Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
SAPPHIRENOW 2011 to have Zensar exhibit its unique SAP offerings
Booth number 2225 will be the place to be at as Zensar Technologies exhibits its unique SAP offerings at SAPPHIRENOW 2011 starting may 15th at Orlando, Florida. Zensar’s top SAP consultants will be discussing key topics pertaining to how innovations in the SAP IT and BPO space can help enable transformation in organizations. The service offerings are across a diverse range of industries including Life Sciences, Apparel and Footwear, Retail,…
Experts of Financial Control of EU Funds will meet in Berlin
From the 27th June – 1st July the 4th European Summer Academy Financial Control of EU Funds focuses on the entire process of financial control and audit of the European Structural Funds. Practical workshops, small groups, practical cases and exercises enable to deepen practical skills on financial control activities. The program of this five-day-event provides detailed and compact information on relevant topics such as:
• First Level Control
• Administrative Verifications
• On-the Spot Checks
• System…
Compliance Search Features EFT Fraud Article by Banker’s Academy’s Dr. Linda Eag …
Compliance Search has recently published an article written by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s President and Founder, Dr. Linda Eagle on the subject of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Fraud.
New York, NY, May 14, 2011 -- Compliance Search has recently published an article written by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s President and Founder, Dr. Linda Eagle on the subject of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Fraud. Published on May 9, “Preventing EFT Fraud with Training: Reducing…
AAA Welcomes Moves by Brazil to Encourage Foreign Agricultural Investment
Brazil may begin to lease out farmland to foreign investors as a means of getting round restrictions introduced last year to prevent speculation
Boston, MA, May 14, 2011 -- Brazil may begin to lease out farmland to foreign investors as a means of getting round restrictions introduced last year to prevent speculation.
The news has been welcomed by alternative investment advocacy group, Alternative Asset Analysis, which is keen to see more investment…
Kansas Self-Starter Uses The Internet To Live Life His Way
Derby, Kan., May 13, 2011 – Due to the economic recession that is still lingering, people all over the country are struggling to get by and can barely afford the bare necessities. Some people struggle to afford the necessities in life and have no money left to do anything they enjoy. While a lot of people have just resigned themselves to having to live Spartan lifestyles, some people, such as…
San Jose CD Rates Fall Short of National Average
According to a recent CD rates study conducted by San Jose Banking Rates, the average CD rates in San Jose were found to be lower than the national average. For easy viewing, the data has been compiled into an infographic comparing San Jose CD rates (http://www.sanjosebankingrates.com/cd-rates/may-2011-what-are-san-jose-cd-rates-paying-you/) to other cities in the nation. After the recent recession, many consumers are interested in maximizing savings while protecting their investments from ongoing market…
Rolonda Watts To Host JVS’ 14th Annual Strictly Business L.A. Luncheon Highlight …
Los Angeles, May 13, 2011 - Journalist, talk show host, actor, producer, novelist and philanthropist Rolonda Watts will host JVS’ 14th Strictly Business L.A. luncheon on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The luncheon will highlight the impact of non-profit JVS’ crucial free job programs and honor the leaders in the community who have stepped up to help. California Secretary of…
APT Partner with Kisuma Chemicals B.V. To Distribute Speciality Magnesium Compou …
Advanced Polymer Trading and Kisuma Chemicals B.V. have entered into an agreements to distribute Kisuma's speciality magnesium compounds.
Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company in plastics, rubber and chemicals, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new distribution agreement with Kisuma Chemicals B.V. As part of the agreement APT will distribute Kisuma's speciality magnesium compounds.
Kisuma's compounds are non-toxic and are used mainly in the engineering…
Exhilway Wealth to hire 10,000 from India
Exhilway Wealth, the Canada’s 6th largest wealth manager with over US $3 billion of assets under management will hire 10,000 people from India within next 3 years. Exhilway Wealth will also foray into the Indian financial markets with launch of its highly selling offshore investment product known as Managed Futures, an alternative investment vehicle which trades in different asset classes at over 120 stock exchanges for a potentially higher return.
David…
Axicon Now Distributes Favite EPC Gen 2 Tags and Readers
Axicon Services Ltd, (Oxford, UK) a world leader in barcode verification, now distributes Favite EPC Gen 2 Tags and Readers.
