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Associated Press
22-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
EXANTE Appoints Robert Parker as Head of Risk, Financial Markets
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, May 22, 2025 / / -- Leading global prime broker EXANTE is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Parker as Head of Risk, Financial Markets, effective 12 May 2025. Based in London, Parker will report directly to Zane Kotane, Chief Operations Officer. With over 25 years of experience in financial services, Parker brings a wealth of expertise across Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operational Risk, and Liquidity Risk. He has held senior risk management roles at BCS Global Markets, Sberbank CIB, Deutsche Bank, MF Global, and BGC Partners/Cantor Fitzgerald, following an early career in options market making on the LIFFE trading floor. Throughout his career, Parker has successfully designed and implemented risk management frameworks that align closely with business strategy. His collaborative approach and deep understanding of complex risk environments make him well positioned to support EXANTE's evolving needs. Zane Kotane, COO of EXANTE, commented: 'I'm delighted to welcome Robert to the EXANTE team. Robert's broad experience and leadership will be instrumental as we enhance our risk frameworks, support product innovation such as our options trading initiatives, and refine liquidity management processes. His appointment reflects our commitment to maintaining robust, forward-looking risk practices that support our long-term growth and deliver enhanced value to our clients.' Robert Parker added: 'Joining EXANTE at such an exciting stage in its journey is a tremendous opportunity. I look forward to working with colleagues across the business to further strengthen the risk function, support innovation, and help drive sustainable growth in line with EXANTE's strategic objectives.' About EXANTE EXANTE is a leading global prime broker offering access to 50+ global financial markets, 8 asset classes and 1m+ instruments, from one easy multi-currency account, using proprietary technology. It offers fully customisable solutions, advanced trading modules, and robust infrastructure. With a commitment to excellence, transparency, and client satisfaction, EXANTE offers comprehensive brokerage services to individual and institutional investors worldwide. Media Contact: Julia Chapman, [email protected] Julia Chapman EXANTE email us here Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Axios
20-05-2025
- General
- Axios
Why there are so many star ratings
There's a good reason why customer ratings on sites like Amazon or Tripadvisor are presented with a visual star rating: Those ratings are perceived as being higher than those presented numerically. Why it matters: Consumers evaluate ratings differently depending on the format in which the ratings are presented, per a new paper published in the Journal of Marketing Research. The big picture: When we see pictures of stars, we count how many lit-up stars there are, including any partially lit stars. When we see a number, we focus on the initial digit. The result is that we tend to round up star ratings and round down numerical ratings. How it works: Let's say someone uses a moon-based rating system, and gives an object 2.5 moons out of 5. When asked, some 70% of respondents will say that's "around two moons" since most people round down rather than up. On the other hand, if the same object gets a rating of 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑, 80% of respondents will say that's "around three moons" since most people round up rather than down. What they're saying:"Our results suggest that the brain representations that are activated when you process stars are completely different from the brain representations that are activated when you process Arabic numerals," co-author Manoj Thomas, of Cornell University, said in announcing the results. 🍷 For example: The 100-point wine-rating scale, as popularized by Robert Parker, in practice is a 20-point scale where most wines get a first digit of 9 and the rest get a first digit of 8. While the fact that it's numerical means consumers tend to round down, that's compensated for by the fact that even after rounding the numbers are high.
