Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
Mormons and Others Heed Warnings to Store Food for Emergencies and Disasters
Salt Lake City, Utah -- Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have been taught since the time of Brigham Young that they should have a year’s supply of food storage in their homes for possible emergencies, financial hard times, and disasters.
But it is not just the Mormons who think food storage is a good idea. People of all faiths, and from all parts of the…
Chrysler: Saving A Great Automaker, or Breakup Deal?
Labor Union Friendly Bids Left Out in Favor of Private Equity Buyouts
As DaimlerChrysler AG Executive and Board Member, Rüdiger Grube, meets with prospective buyers this week at JP Morgan Chase offices in New York, it appears that two more union-friendly proposals have been left out of those meetings.
Grube is scheduled today to start a week long round of meetings with representatives from the tandem of Blackstone Group and Centerbridge…
Imperiali Inc. Announces Great Response to Executive Search
West Palm Beach, FL - April 19, 2007 - Over the past several months, Imperiali Inc and its management have been conducting an executive search for top notch executives to join their team.
The executive candidates need to have stellar management skills and qualifications with the ability to manage several billions of dollars.
The management of Imperiali Inc. has decided to increase the strength of its team to bring the company…
Barry Hirsch ‘Entertainment Lawyer of The Year’
( EMAILWIRE.COM, April 19, 2007 ) Beverly Hills, CA -- Attorney Barry Hirsch has been named 2007 \"Entertainment Lawyer of the Year\" by the Beverly Hills Bar Association, and will be honored at its annual benefit awards dinner on Wednesday evening, April 25, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, it was announced by event co-chairs Caroline Raufi and Pamela Forster.
The Beverly Hills Bar Association has the distinction in…
Sunset Gower Studios Promotes Terri Melkonian To VP Sales, Marketing And Corpora …
( EMAILWIRE.COM, April 19, 2007 ) Hollywood, California –– Terri Melkonian, who joined Sunset Gower Studios ten months ago as vice-president of sales and marketing, has been promoted to the newly created, expanded position as Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Corporate Communications, it was announced by Sunset Gower CEO Robert Papazian. She is now the top ranked woman executive at the studio. “Terri is a top executive…
FotoInsight Photo Service Expands into France
Cambridge, UK. 20 April 2007. – FotoInsight provides photo processing and a range of gift items to consumers and businesses in Europe through its website fotoinsight.co.uk since November 2003. Now the company announced the start of its French service fotoinsight.eu. Over the its first three years the business has expanded, selling photographic paper prints in the UK and 30 European countries in five languages. The Cambridge company started a German…
direct/ Antisoma plc (UK) - Antisoma strategy update - joint statement from the …
Future opportunities
Today´s AS1404 licensing deal with Novartis is a great achievement. It is also an important step along the way to making Antisoma a significant and self-sustaining bio-pharmaceutical company. Our recent successes have provided us with an unprecedented opportunity to take our business forward. This will involve further expansion and diversification of our product pipeline. It will also entail a transition towards a business with a substantial role in commercialising…
direct/ Antisoma plc (UK) - Antisoma announces global agreement with Novartis fo …
London, UK: 19 April 2007 - Antisoma plc announced today that it has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Novartis for its vascular disrupting agent AS1404 (DMXAA).
Antisoma will receive near-term payments of USD 100 million. USD 75 million will be paid immediately and a further USD 25 million when AS1404 enters a phase III trial in lung cancer.
Antisoma will be eligible for total upfront, development, regulatory and…
Company that specializes in corporate branch level shutdowns has benifits to all …
Within corporate America today there are corporations that have branches all over the US and Canada. The leaders of these corporations don’t understand that they have a third party service that can take care of shutting down a branch or even an arm of their company, for whatever reason. Most try to handle this directly but don’t realize the cost and losses that are incurred during this process.