Oxford, UK, May 12, 2011 - Axicon Services Ltd, (Oxford, UK) a world leader in barcode verification, now distributes Favite EPC Gen 2 Tags and Readers. The new range provides a host of new supply chain benefits for Axicon’s customers including increased visibility, reduction in response times, inventory and shrinkage. Favite…
Frazao Insurance Agency LLC Continues Expansion with New Hire
Antonio Paulo Pinto joins as Director of Business & Personal Benefits
Trumbull, CT, May 16, 2011 – Frazao Insurance Agency LLC, today announced the hiring of Antonio Paulo Pinto, a business and personal benefits specialist with over ten years of experience; including agency ownership and as a Key Accounts – Account Executive at UnitedHealthcare. Mr. Pinto has served on the Boards of Alderman and Education in the City of Waterbury;…
SENSOR+TEST 2011: MAZeT will present sensor innovations at Booth 12-322
Highlights: New color measuring device and portable microfluidic test station
Jena (Germany), 12 May 2011 – MAZeT GmbH – development and manufacturing service provider for embedded computing solutions and optoelectronics in Jena – is presenting the latest color and spectrum sensor application-specific developments of the JENCOLOR product family at the Nuremberg tradeshow SENSOR+TEST held between June 7th and 9th, 2011 at Booth 322 in Hall 12. The presented innovations include…
New Flight Route from Chongqing in China to Phuket as Chinas Economy Grows, by C …
New flight routes from Chongqing, one of the five central cities in China, to Phuket, Thailand have been directed due to the increase of Chinese tourism to this destination. Sichuan Airlines will be operating this service three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Chinese tourism is expected to reach 1.05 million by the end of this year, seeing as there were more than 130 flights from China to…
Labor Department reports 3.1 million job openings in America, Hound finds 134,00 …
Pasadena, CA, May 13, 2011 – The latest JOLTS report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states that companies advertised around 3.1 million jobs in March 2011.
The JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover) report shows the amount of churn that takes place within the job market every month.
The job openings rose by 99,000 to 3.1 million, which was also the second straight monthly increase. The BLS…
FDM Triumphs at BVCA Awards 2011 for International Expansion
FDM has received the award for ‘International Impact Management Team of the Year’ in the South East region by the British Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (BVCA).
BVCA’s Portfolio Company Awards are an annual celebration of the industry and its star performers. They are designed to recognise the positive impact of private equity and venture capital-backed companies and celebrate the achievements of the management teams that create, nurture and…
BMW Invelt joined our Community Development Program
The “Helping Africa” charity drive is ongoing in the Czech Republic since January 2011”, which is preparing to help the children in Mozambique, Africa. The need to organize such a drive was the idea of the founder of the Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park, which stretches across the borders of Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the location to which the items collected in the charity drive are being directed. The most prominent authorized…
An Open Road: Institutional Fund Managers Set Sights on Chile
By Mick Bowen
International institutional fund managers are likely to continue buying stakes in Chilean infrastructure assets, including toll roads, as long as investing in the country combines steady returns with limited risks, sources told InfraAmericas.
“In general, we’re going to see more and more. We’ve already seen direct investments in infrastructure by pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and this trend will continue over the next five to 10 years,”…
Why House Price Stagnation Is A Good Thing
News from the Land Registry that average property prices fell by 1.1 per cent in March to £160,996, with other surveys painting a similar picture of tiny falls, or tiny rises, has caused commentators and property experts to bemoan the ‘stagnation’ of the market.
Certainly from one point of view, stagnation is a bad sign, since the livelihoods of estate agents, surveyors, mortgage advisors and many others depends on a…
Data Storage and Performance – Key Issues, Common Misconceptions
Webinar host: Mandeep Birdi, Senior Pre-Sales Technical Support Director, Diskeeper Corporation Europe.
London, UK, May 13, 2011 -- In keeping with their leading position as Innovators in Performance and Reliability Technologies, Diskeeper Corporation Europe today announced a powerful new series of webinars addressing the key issues and common misconceptions surrounding Data Storage and Performance. These highly informative webinars also unveil cutting-edge solutions to the problems faced by key decision-makers and IT…
First South Bank Deploys Comprehensive Bank Training Customizations from Banker’ …
First South Bank has deployed custom comprehensive bank training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy.
New York, NY, May 13, 2011 -- First South Bank has recently deployed custom comprehensive bank training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy. Banker’s Academy Unlimited will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®.
Banker’s Academy Unlimited, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, provides every employee at a Bank, Credit Union or Money Services Business (MSB)…
Gordon Group Services: The Stock Market - Techniques for Making Revenue
Gordon Group Services is a reputable investment banking firm, dedicated to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and corporate finance for the private middle market.
