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Zawya
19 hours ago
- Business
- Zawya
Historic milestone: First (Re)insurance association established in ADGM
Abu Dhabi, UAE – In a groundbreaking move for the UAE's financial and (re)insurance sectors, the first-ever (Re)insurance Association, has been officially launched within the ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi. This landmark initiative represents a major step forward in building a strong, collaborative, and future-ready (re)insurance ecosystem that supports the strategic ambitions of Abu Dhabi, ADGM, and the United Arab Emirates. The Association of Reinsurance (ADGM) Limited ('ARIA') was established with the strong support and guidance of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM. ARIA aims to elevate the role of (re)insurance in the region by fostering dialogue, promoting industry standards, and driving innovation in line with UAE Vision 2031 and Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. ARIA's core mandate includes: Representing and promoting the interests of the (re)insurance sector within ADGM, Abu Dhabi, and the UAE. Supporting the development of a transparent, resilient, and globally competitive (re)insurance market. Acting as a platform for knowledge-sharing, professional development, and strategic collaboration across the industry. Aligning the industry's growth with national goals for economic diversification, financial services excellence, and risk management leadership. 'This is a transformative moment for the (re)insurance industry in the UAE and the wider region,' said the Founding Members of the Association. 'The establishment of the Association within ADGM reflects both the maturity and the future potential of our market. With the strong backing of ADGM and its regulator FSRA, we are creating a unified voice and a collaborative platform that will shape the future of (re)insurance in the region.' Chief of Market Development officer of ADGM, added: 'The establishment of the UAE's first dedicated reinsurance association ARIA marks a significant step in strengthening the region's insurance ecosystem. As a leading international financial centre, ADGM is proud to support this important milestone, which aligns with our commitment to enabling a robust, innovative, and globally competitive insurance and reinsurance sector. This initiative reinforces Abu Dhabi's position as a leading hub for specialty financial services and reflects our broader vision of fostering collaboration and long-term industry growth.' ARIA will engage in advocacy, education, market development, and thought leadership, serving as a bridge between regulators, market participants, and global stakeholders. It will also champion the ADGM's ambition to become a regional hub for insurance and reinsurance excellence, further strengthening the resilience and attractiveness of the local financial ecosystem. This initiative represents a historical first for the ADGM. By institutionalizing collaboration across (re)insurance players and fostering industry-wide dialogue, ARIA aims to catalyze innovation, attract investment, and build a knowledge-based economy. ARIA extends an open invitation to all insurance, reinsurance companies, brokers, service providers, and industry stakeholders across the UAE and beyond to join this collective effort. Together, we will shape the future of (re)insurance in the region and contribute to the UAE's vision of becoming a global leader in sustainable and forward-looking financial services. The Founding Members Afroditi Boura Oussama Kaissi Abu Dhabi Reinsurance Company LimitedFidelis Opc o Limited AON Management Services (Middle East)
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Sticky, sweaty and heaving: rapper Illy kicks off tour in regional Australia
Homegrown rapper Illy is set to blow the roof off pubs, clubs and bars in regional Australia as he embarks on a massive tour for his chart-topping 2024 album, Good Life. The Papercuts rapper is known for his heaving, high-energy live shows, and even nabbed an ARIA award for the best Australian live act in 2017. "I want people to leave with hoarse voices and sweaty clothes," the rapper told this masthead. "I think people who come to the shows can attest that we don't mess around," he said. Starting at Canberra's UC Hub in August, the multi-platinum artist will tour through country towns and regional centres before closing the three-month run in Mildura in November. READ MORE: 'I was meant to do this': Aussie rocker Pete Murray in stripped-back country tour Illy, born Alasdair Murray, said he got his start in the music industry touring throughout regional Australia. "If it's got a low roof, a small little sweatbox, I'll never not feel at home in a room like that," he said. "With some of these small shows that we're playing, we'll almost be in the crowd, which is mad because