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Truly Self Directed IRA with Free Local IRA Diversification Training
Scottsdale, AZ—March 26, 2007 Polycomp Administrative Services, Inc., a California based consulting leader specializing in customized retirement and benefit plan administration, including Self Directed IRA solutions, is celebrating 30 years in business with its expansion of IRA and consulting services to Arizona. Polycomp has opened its newest office in North Scottsdale and has begun to offer free weekly educational Self Directed IRA workshops. George Polzer, Polycomp’s IRA Business…
AIM Software Announced Going Live of its Reference Data Management Solution at S …
GAIN to support improved tracking of Bloomberg and Toyo Keizai financial data
TOKYO (Japan)/VIENNA (Austria), 18th April 2007 – AIM Software, a leading provider of reference data management and risk management software to the financial industry, announced today that SPARX Group Co., Ltd. has selected AIM Software’s data management platform GAIN for the integration of Asian equities data provided by Bloomberg and for the automatic download of data from the Japanese…
Free Online Platform For Those That Want To Teach
Washington DC, April 20, 2007 - Powered BY Global, PBG is the first online education platform that permits unrestricted access by anyone who wants to create and teach a class online. And the best part, according to Lou Cooper, the Director of PBG is that there is no cost for anyone to get started.
A division of Global Academy Online, Inc., the online university builders and private-label online curriculum and…
Heavy-duty Log Splitter Helps Commercial Firewood Dealers Split Large, Massive T …
Rutland, VT -- Commercial firewood dealers can now split mammoth logs using Timberwolf’s TW-10 RC—the largest production log splitter on Earth.
The Timberwolf TW-10 RC can handle logs up to 6 feet in diameter and 10 feet long. With its 65-horse power John Deere diesel engine, this massive, 12,000 lb. beast can safely quarter giant logs into smaller pieces for further processed with more conventional equipment.
“The TW-10 is so…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - New, leading Nordic commercial real estate advisor formed …
Stockholm/Oslo/Reykjavik - 17 April 2007 - The leading Nordic commercial real estate adviser, Glitnir Property Holding, is created through the combination of the Norwegian Glitnir Property Group (the parent company of Glitnir Næringsmegling AS, Glitnir Real Estate AS and UNION Eiendomskapital AS, former UNION GRUPPEN) based in Oslo and the Swedish real estate adviser Leimdörfer with offices in Stockholm and Helsinki, Finland. This is one important step in the strategy…
Maxymiser Continues Strong UK Debut with P&O Ferries, National Express and Cheap …
London , April 17, 2007 - Maxymiser today announced that their unique multivariate testing technology has been selected by National Express Coaches, P&O Ferries and CheapFlights.co.uk. Maxymiser is devoted to maximising the success of online businesses by optimising the features of websites that can have the greatest impact on key metrics.
Testing different content combinations will allow National Express to learn how their customers respond to different marketing messages. The…
Global Vision Introduces Braille Inspection for Pharmaceutical Packaging
Montreal, Canada. March 20th, 2007— Inspecting pharmaceutical packaging in Europe has become more difficult and time consuming with the recent mandate to include Braille on all medical cartons effective 2010. Global Vision, the leader in automated proofreading solutions has recently integrated Braille inspection into all of their product suites. Global Vision’s technology is designed to inspect artwork and documents of any format for errors and consequently increases proofreading accuracy, speed…
Banking Business Technologies conference in Moscow
Zurich / Moscow, April 17, 2007 -- IRIS integrated risk management co-sponsors the V Conference “Banking Business Technologies” which will be held in Moscow in the Moscow Mayoralty on April 24-25.
The conference is organized by the Association of Russian Banks and will be attended by representatives of the banking industry of Russia and other CIS countries.
This year’s conference will be dedicated exclusively to risk management, inquiring into the…
Identity Theft: Retail Store Data Breach Affects Millions of Consumers, Includin …
(BOSTON, Mass. - April 17, 2007 - IDTheftSecurity.com) Market analysts have predicted that the massive theft of customers\' financial data at TJX Cos. may cost billions. The data breach has claimed millions of victims, including Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert. Promptly refuting related, fraudulent charges to his bank account and taking swift action to halt the criminals\' ability to use his credit…
McLoughlin Appointed to Commtech Board
The Board of Directors for CommtechWireless, global leader in the supply of automated service messaging and mobility workflow systems, recently announced the appointment of Mr. Chris McLoughlin to Director of Global Sales.