Though the stock market place is an excellent place to make money, it could also be a terrific site to reduce it also. When investing, it is extremely important to study thoroughly. Without having good research, and an education inside the stock market, it may be additional hard…
ConvergeOne Appointed to Work with Pannone LLP
Manchester-based ConvergeOne has successfully won a 3-year contract for network redesign and maintenance with prestigious Manchester Law firm Pannone LLP.
Manchester, UK, May 13, 2011 -- Manchester-based ConvergeOne has successfully won a 3-year contract for network redesign and maintenance with prestigious Manchester Law firm Pannone LLP.
The deal is for a 3 year managed services contract for Pannone’s network, which also includes a technology refresh based on Cisco’s Smart Business Architecture methodology.…
New Jersey Community Bank Chooses Edcomm Banker’s Academy for Teller Training
A New Jersey Community Bank has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide Teller training.
New York, NY, May 13, 2011 -- A New Jersey Community Bank has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide Teller training for the next year. The Bank has also opted to use Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®, for hosting and maintenance of Take Charge! Achieving Teller Excellence.
Take Charge! Achieving Teller Excellence, from Edcomm…
BMW Invelt and EFEKTIM help in Mozambique
Since January 2011 the charity drive “Help the Children of Africa”, which in the Czech Republic is organized by EFEKTIM, is getting ready to help the children in Mozambique, Africa. The most prominent authorized partner of BMW AG in the Czech Republic, the company BMW Invelt, has decided to also support the charity drive.
“Thanks to the charity drive “Help the Children of Africa” we’ve collected material donations in the form…
Using New Technology to Eliminate the Cost of Gift & Loyalty Card Processing.
In May 2011 Plastic Card City launched a new free service as an alternative to costly processing of Loyalty and Gift Cards.
Nanuet, NY May 12, 2011
A recent retail trends research has found that small to medium businesses that want to implement a loyalty or gift card program face a limited selection of options for card processing. Further more the “Prepaid Press” reported in their May 2011 issue that the three…
MIRADOR HOSTS FUTURE RESIDENTS FOR SPECIAL GATHERING TO WELCOME NEW EXECUTIVE DI …
Mirador senior living community hosted their future residents to an elegant evening of wine and hors d’oeuvres to welcome to the community Cindy Waldron, executive director for Mirador. The event was held at Katz 21 and provided the first opportunity for future residents to meet Waldron, who will be in charge of all operations when Mirador opens in June. Charlie Brewer, president and CEO of Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation…
Omniplex delight as Absorb LMS wins another Brandon Hall Gold Award
Omniplex, the e-learning solutions provider which distributes corporate e-learning products in Europe and the Americas, is delighted that the recent Brandon Hall Awards have confirmed its views on product quality by awarding two further awards - a Gold and a Silver Award - to the Absorb Anywhere learning management system (LMS).
At this year’s Brandon Hall awards, held in the USA, Blatant Media Corporation – whose products are represented exclusively in…
The Speed Traders Reviews The Most Important Things for High-Frequency Trading
Edgar Perez's The Speed Traders: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, Published by McGraw-Hill Inc.
New York, USA, May 12, 2011 -- "Alternating between an annotated timeline of the development of high-frequency trading and interviews with top high-frequency traders, Perez illuminates the world of speed." That is how Seeking Alpha’s Brenda Jubin starts her review of The Speed Traders, An Insider's Look…
Gruter et Marchand celebrate their 2000th Systech Illinois gas measurement instr …
Oxfordshire, UK, Systech Illinois, a leading global provider of online, portable and laboratory gas analysis equipment, congratulates Gruter et Marchand for their 2000th gas measurement instrument order. Established in 1952, Gruter et Marchand have been representing Systech since the 1980's and sell the full range of Systech Illinois Process, Permeation and Headspace product ranges to the process industry (gas manufactures, oven and furnace manufacturers), food and pharmaceutical industry and the…
HR tech the new key tenet in Malaysian businesses
IT now integrated into Malaysia strategy for long-term growth and profitability; IT investments worldwide hit $594 billion last year
SINGAPORE (12 May 2011) – Technology now plays a pivotal role in organisational success. And in particular, HR technology solutions are more than process automation, they encompass end-to-end strategic talent management.