that's how I started, and I know exactly what to do in that environment." The Aussie rapper and his band plan to perform new hits including Hopeless, Free Hand, Kids and Good Life, as well as songs spanning his 16-year career. Tickets for all 27 shows are available through Songkick. Homegrown rapper Illy is set to blow the roof off pubs, clubs and bars in regional Australia as he embarks on a massive tour for his chart-topping 2024 album, Good Life. The Papercuts rapper is known for his heaving, high-energy live shows, and even nabbed an ARIA award for the best Australian live act in 2017. "I want people to leave with hoarse voices and sweaty clothes," the rapper told this masthead. "I think people who come to the shows can attest that we don't mess around," he said. Starting at Canberra's UC Hub in August, the multi-platinum artist will tour through country towns and regional centres before closing the three-month run in Mildura in November. READ MORE: 'I was meant to do this': Aussie rocker Pete Murray in stripped-back country tour Illy, born Alasdair Murray, said he got his start in the music industry touring throughout regional Australia. "If it's got a low roof, a small little sweatbox, I'll never not feel at home in a room like that," he said. "With some of these small shows that we're playing, we'll almost be in the crowd, which is mad because that's how I started, and I know exactly what to do in that environment." The Aussie rapper and his band plan to perform new hits including Hopeless, Free Hand, Kids and Good Life, as well as songs spanning his 16-year career. Tickets for all 27 shows are available through Songkick. Homegrown rapper Illy is set to blow the roof off pubs, clubs and bars in regional Australia as he embarks on a massive tour for his chart-topping 2024 album, Good Life. The Papercuts rapper is known for his heaving, high-energy live shows, and even nabbed an ARIA award for the best Australian live act in 2017. "I want people to leave with hoarse voices and sweaty clothes," the rapper told this masthead. "I think people who come to the shows can attest that we don't mess around," he said. Starting at Canberra's UC Hub in August, the multi-platinum artist will tour through country towns and regional centres before closing the three-month run in Mildura in November. READ MORE: 'I was meant to do this': Aussie rocker Pete Murray in stripped-back country tour Illy, born Alasdair Murray, said he got his start in the music industry touring throughout regional Australia. "If it's got a low roof, a small little sweatbox, I'll never not feel at home in a room like that," he said. "With some of these small shows that we're playing, we'll almost be in the crowd, which is mad because that's how I started, and I know exactly what to do in that environment." The Aussie rapper and his band plan to perform new hits including Hopeless, Free Hand, Kids and Good Life, as well as songs spanning his 16-year career. Tickets for all 27 shows are available through Songkick.
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Think ‘Untouched' shouldn't have been in the Hottest 100? You may just be out of touch
It's December 2014, somewhere in the days after Christmas. I'm 21 and in the passenger seat of a friend's old Daewoo, taking turns to drive it up to Byron for that year's Falls Festival. It's a stinking hot afternoon. The windows are down. We are approaching turn-offs for Forster and holding mild concerns about how our Korean chariot will handle the rest of the long trip. Its tiny back seat is packed to the brim — bags, tents, and another friend stuffed in among them. We should have left earlier, we say. Tired and sweaty, morale is sliding. Then, we hear the violins. When Untouched by The Veronicas ranked third in yesterday Hottest 100 Australian Songs Countdown, ahead of more obviously 'Aussie' classics like Beds are Burning, You're the Voice or Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, it took some by surprise. But, as someone who has scream-sung every word — including the harmonies — to the 2007 song while driving up the highway to a music festival, the placing could not have made more sense. After reaching number two on the ARIA chart as the first single off their second album, Untouched has emerged as Brisbane-raised duo Jess and Lisa Origliasso's most enduring track. Loading The song is loved by the LGBTQ community, particularly as Jess identifies as queer. As Triple J has reported, the sisters introduced Untouched as 'the national gay anthem' to a crowd of expats at Los Angeles Pride in 2019. And, on any weekend across the country, Untouched will bring the girls to a wedding dance floor. Making it through the song's four minutes and 14 seconds is an endurance event: memory, stamina and diction are all required to keep singing the right – 'or wrong, or wrong or right' – repetitious words at 177 beats per minute.
