DLY MAIL & GEN TRUST 
By DMGT Weekly is our regular round-up of high quality news from around our companies.
RMSRMS: Is choosing MongoDB to serve as the data store for its cloud-based risk management platform, RMS(one), which brings together all the data and analytics required for assessment of risk from global catastrophes. Features of the MongoDB platform include the ability to scale up to manage trillions of documents and create attributes for risk exposure data. RMS CTO, Philippe Stephan, says RMS(one) is unique to the industry, offering "a completely new way of doing business for our clients, who will benefit from greater efficiency in underwriting portfolio management." MongoDB will provide extensibility, ease of use, scalability and security.
DMG INFORMATIONLANDMARK INFORMATION GROUP: Has been shortlisted for the FStech Awards 'Most Innovative Product of the Year', based on Connells Survey & Valuation's successful implementation of Landmark's Q-Mobile software and tablet technology. Adopting Q-Mobile and Panasonic Toughbook devices is part of Connells' planned next-generation service delivery and moves to dramatically reduce paper-based, manual reporting across the business. Winners will be announced at on 27 March 2014 at a gala reception in London.
GENSCAPE: Is reporting increased demand for its QAP and other RIN integrity solutions, with producer clients benefiting from the company's services by obtaining higher prices for their RINs once compliance is achieved. Experts from Genscape will be appearing at the 2014 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in San Diego this month, where they will demonstrate the company's QAP plans and readiness assessments. According to Susan Olson, VP of agriculture and biofuels at Genscape, the low-cost but comprehensive solutions provided by the company mean that "any size producer can get in the game and sell their RINs for a premium price."
Read on biodieselmagazine.com
GENSCAPE: Is reporting that gasoil inventories in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Vlissingen are up 0.5% to 2.76m metric tons in total, as of the week ending 03 January. Inventories in Amsterdam climbed by 40,000 tons, while they dropped in Rotterdam by 33,000 tons. The data on gasoil and jet fuel inventories gathered by the company is measured using infra-red and visible spectrum remote monitoring techniques.
Read on bloomberg.com
UTICA: According to Randall Collum, energy analyst at Genscape, output at the Utica shale fields in Ohio can be expected to rise significantly in the next few years, with production levels to the present day having been "constrained because of the infrastructure." Genscape says gas output at Utica will rise by 2020 to 6.5bn cubic feet per day. This comes as the first quarterly report from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources shows that natural gas output at the site exceeds that of oil.
Read on in.reuters.com
REFINERIES: Genscape says there have been four incidents of shutdowns at major refineries across the USA linked with the cold weather. Shell closed its Sarnia refinery for repairs, with Genscape reporting "elevated flaring" at the site since January 06. Increased flaring is also observed at the Exxon Joliet refinery in the Chicago area and the Port Arthur Refinery belonging to Total. The cold also resulted in a shutdown of multiple units at the Marathon refinery in Detroit. The company says its Refinery Intelligence Service provides "most extensive and up-to-date look at the daily status of refinery operations in the United States."
Read on prweb.com
TREPP: Is launching the new TreppTrade platform for traders, sales and credit workgroups, offering a range of services that the company says is intended to "streamline the latencies within the trading process." Trepp CEO, Annemarie Dicola, says the system is based on feedback from relevant groups and will cut the time spent collecting data, allowing users to instead "focus their efforts on doing the work that drives their business."
Read on prenewswire.com
TREPP: Reports that Stony Point Fashion Park in Richmond, owned by Taubman Centers, is struggling to keep up payments on its loan from Goldman Sachs because revenue figures are down compared with those achieved when the loan was signed in 2004. Trepp added the site to its watch list in 2009 when its debt service coverage ratio dropped to 1.02, after which it continued to decline to reach its lowest point of 0.77 in the second quarter of 2013. Trepp's Joe McBride says the company picks up on sites when that figure falls below 1.1.
Read on richmondbizsense.com
DMG EVENTSDMG EVENTS: Is among the G5 companies, alongside Clarion Events, Mayridge Group, Reed Exhibitions and UBM, to give support to a new campaign promoting the Event Supplier and Services Association. The five members will promote the "Use an ESSA member" phrase and use the logo of the group on their manuals, as part of a campaign aimed chiefly at event organisers. According to ESSA director, Chris Skeith, "endorsement from the G5 is a major milestone for the campaign."
Read on eventindustrynews.co.uk
ADIPEC: The 2013 show is being highlighted as a significant contributor to the 12% increase in visitor numbers to the conference venues of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, or Adnec, through 2013. ADIPEC's outstanding performance last year is indicated by an attendance of more than 60,000 over a period of four days and a total of around 1,650 companies exhibiting, drawn from 58 nations.