“Organizations face a number of challenges when moving their HR applications into the Cloud. Fast-growing companies looking at solutions for talent management…
Alternative Risk Transfer Web Portal ARTEMIS.BM Reaches 12 Years of Service
Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) web portal and news blog Artemis.bm has reached its 12th birthday
Originally launched on May 12th, 1999 to an audience of reinsurance industry participants in Bermuda, Artemis has grown in line with the markets it serves to become the online heart of the catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and weather risk management sectors. During that time the market for alternative reinsurance and risk transfer tools such as…
OTS attends Internet World 2011 at Earls Court, London
OTS Solutions, a global software product development and outsourcing provider announced that they attended Internet World 2011 in London
London - OTS Solutions (“OTS”), an IT service provider and one of the leading outsourced software product development companies in India, today announced that their Director Sanjay Madan attended Internet World 2011 at London, UK.
Sanjay attended the event on behalf of the company and was able to meet a long list…
Record High for Brazilian Investment Security - Obelisk International News
As investment in Brazil expands so does the perception of Brazil as a secure investment destination. The differential between Brazil and the US recently reached its lowest ever reflecting big investor confidence in Brazil.
The difference in risk levels between the US and Brazil dropped to 0.6% last week indicating that confidence in investments in Brazil is growing fast. The US is considered an international benchmark for financial security and the…
China's Trade Surplus Soars Above Expectation
China’s trade surplus in the month of April has been announced as $11.4bn despite analysts predicting a figure in the range of $3bn.
New York, US, May 12, 2011 -- The figures show that the exports from China are far surpassing the imported goods, with figures including a 29.9% growth in exports from April last year. Data shows that import growth has slowed down to 21.8% despite being higher in the…
Holiday Décor and Plant Design Trends at the 2011 Hoffman Design Group Showroom
Newly expanded Horticultural Design Center and Holiday Showroom showcases hottest interior and exterior plant design trends.
Folcroft, PA, May 12, 2011 -- Discover the latest colors, designs and décor at the Hoffman Design Group’s spectacular Horticultural Design Center and Holiday Showroom. Located at Folcroft, PA, just 8 miles from the center of Philadelphia, the center is bigger, and more inspirational, than ever.
Showcasing innovative and eye-catching designs and products, the Center is…
New British Accent Training Package Now Released
A new British Accent training package called The Ultimate RP British Accent Learning Resource has been released today.
Bristol, UK, May 12, 2011 -- British Accents students can now download the new Ultimate RP British Accent Learning resource from today. For a limited time, the package also includes the Sounds In The British Accent Presentation and the 10mp3 extra Vocab practice audio files. The package is available for download at £29.99.
The…
Southeast Bank and Trust Adds Information Security Training to Banker’s Academy …
SouthEast Bank and Trust has recently added Information Security training to its Compliance training curriculum from Edcomm Banker’s Academy.
New York, NY, May 12, 2011 -- SouthEast Bank and Trust has recently added Information Security training to its Compliance training curriculum from Edcomm Banker’s Academy. Focus on Information Security will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®.
Focus on Information Security, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy,…
Collection Agency Recognizes National Small Business Week with Tips on Managing …
American Profit Recovery helps thousands of small businesses stay on top of cash flow and keep their customers in the process
Marlborough, Mass, May 12, 2011 -- National Small Business Week will be celebrated in May and American Profit Recovery, a based in Michigan, Massachusetts and North Carolina has tips for small businesses who are struggling to stay on top of their accounts receivables and do so in a respectful…
Local Attorney, Darlynn Morgan, Nominated for the OCBJ Women in Business Award
OCBJ is holding its seventeenth annual Women in Business Awards to recognize the accomplishments of the community’s outstanding business and professional women. The Women in Business Award will be given on May 25th at the 2011 Women in Business Awards event. Orange County estate planning attorney, Darlynn Morgan, has been nominated for this prestigious award.
May 11, 2011- Orange County Estate Planning Lawyer, Darlynn Morgan of Morgan Law Group,…
24-7 Intouch Named on the 2011 Top 50 Teleservices Agencies Ranking by Customer …
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 9, 2011 - 24-7 Intouch, a multichannel contact center outsourcer, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has ranked 24-7 Intouch on its 26th Annual Top 50 Teleservices Agencies by its publication Customer Interaction Solutions®.
The Top 50 Teleservices Agencies Ranking recognizes the top outbound and inbound contact center outsourcers domestic and international, as well as interactive inbound, as measured by the amount of billable…
Erado Provides Compliance Solutions for Commonwealth Financial Network
RENTON, WA. May 11, 2011 – Erado the nation's leader in archiving of electronic communications,
announced today it has signed a multi-year agreement with Commonwealth Financial Network to provide social media compliance solutions beginning in June 2011. This agreement enables Commonwealth advisors use of interactive social media marketing, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs.