The Age
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Think ‘Untouched' shouldn't have been in the Hottest 100? You may just be out of touch
It's December 2014, somewhere in the days after Christmas. I'm 21 and in the passenger seat of a friend's old Daewoo, taking turns to drive it up to Byron for that year's Falls Festival. It's a stinking hot afternoon. The windows are down. We are approaching turn-offs for Forster and holding mild concerns about how our Korean chariot will handle the rest of the long trip. Its tiny back seat is packed to the brim — bags, tents, and another friend stuffed in among them. We should have left earlier, we say. Tired and sweaty, morale is sliding. Then, we hear the violins. When Untouched by The Veronicas ranked third in yesterday Hottest 100 Australian Songs Countdown, ahead of more obviously 'Aussie' classics like Beds are Burning, You're the Voice or Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, it took some by surprise. But, as someone who has scream-sung every word — including the harmonies — to the 2007 song while driving up the highway to a music festival, the placing could not have made more sense. After reaching number two on the ARIA chart as the first single off their second album, Untouched has emerged as Brisbane-raised duo Jess and Lisa Origliasso's most enduring track. Loading The song is loved by the LGBTQ community, particularly as Jess identifies as queer. As Triple J has reported, the sisters introduced Untouched as 'the national gay anthem' to a crowd of expats at Los Angeles Pride in 2019. And, on any weekend across the country, Untouched will bring the girls to a wedding dance floor. Making it through the song's four minutes and 14 seconds is an endurance event: memory, stamina and diction are all required to keep singing the right – 'or wrong, or wrong or right' – repetitious words at 177 beats per minute.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Surprises and upsets as Triple J reveals Hottest 100 of Aussie songs
Australian music broadcaster Triple J yesterday revealed the results of their huge listener poll to name the 100 best Australian songs of all time – and there were a few upsets. Rock legends INXS took out the top spot with their classic ballad Never Tear Us Apart, but there were some more divisive choices elsewhere in the top 10. Coming in at second place was the Hilltop Hoods' 2003 single Nosebleed Section, a track that's now 10 x platinum here in Australia despite never actually charting in the ARIA top 50. Some in the comments section as the results were revealed on Triple J's Instagram expressed their surprise that the Aussie hip-hop act had pulled off such a high placing. Another surprise, given Triple J's indie leanings: The Veronicas' 2007 pop-dance hit Untouched has now been deemed the third-best Australian song of all time. Among those celebrating it as 'the national anthem' were those who were less enthusiastic about its placing: 'I don't get it! It's not a bad song, but seriously…. the 3rd best Australian song of all time??' asked one commenter. 'God this song sounds like a Raspberry Cruiser,' wrote another (which could be a diss or a compliment, frankly). The placing made The Veronicas the highest-charted females in a male-heavy top 100 – but they were joined in the top five by Missy Higgins, who scored a number four placing for her 2004 number one hit Scar. Rounding out the top five was another controversial entry: The classic Crowded House ballad Don't Dream It's Over. A brilliant song, sure, but as many asked in the comment section: Can we really claim it as our own when half the band (among them the man who actually wrote the song, Neil Finn) are from New Zealand? Powderfinger, Paul Kelly, Gotye and back-to-back entries from Cold Chisel rounded out the top 10. Some other surprises and notable entries, further down the list: • A couple of massive Aussie anthems made the list: John Farnham's You're The Voice at #15 and Daryl Braithwaite's The Horses at #30. • She might be our biggest pop export, but Kylie Minogue had to settle for a top 30 placing for her sole entry – Can't Get You Out Of My Head made it to number 27. • It pretty much hasn't left the charts since it was released over a decade ago, but Vance Joy's 16 x platinum monster Riptide only just snuck into the top 50 at #48. • Those who missed out: Not a single entry in the top 100 for beloved Aussie acts like Sia, Something For Kate, Troye Sivan, Madison Avenue, Tina Arena, Pete Murray, The Vines or The Easybeats. Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs – the top 100: 100. The Screaming Jets – Better 99. Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine 98. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — Red Right Hand 97. Savage Garden – I Want You 96. Stevie Wright – Evie (Parts 1, 2, 3) 95. Spiderbait – Calypso 94. Flight Facilities – Claire de Lune (feat. Christine Hoberg) 93. The Avalanches – Since I Left You 92. ICEHOUSE – Electric Blue 91. The Whitlams – No Aphrodisiac 90. Spiderbait- Black Betty 89. Amyl And The Sniffers – Hertz 88. Angus & Julia Stone – Chateau 87. Gang Of Youths – The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows 86. Gotye – Hearts A Mess 85. DMA'S – Delete 84. The Go-Betweens – Streets Of Your Town 83. Ben Lee – Cigarettes Will Kill You 82. Peking Duk – High (feat. Nicole Millar) 81. You Am I – Berlin Chair 80. Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People 79. The Cat Empire – Hell0 78. Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine 77. Killing Heidi – Weir 76. The Veronicas – 4ever 75. The Church – The Unguarded Moment 74. The Waifs – London Still 73. Hilltop Hoods – 1955 (feat. Montaigne, Tom Thum) 72. Silverchair – Freak 71. Drapht – Jimmy Recard 70. Powderfinger – (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind 69. Crowded House – Weather With You 68. Grinspoon – Chemical Heart 67. Regurgitator – ! (The Song Formerly Known As) 66. Midnight Oil – Power And The Passion 65. Ocean Alley – Confidence 64. Hilltop Hoods – Cosby Sweater 63. Redgum – I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green) 62. Sticky Fingers – Australia Street 61. Chet Faker – Talk Is Cheap 60. Gang Of Youths – Let Me Down Easy 59. INXS – Need You Tonight 58. The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist 57. Bernard Fanning – Wish You Well 56. Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Man 55. The Presets – My People 54. Divinyls – I Touch Myself 53. Thelma Plum – Better In Blak 52. Missy Higgins – The Special Two 51. Matt Corby – Brother 50. Hunters & Collectors – Holy Grail 49. Ball Park Music – It's Nice To Be Alive 48. Vance Joy – Riptide 47. Goanna – Solid Rock 46. Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars 45. Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock 44. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Into My Arms 43. Wolfmother – Joker And The Thief 42. Gang Of Youths – Magnolia 41. The Living End – Prisoner Of Society 40. Violent Soho – Covered In Chrome 39. Australian Crawl – Reckless (Don't Be So …) 38. Crowded House – Better Be Home Soon 37. AC/DC – Back In Black 36. Yothu Yindi – Treaty 35. ICEHOUSE – Great Southern Land 34. Spacey Jane – Booster Seat 33. Augie March – One Crowded Hour 32. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn 31. AC/DC – Highway To Hell 30. Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses 29. The Church – Under The Milky Way 28. Silverchair – Straight Lines 27. Kylie Minogue – Can't Get You Out Of My Head 26. Flume – Never Be Like You (feat. kai) 25. Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me 24. Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream 23. Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl 22. Paul Kelly & The Messengers – To Her Door 21. Men At Work – Down Under 20. Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane 19. Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better 18. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning 17. Silverchair – Tomorrow 16. RÜFÜS DU SOL – Innerbloom 15. John Farnham – You're the Voice 14. Powderfinger – These Days 13. AC/DC – Thunderstruck 12. The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again 11. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition 10. Gotye (feat. Kimbra) – Somebody That I Used to Know 9. Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy 8. Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh 7. Cold Chisel – Flame Trees 6. Powderfinger – My Happiness 5. Crowded House – Don't Dream It's Over 4. Missy Higgins – Scar 3. The Veronicas – Untouched 2. Hilltop Hoods – The Nosebleed Section 1. INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
