and originality,' the poet Gerard Smyth wrote in The Irish Times after Mr. Durcan's death. 'He was one of the great mavericks, a literary phenomenon with a commitment to poetry as a calling.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Business Wire
23-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Ameriprise Financial Named by Fortune as one of 'America's Most Innovative Companies' in 2025
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) has been named by Fortune as one of 'America's Most Innovative Companies' in 2025. This list ranks the top 300 U.S. public companies with the highest achievement across three categories, including product innovation, process innovation and innovation culture. 'At Ameriprise, we prioritize delivering innovative solutions and experiences to our employees, advisors and clients,' said Gerard Smyth, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Ameriprise. 'Innovation is core to our culture and our investments in new capabilities and processes help us deliver our advice value proposition to clients in a rapidly evolving environment. Our forward-looking culture is a real differentiator in the marketplace, and it's an honor to be recognized by Fortune.' Fortune, in partnership with Statista, evaluated U.S.-based companies from a wide range of industries, including 17 different sectors, to determine the ranking. Chosen companies performed consistently well across the three main innovation categories as represented by customers, employees and public data, including patent information. The full list of Fortune's 'America's Most Innovative Companies 2025' can be found at To learn more about Ameriprise's integrated technology capabilities, visit About Ameriprise Financial At Ameriprise Financial, we have been helping people feel confident about their financial future for more than 130 years 1. With extensive investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities and a nationwide network of approximately 10,000 financial advisors, we have the strength and expertise to serve the full range of individual and institutional investors' financial needs. Fortune partnered with Statista to recognize America's Most Innovative Companies 2025 — the top 300 U.S. companies based on analysis of product innovation, process innovation and innovation culture. Statista surveyed over 40,000 U.S. employees and 2,500 experts in various fields, evaluated patent data, and gathered input from an innovation expert advisory board. Surveys were conducted in Q4 2024. Ameriprise did not pay a fee to be evaluated, but did pay a fee to publicly cite the results. Find more information at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ameriprise Financial cannot guarantee future financial results. Investment products are not insured by the FDIC, NCUA or any federal agency, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of principal and fluctuation in value. Investment advisory products and services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, a registered investment adviser. Securities offered by Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Member FINRA and SIPC. © 2025 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ameriprise Financial Named by Fortune as one of "America's Most Innovative Companies" in 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, April 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) has been named by Fortune as one of "America's Most Innovative Companies" in 2025. This list ranks the top 300 U.S. public companies with the highest achievement across three categories, including product innovation, process innovation and innovation culture. "At Ameriprise, we prioritize delivering innovative solutions and experiences to our employees, advisors and clients," said Gerard Smyth, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Ameriprise. "Innovation is core to our culture and our investments in new capabilities and processes help us deliver our advice value proposition to clients in a rapidly evolving environment. Our forward-looking culture is a real differentiator in the marketplace, and it's an honor to be recognized by Fortune." Fortune, in partnership with Statista, evaluated U.S.-based companies from a wide range of industries, including 17 different sectors, to determine the ranking. Chosen companies performed consistently well across the three main innovation categories as represented by customers, employees and public data, including patent information. The full list of Fortune's "America's Most Innovative Companies 2025" can be found at To learn more about Ameriprise's integrated technology capabilities, visit About Ameriprise Financial At Ameriprise Financial, we have been helping people feel confident about their financial future for more than 130 years1. With extensive investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities and a nationwide network of approximately 10,000 financial advisors, we have the strength and expertise to serve the full range of individual and institutional investors' financial needs. 1Company founded June 29, 1894 Fortune partnered with Statista to recognize America's Most Innovative Companies 2025 — the top 300 U.S. companies based on analysis of product innovation, process innovation and innovation culture. Statista surveyed over 40,000 U.S. employees and 2,500 experts in various fields, evaluated patent data, and gathered input from an innovation expert advisory board. Surveys were conducted in Q4 2024. Ameriprise did not pay a fee to be evaluated, but did pay a fee to publicly cite the results. Find more information at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ameriprise Financial cannot guarantee future financial results. Investment products are not insured by the FDIC, NCUA or any federal agency, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of principal and fluctuation in value. Investment advisory products and services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, a registered investment adviser. Securities offered by Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Member FINRA and SIPC. © 2025 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved. View source version on Contacts Stephanie Siegle, Media Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Wire
21-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Ameriprise Financial Earns Technology Innovation Award for its PracticeTech ® platform
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) today announced it received the Bank Insurance and Securities Association (BISA) Technology Innovation Award for its PracticeTech ® platform, a secure, integrated technology capability that enables financial advisors to effectively and efficiently manage their practices. The PracticeTech ® platform is a suite of capabilities that includes centralized reports, delegation access, turnkey meeting preparation, marketing deliverables and asset management capabilities – designed to enrich client relationships and help practices operate more efficiently. 'At Ameriprise, we consistently invest in and enhance our technology capabilities. We're focused on integrating systems and data and automating manual tasks, so our financial advisors have more time to spend with clients and grow their businesses,' said Gerard Smyth, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Ameriprise. 'Our PracticeTech ® platform is a powerful collection of tools and capabilities that are fully integrated and designed with advisors and clients in mind. We're honored to be recognized by BISA as a technology innovator for this platform.' With this award, BISA recognizes firms that are advancing products, services and platforms across the industry through technology innovation. Click here for more on the BISA Technology Innovation Award. To learn more about Ameriprise's integrated technology capabilities, visit About Ameriprise Financial At Ameriprise Financial, we have been helping people feel confident about their financial future for more than 130 years. With extensive investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities and a nationwide network of approximately 10,000 financial advisors 1, we have the strength and expertise to serve the full range of individual and institutional investors' financial needs. About Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (AFIG) With more than 30 years 2 serving the investment program needs of banks and credit unions, Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group brings a depth of understanding, experience, and knowledge to the financial institutions space – helping deliver value for clients/members while driving revenue for the financial institutions. To find out why financial institutions are partnering with Ameriprise Financial, visit Ameriprise Financial Services has a partnership with this financial institution to provide financial planning services and solutions to clients. The financial institution is not an investment client of Ameriprise but has a revenue sharing relationship with us that creates a conflict of interest. 1 Ameriprise Financial Q4 2024 Earnings Release. 2 Investment Professionals, Inc (IPI) was founded in 1992 and specialized in the on-site delivery of investment programs for financial institutions. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. acquired IPI in 2017, bringing together the years of experience of the two organizations. The Bank Insurance & Securities Association issued the 2025 BISA Technology Innovation Award to recognize the advancement of the financial services industry's products, services and platforms through technology innovation. The BISA Awards Committee, comprised of members of the BISA Board of Directors, evaluated submissions based on the product/service advancement of the financial services industry. Ameriprise Financial received the 2025 BISA Technology Innovation Award for the PracticeTech ® platform. Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (Ameriprise Financial) received the 2024 BISA Technology Innovation Award for eMeeting technology. For more information, visit Ameriprise Financial and BISA are not affiliated. Investment products are not insured by the FDIC, NCUA or any federal agency, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of principal and fluctuation in value. Investment advisory products and services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, a registered investment adviser. Securities offered by Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Member FINRA and SIPC. © 2025 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.