Mr. McLoughlin was advanced to the position from his previous tenure as Sales and Marketing Manager for Australia. His more than 20 years experience in Senior Sales Management roles in the IT&T industry in Australia and Internationally has made…
PMForum names Lawrence Suda as an International Project Management Correspondent …
Dallas, Texas – April 16, 2007 — PMForum, Inc announced today that Mr. Lawrence Suda has become an International Correspondent for the Company in New York City. The company is in the midst of forming a Global Correspondents Network to provide project management-related news and information from around the world and to provide PMForum with local representation. PMForum operates www.pmforum.org, the world’s first website devoted to professional project…
HANSA GROUP AG presents strategic corporate concept at Investor conference in D …
On the occasion of an investor Conference initiated by Investment Bankers Lang & Schwarz, Hansa Group AG has the opportunity to present its new strategic corporate concept which will be supportive to expand the current business fields. The center of interest will be the new strategic business unit “alternative energies”. Hansa Group AG is currently scheduling the construction of a Biodiesel-Manufacturing site in Duisburg.
Hansa Group AG intends to enhanced…
GoIP GLOBAL SIGNS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR FIRST WATCH PHONE
New York, NY – GoIP Global, Inc. (GOGB.PK), a specialized Mobile Media Company announced today they will introduce the first watch phone in the USA market, mymobilewatch.com. GoIP Global under an exclusive distribution agreement with SMS Technology Australia will introduce the first sleek GSM Watch Phone. By inserting a Cingular or T-Mobile SIM card the watch operates as your cell phone connected by Bluetooth to…
Ashes to Ashes no more in the office
From July 1st British law will change to mean that smoking at work will now be a thing of the past.
The ban will cover Wales, Northern Ireland and England. This ban will bring an end to smoking in all enclosed and substantially enclosed public places, including schools, restaurants, pubs and public transport. For UK business owners this means all enclosed or substantially enclosed spaces within the workplace must be smoke…
Article Tracking Toolkit Set for May Release
Findlay, OH – April 16, 2007. Professional Virtual Assistant Tracey Lawton has developed an exciting new tool to help entrepreneurs – and everyone – learn how to successfully manually submit articles they write to online article directories, listservs and other resources to receive the best exposure.
The Complete Article Tracking Toolkit was created by Ms. Lawton as part of her desire to organize and streamline her own process for managing…
direct/ All Nippon Airways: Revision Forecast FY2006
ANA Announces Recording of Extraordinary Gain and Revision of Performance Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2007
On April 13, ANA concluded an agreement for the transfer of the shares and assets of hotel-related subsidiaries. Following consultations with its independent auditors, ANA recorded a reversal to extraordinary gain of the allowance for bad debt related to those subsidiaries (about 7.0 billion yen) and applied tax effect accounting principles…
GCC Takaful insurance growth to be exponential
DR. SALEH J. MALAIKAH RECEIVES THE WORLD TAKAFUL CONFERENCE LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2007
Islamic insurance experts say the growth in the Takaful business in the Middle East will be exponential and that current projections are “un-ambitious and “anaemic”.