Craig Brauff, CEO of Erado, says “We're excited about working with Commonwealth and integrating our solutions with their…
Jackson Walker Successfully Defends Stewart Title in $55 Million Insurance Suit
DALLAS – After a 10-week trial, a Harris County jury entered a take-nothing verdict in favor of Jackson Walker client Stewart Title Guaranty de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. in a $55 million title insurance suit involving 16 properties in Tulum, Mexico. The April 29 decision was a significant victory for Stewart Title in a case involving complex factual and legal issues, including matters of Mexican law.
Based on the evidence,…
Carl Terzian, Chairman of Carl Terzian Associates, To Receive Corporate Partners …
Los Angeles, CA—May 11, 2011- Carl Terzian, Chairman of the West Los Angeles based public relations firm Carl Terzian Associates, will be presented with the Corporate Partnership Award at Jewish Vocational Services’ (JVS) 14th annual Strictly Business L.A. Luncheon on May 19th at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, for his contribution to the art of networking. Larry Miller, president & CEO of Sit n’ Sleep, will receive the Corporate Leadership Award,…
Rudy Giuliani, Dr. Ben Carson Headlining Baltimore’s Small Business Survival Sum …
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Former New York City Mayor and TIME 2001 Person of the Year Rudy Giuliani will speak in Baltimore three days before the 10th anniversary of Sept.11
Baltimore, MD - Organizers for the Small Business Survival Summit scheduled for September 7-9, 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center confirmed today that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will be the keynote speaker for the conference.
Giuliani will speak on the topic…
Forex Trading and Spread Betting in volatile markets
Foreign exchange spread betting (“forex spread betting”) has gained an increased following in the last years as investment bankers trading on their own account and high net worth individuals discover that they take a view and profit from macroeconomic trends and their view of World Affairs.
Foreign exchange cross rates and spreads are influenced by a number of factors including geopolitical factors ranging from the Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan,…
Core Learning Services helps sport and leisure sector workers improve their skil …
The e-learning-related solutions and services consultancy, Core Learning Services (CLS), is working with the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure (NSA) to provide a wide and growing range of e-learning materials to over 2,000 workers in this sector.
Sunil Malkani, Head of Digital Business at NSA, explained: “As an employer-led organisation, we exist to help employers in our sector achieve their goals relating to training and skills development. These…
KMS Financial Chooses Erado for Electronic Communication and Social Media Compli …
RENTON, WA. May 5, 2011 – Erado, the nation's leader in archiving of electronic communications, announced today a multi-year agreement with KMS Financial Services, Inc., to extend its current cloud based email archiving and to formally add social media capturing and compliance services after beta testing this past year.
Erado, headquartered in Renton, WA, is a cloud-based service provider offering a suite of archiving, surveillance, hosting and security services tailored for…
Engaging Stakeholders for Effective Crisis Communications, Issues and Reputation …
June 9th at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
Free Half-Day Seminar to Explore How to Enhance Reputation and Manage the Crisis Effectively through Better Stakeholder Relationships
London, U.K. -- May 11, 2011 – AIMediaComms, the market leading provider of media and stakeholder interaction software, is hosting a free, half-day executive briefing on the topic of Engaging Stakeholders for Effective Crisis Communications, Issues and Reputation Management at The Queen Elizabeth…
Today’s Business Report Featuring Boise Based Cougar Mountain Software, May 15, …
Fox Business News will showcase Cougar Mountain Software on Today’s Business Report.
The Initial Airing of Today’s Business Report will take place:
Fox Business News – May 15, 2011@ 5:00pm EST
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Today’s Business Report will interview CEO, Chuck Gossett and introduce Cougar Mountain Software’s next-generation accounting software solution; the modular-based DENALI product line. With this modulated solution,…
SAPinsider Magazine to Launch Free App for iPad and iPhone at SAPPHIRE NOW
SAPinsider Magazine to Launch Free App for iPad and iPhone at SAPPHIRE NOW
New App Provides Mobile Users with Advanced Notice of SAP Initiatives and Updates
DEDHAM, Mass., May 11, 2011 — WIS Publishing today announced the availability of its free SAPinsider app for iPad and iPhone, which it will officially launch at SAP’s annual SAPPHIRE NOW conference. The app, which readers can download now in the Apple App Store, allows subscribers…
