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Saturday 20 June 2015
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Pre-Market News Alert on: Janus Capital Group (NYSE:JNS), Crown Castle International (NYSE:CCI), Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR), Marsh & McLennan Companies, (NYSE:MMC)

On Thursday, Janus Capital Group Inc (NYSE:JNS)’s shares inclined 0.82% to $59.35.

Janus Capital Group Inc (JNS) declared the release of “WOW 2.0: Igniting Your Business and Your Life,” the second book in Janus Labs’ Art of WOW series. Using the principals of WOW to drive extreme client loyalty, the book provides advisors with a guide to enhancing business development, improving client acquisition, and promoting sustainable business.

WOW 2.0: Igniting Your Business and Your Life” outlines a four-step business development approach based on the habits of highly successful advisors and professionals.

  • Step 1: Evaluate

The first step in the four-step framework is grounded in evaluation. Any profession—financial advisor, CPA, attorney, or small-business owner—can cultivate a “Happiness Advantage” by discovering a Unique Business Tranche (UBT) and then developing business around it.

  • Step 2: Activate

Identify WOW Client Marketing Officers, whose role is to inconsistent deliver WOW experiences to key members of a UBT.

  • Step 3: Replicate

Curate ideal clients by identifying the best new prospects and connecting with them based on the fundamentals of WOW.

Janus Capital Group, Inc. is a publicly owned asset administration holding company with about $167.7 billion in assets under administration. It also provides retirement planning, investment planning, tax planning, investment for college, and tax planning services to its clients. ‘

Crown Castle International Corp (NYSE:CCI)’s shares gained 0.89% to $82.99.

Crown Castle International Corp (CCI) declared that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.82 per common share. The quarterly dividend will be payable on June 30, 2015 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 19, 2015. Future dividends are subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Crown Castle International Corp., together with its auxiliaries, owns, operates, and leases shared wireless infrastructure in the United States and Australia. The company provides towers and other structures, such as rooftops; and distributed antenna systems, a type of small cell network (small cells).

At the end of Thursday’s trade, Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR)‘s shares surged 0.05% to $77.27.

Marriott International Inc (MAR) will unveil the much buzzed about transformation of the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel with The Happiest Hour block party on June 11 as part of the lifestyle brand’s fourth annual Global Day of Discovery, where all 160 Renaissance hotels around the globe will host events to assist guests and locals experience new discoveries within the city. Headlining the Chicago event will be live, outdoor performances lining the Chicago River by Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, R & B newcomer Natalie La Rose, and HXLT.

Situated on the banks of the Chicago River, the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel partnered with The Gettys Group to capture a spirit of wanderlust that inspires guests to explore the neighborhood and discover the unpredictable. Indigenous touch points are infused into the design of the new Lobby, Marriott Rewards® Elite Club Lounge, The Artist Studio, Staytion Market and Bar, and The Library to capture the high energy, whimsical character and ebullience of Chicago. A high-low design approach pairs luxurious high-end finishes with raw, gritty, concrete and graffiti-inspired surfaces. Experiential works of art by homegrown artists are placed to intrigue; CTA bus-inspired windows from the early 1900s serve as a gateway into the chef’s display kitchen at Staytion Market and Bar; wallpaper and elevator lobby artwork illustrate the Chicago “L” map, immersing guests in the heart of the city’s transportation system; a specially commissioned artwork made of colored pencils melds into a local taxicab and even the lobby pillars are works of art, each featuring local images, which when viewed at a certain vantage point blends together harmoniously to form a single scene, encouraging guests to change their perspective and to look – and look again.

Marriott International, Inc. operates, franchises, and licenses hotels and timeshare properties worldwide. It operates through three segments: North American Full-Service, North American Limited-Service, and International. The company also licenses the development, operation, marketing, sale, and administration of vacation ownership and related products under the Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, and The Ritz-Carlton Residences brands to the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC), ended its Thursday’s trading session with 0.82% gain, and closed at $59.35.

McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) declared the launch of the Mercer Pension Risk ExchangeSM.The exchange is a groundbreaking solution that assists plan sponsors execute group annuity buyouts in a shorter timeframe and in a more competitive pricing environment. As the first platform of its kind, the exchange enhances liquidity and price transparency by enabling plan sponsors to continuously monitor pricing and contract terms accessible in the group annuity market. The exchange also provides sponsors with greater exposure to a wider array of insurers that could potentially act as transactional counterparts for a buyout.

The exchange provides real-time online annuity pricing and trigger monitoring, combining a suite of buyout advisory and execution services. These comprise:

  • Deal readiness:streamlining the process by creating an industry standard for data preparation and document specification.
  • Dynamic monitoring:monitoring prices and metrics in real time to identify when conditions are optimal to execute.
  • Execution support:providing comprehensive support to sponsors and fiduciaries to assist navigate the complexities of the buyout execution – ranging from insurer due diligence and asset preparation through to contract negotiation.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a professional services firm, provides advice and solutions primarily in the areas of risk, strategy, and people worldwide. It operates in two segments, Risk and Insurance Services; and Consulting. The Risk and Insurance Services segment offers risk administration services, such as risk advice, risk transfer, risk control, and mitigation solutions, in addition to insurance, reinsurance broking, catastrophe and financial modeling services, and related advisory services. This segment provides its services for businesses, public entities, insurance companies, associations, professional services organizations, and private clients.

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