A panel of experts speaking at the end of the World Takaful Conference said they expected to see exponential growth in the GCC markets comparable to Malaysia, which was…
Innov-X SMTA Exhibits to Focus on Lead Free & RoHS Compliance
Woburn, MA---Visitors to Innov-X’s Booth at the SMTA’s Toronto Exhibition & Conference on Soldering and Reliability † and 11th Annual Atlanta EXPO † will learn how using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) can screen components, parts and PCB’s for compliance with the European Union’s RoHS* Directives. Recent studies indicate that up to 50% of supplier Certifications stating products are RoHS compliant, yet fail to pass testing. Portable XRF in many…
New corporate shutdown services, that helps combat the fraud that plagues the mo …
With all the fraud and corruption going on within the mortgage industry it’s nice to know that there is a service that can clean up the mess so that this industry can start to move forward again. With the economy being directly impacted by the mortgage industry and the recent destructive sub-prime market it’s important, now more than ever, to iron out the wrinkles and move on. Since 2003, the…
David DiStefano Named Chief Executive Officer of Richardson Group
( EMAILWIRE.COM, April 13, 2007 ) Philadelphia, PA —— Richardson, a leading sales training and consulting firm, announced today that David DiStefano will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Company founder and former CEO, Linda Richardson will assume the dual role of Executive Chairman and Curriculum and Relationship Strategist. This role will allow Ms. Richardson to focus her efforts on product development, solution customization,…
Carlton Hedges Speaks Out Against Venture Capitalists And The Dirty Side To Clea …
Carlton Hedges & Associates have seen renewable investments triple since 2002, but is quick cash really what the sector needs?
Carlton Hedges & Associates spokes person, Walt Lecter, yesterday spoke out against venture capitalists that are damaging renewable energy firms. He stated “Venture capital is sexy and exciting: The glamour of bringing a new business to market and the promise of big returns has started to have a devastating impact on…
direct/ All Nippon Airways Co Ld: Notice of Transfer of Shares of Subsidiary Com …
TOKYO April 13, 2007 The ANA Board of Directors today decided to transfer the shares and assets of 14 subsidiary companies relating to ANA Group´s owned and leased hotels. Details of the transfer follow below:
1. Reason for Transfer
To dispose of ANA Group´s owned and leased hotel assets in line with its 2006-2009 Midterm Corporate Strategy, as announced on January 31, 2006.
2. Transferred Companies and Properties
ANA Property Management Co., Ltd, ANA…
LivePerson and ineedhits Enter Joint Marketing Agreement
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- April 13th, 2007 -- LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN), a provider of online conversion solutions, and ineedhits, a leading search marketing firm for small business owners, today announced a joint marketing agreement to offer their services to each company\'s respective small business client base.
Under the terms of the agreement, by using the new SEO Wizard Reseller Solution developed by ineedhits, LivePerson will provide access to ineedhits\'…
ForAccess.com Adds Internet Safety Expert Richard Shuster to Advisory Board
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- The ForAccess.com Advisory Board is pleased to welcome Richard Shuster of ShusterSolutions.com as part of our team. Shuster is a multi-talented individual with a passion for protecting consumers, and more specifically, safeguarding children.
Shuster educates parents and schools about the ways they can protect their children from harmful Internet content. He has extensive experience in the IT field, and offers a software program that allows parents to…
Tom Duran Joins ForAccess.com Advisory Board
SAN ANTONIO, TX— Banking relationship manager Tom Duran has joined the Advisory Board of ForAccess.com and will serve as a banking advisor as well as customer relationship coach.
“My current job requires me to work closely with business owners to help identify their needs, suggest the right solutions to meet those needs, and then help them maximize their business,” said Duran. “We are delighted that Tom is joining us. His…
4th IFSB Summit - UAE Royal Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum
Kuala Lumpur, 12 April 2007 - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai has confirmed his patronage of the 4th Islamic Financial Services Board Summit 2007. The Summit will be on 15 and 16 May 2007 at the Grand Hyatt Dubai. The Central Bank of the UAE is hosting the Summit.
Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel…
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Workshop - Bangalore
eXample Consulting Group is pleased to announce its upcoming three day SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION workshop to be held in Bangalore on 26, 27 and 28th April 2007.
The course fee is INR 8990 (inclusive of Course materials, training services, use of laptop with Six sigma software, Lunch/Tea/Coffee and service tax)
Please visit http://www.examplecg.com/services/lean_sixsigma.htm for complete details, download brochure and registration instructions.
eXample Consulting Group (www.examplecg.com) is a Solution Consulting…
ANNOUNCING HUDSON CROSSING THE STRATEGIC ADVISORY FIRM FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
PhoCusWright Inc. and Hudson Crossing join forces to launch first ever advisory practice leveraging industry leading market research and intelligence.