CBC
20-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
'A total surprise': Municipalities unprepared for uranium exploration in their backyard
Social Sharing Some municipal leaders are feeling unprepared and uninformed after learning their regions could become home to the first uranium exploration in Nova Scotia in almost 45 years. On Wednesday, the Nova Scotia government issued a request for exploration proposals at three sites it believes have uranium deposits. The three sites include areas near Louisville in Pictou County, East Dalhousie in Annapolis County and Millet Brook in Hants County. "It's a total surprise to us," said Robert Parker, warden of Pictou County. Parker said he doesn't know much about uranium mining and will need to start gathering information and perspectives about the issue. He said right now, he can see both sides of it. "We want to protect our environment and we want to know that people's properties are protected.… There needs to be really good environmental guarantees," Parker said. "But I don't totally disagree with the premier neither.… We don't know economically where the future is leading, you know, with climate change and tariffs and all the rest of it. We also have to keep an economy that will support our citizens looking ahead." Legislation passed in March lifted a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining from 1981, and a full ban from 2009. Premier Tim Houston has said the legislative changes were needed to make the province better able to withstand economic challenges from U.S. tariffs. Why Nova Scotia's history with uranium mining is complicated 3 months ago Duration 3:28 The Nova Scotia government has announced it will lift blanket bans for future natural resource development, allowing for future uranium research. The decision is a big change in course for a province that hotly debated developing a uranium industry 40 years ago and again in 2008. Parker said so far, he hasn't heard any discussion among residents about uranium, but ultimately, council will follow what the majority of constituents want. But municipalities may have limited control over any potential exploration or mining, as mining is a provincial jurisdiction and the province could expropriate land if a project ever moved to the stage of mine development. Coun. Ronald Baillie, who represents the Louisville area, also said he'll be starting from scratch to learn about uranium mining and exploration. "It's all new to me, I'll put it that way," Baillie said. If the activity can be done safely and doesn't affect the environment or present a risk to residents, "then I guess we'd have to look at it," he said. Hants County Over in Hants County, municipal officials have heard plenty from their constituents about uranium. The area of Millet Brook, near Lower Vaughan, N.S., was the primary site of uranium exploration in the years leading up to the moratorium in 1981. The province's request for exploration proposals for the site notes that it is the only known deposit in the province that is of significant size. Kayla Leary-Pinch is the councillor for the area that has been earmarked for possible exploration and lives close to the site. She said the Houston government's push since the last election to lift the ban has revived residents' memories of the debate over uranium in the late 1970s and early '80s, and raised concerns among newer residents. One of her constituents' primary concerns is the potential for water contamination, especially as most use well water. "I do share some of the concerns of my residents about water quality because I am a resident of the area," Leary-Pinch said. "I want to make sure that my well water is safe for my family." She said after the province wrote to all 49 municipalities in February asking them to signal their support for more resource development, West Hants Regional Municipality wrote back to Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr requesting more information. Leary-Pinch said the provincial government has yet to respond, and that both council and residents need more information. "It's difficult to advocate for residents when we don't have the full information to have informed discussions and make decisions." Abraham Zebian, the mayor of West Hants Regional Municipality, said he feels there hasn't been an opportunity for residents or municipalities to ask questions of the province. "You can't make a great decision if you don't have information on it yet, and we just have no information. So until that happens, I think we're going to continue expressing our concerns and standing with our residents." Annapolis County Diane LeBlanc, the warden of the County of Annapolis, said both council and constituents only learned about the selected site through a provincial news release, and she expects the province to provide more information about its plans. East Dalhousie falls within Coun. Brian Connell's district. "I don't know enough about it to say anything right or wrong," he said. "For now, I'd have to stay neutral until I talk to the people that live in the area and get more info on it." Next steps Proposals for exploration must be made to the Department of Natural Resources by June 11. If there is a successful applicant, that will be announced by July 7 and a licence will be issued by July 11.
CBC
08-05-2025
- CBC
Searchers looked 'really hard' for missing N.S. kids: Pictou County warden
Robert Parker, the warden of Pictou County, N.S., where two children have been missing since May 2, tells Hanomansing Tonight his community is generally in agreement that the searchers have 'done everything they could possibly do' to try to find Lily Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Long Co. Commissioners answer financial, legal questions
LONG COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A Long County commissioner is under scrutiny after a GBI investigation and several arrests, all while the county faces deep budget cuts. It's been months since Long County Commissioner Robert Parker was arrested for alleged theft of government money. Tuesday, his fellow commissioners brought a motion to petition the governor to suspend him, but for now, it seems their hands are tied. Parker was arrested in February and has not been to the last several commission meetings according to those present. This time, while Parker's seat sat empty again, in a meeting that was standing room only the remaining commissioners got answers on the public record about his fate. A County Attorney Representative said that the motion to have the governor remove Parker from his position would legally have no effect at this point. Once someone is indicted, then the governor could move to remove the individual. In the meantime, voters do have the power to vote out Parker with a recall vote. Many attendees said they'd be interested in a recall vote, especially since he is still being paid for the job of commissioner. Parker's potential removal was only one of over 20 items on the agenda. Another item people came out for was the county manager's most recent financial report. When asked about recent cuts to county jobs and services, the commissioners who spoke to WSAV said the decisions were hard to make but ultimately, because of the dire financial situation, the county has no choice. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WSAV-TV.