Read on thenational.ae
IMEDIA SUMMIT: Judy Karsting, Senior Manager of Community Development at iMedia Communications, has held an interview with Melanie Phung, Director, New Media at PBS Interactive, in which she discusses experiences from the iMedia September Brand Summit. Karsting says Phung's remarks provide a number of insights that "are valuable for any new attendee to an iMedia Summit." First-time visitors are advised to ensure they bring business cards and prepare to make new contacts, spend some time planning ahead of the event to make the most out of it, and ensure they attend the Marketers-Only Day.
Read on blogs.imediaconnection.com
DMG MEDIADAILY MAIL: And MailOnline are partnering with TalkSport to create on-air features alongside Sportsmail journalists and bespoke advertising for the publications, updated three times each day to feature the latest breaking news from the paper and website. The deal comes ahead of the World Cup this year in Brazil, for which TalkSport is the official broadcaster. TalkSport sales director, Adam Mills, says this latest deal is a "fantastic extension" of the long-standing relationship between the two businesses. Head of sport at the Daily Mail and MailOnline, Lee Clayton, says the partnership will lead to greater awareness of the "outstanding sports coverage" offered by the publications.
Read on brandrepublic.com
ALLY OWEN: Joins dmg media as the FCMG Manager within the client sales team, in a role focused on building partnerships with prominent FCMG advertisers such as Unilever and Nestle and the creation of cross-media brand solutions. Spokesperson for dmg media, Marcus Rich, says the appointment adds extensive experience to the team and will help to deliver "the development of marketing solutions which work hard to drive their brands' communications objectives."
Read on inpublishing.co.uk
DMG MEDIA: Head of Talent for technology, Catherine Rush, is among the HR experts to provide comments to HR Magazine on the topic of supporting innovation culture and creativity in the workplace. Rush says that HR can play a key role in this field but notes too that the procedures and process of HR can potentially "stifle innovation." She recommends "light touch guidance" that facilitates expression of creativity and which allows staff to pursue new paths unimpeded.
Read on hrmagazine.co.uk
ONTREES: Following on from the success of OnTrees being voted The Good Web Guide's Financial/Professional Website of the Year 2013, Matthew Ford, Head of Acquisitions, shares some of his favourite sites in a special guest editor feature.
Read on thegoodwebguide.co.uk
OILCAREERS: A recent study from OilCareers.com suggests that the number of female candidates registered with the site is up 10% in the past year, a trend that the Women in Science and Engineering Institute says is pleasing to see. WISE spokesperson, Helen Wollaston, says it is "great to read" about the rising numbers of women, particularly younger candidates, who are showing interest in an industry with many excellent opportunities. Mark Guest, OilCareers.com Managing Director, acknowledges the positive comments from the WISE Institute and notes that encouraging further closure of the gender gap "will be crucial if we are to close the chronic skills gap the industry faces."
Read on energyglobal.com
OILCAREERS: A survey from OilCareers.com reveals that the demand in the workforce and salaries are both increasing in the global oil and gas sector. The sector is considered to have the greatest certainty of a hiring boom in the UAE, with demand set to reach double figures and the field as a whole looking as attractive to job seekers as it ever has.
Read on emirates247.com
EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORBCA RESEARCH: Analysis of some of the recent events in the financial markets from Barron's includes citation of a note from BCA Research, entitled "U.S. Equity Froth Watch," which discusses the strong positive sentiment among equity analysts at this time. BCA Research notes that a poll of analysts by Barron's in mid-December is among the reports currently indicating "near unanimity in terms of economically bullish sector views."
Read on barrons.com
JVs AND ASSOCIATESZOOPLA: New research from Zoopla, in partnership with estate agent Kinleigh, Folkard & Hayward, examines the property market in 24 London Villages. Examination of listings in these areas shows that homes in these villages are typically priced at a 51% premium, with the London property average at almost £457,000, while in the villages it reaches £691,000. The survey also reveals that Hampstead is most expensive of the villages to live in, where average property values are more than £1.5m.
Read on cityam.com
ZOOPLA: Figures from Zoopla show that UK homeowners believe that house prices will continue to rise in 2014, according to a report from The Guardian. Zoopla says a survey which received almost 7,800 responses resulted in the prediction of an average price rise of 7.2%. The Office for National Statistics is reporting sharp price rises across the UK in 2013, particularly affecting first-time buyers, driven by a shortage of supply.
LONDON: According to figures from Zoopla, only 1% of homeowners in London believe that the value of their house or flat will decline in the coming year. London is viewed as a safe haven for property investment by investors around the world, with price rises of 9.6% expected by the summer. New figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal that prices rose an average of 11.6% percent in London last year, handing an average of £50,000 to homeowners.
ZOOPLA: Is providing a £10m dividend to investors this year, ahead of the company's possible IPO next year. DMGT owns just over half the company, and therefore receives a windfall of £5.3m as a result of the payout. Zoopla reported operating profit of £29.5m on revenues of £65m for the year to September this year.
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