New York City (April 11, 2007) -- Hudson Crossing, a new advisory firm devoted to helping business owners raise the financial performance of their travel, tourism and hospitality assets today launched its brand and business focused on the travel industry. Hudson Crossing will leverage the strength of its deep…
Home Buyers In Macomb County, Michigan Take Advantage of Buying Private and Bank …
( EMAILWIRE.COM, April 11, 2007 ) Macomb County, Michigan – Despite the slow economy, it’s actually the perfect time for first and second time home buyers to be purchasing a home in Macomb County, Mi. For the first time in more than a decade, the market is perfectly suited for buyers to save tens of thousands of dollars when purchasing homes.
Due to the rising inventory of private…
direct/ Carrefour SA: 1st Quarter Results
Group sales + 6.5% on constant exchange rates,
+ 5.2% on current exchange rates
· France: total sales up 1.6% (3.4% ex petrol) despite deflationary context
- In the current deflationary environment for food in France, we have reinforced our commitment to offer the best prices to all our customers. This has resulted in food deflation in our hypermarkets of 1.9% this quarter in dry grocery products.
- Within this context,…
Sukuk Forum Dubai sponsored by Sanad Sukuk Fund
The Middle East Business Forum will be gathering in Dubai on 25 April 2007 at the Grand Hyatt to focus its members’ attention towards the phenomenal growth of the Sukuk industry across international markets.
The Gold Sponsor, Sanad Sukuk Fund, is the world’s first GCC-oriented, diversified Sukuk fund. Sukuk—which are also known as “Islamic bonds”—have, until now, been difficult to purchase for the vast majority of Muslims leaving them unable…
Jacobs & Burns Speaks Out Against the Bank of Japans Proposed Interest Rate Incr …
Speaking from their corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Jacobs & Burns spokes person, Mr NG Nagasaki said “Only a year ago falling prices, which had contributed to bank failures and economic stagnation, appeared to be tamed. But they are back. Their return is a reminder to the Bank of Japan that it must not raise interest rates too high or too fast.”
He further went on to say “Japanese consumer prices fell…
US Crackdown On Tax Draws Opposition From Butterfield Advisors
The US government is to crack down on a controversial tax avoidance scheme believed to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year to US and foreign financial groups.
The move by the Internal Revenue Service, the US tax agency, could force big groups such as Carlton Hedges & Associates and Wachovia, the fourth-biggest US bank, to forgo substantial tax savings and hit the investment banks and law firms…
Mr. M. Vaqaruddin Joins Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited as CEO
Mr. M. Vaqaruddin has joined Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited, Pakistan as its Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. M. Vaqaruddin brings with him 27 years of experience of General Insurance Operations, Sales and Marketing to this position. He has worked in various senior positions in leading local, American and British Insurance Companies. He was the General Manager of Commercial Union Assurance at the time of its merger with NJI in…
Pervaiz Ahmed appointed CEO of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful
Mr. P. Ahmed has joined Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited, Pakistan as its Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Ahmed brings with him a very rich experience of Life Insurance Operations, Sales and Marketing to this position. He has worked in various senior positions in Governmental, Pakistani and Multinational insurance companies. He is an MBA and Fellow of Life Management Institute. He has also worked as a management consultant in Pakistan…
CISAL and EEPK, both TEMENOS customers, select FERNBACH for IFRS
Luxembourg, 11 April 2007 – FERNBACH, a leading provider of solutions for IFRS accounting and Enterprise-wide Value & Risk Management, has won two new customers in Luxembourg.
Commerzbank International S.A. Luxemburg (CISAL) and Erste Europäische Pfandbrief- und Kommunalkreditbank AG (EEPK) have both selected FERNBACH FlexFinance® IFRS to streamline their accounting processes and to enable compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which soon may replace Luxembourg’s former national accounting standard.
Commerzbank…
Sensitive Information Policy has PCI Audit Program Added by Janco
Janco has just released Version 2.1 of its Sensitive Information Policy Template which now includes a PCI Audit Program.
Park City, UT - Janco Associates, Inc. announced the release of its a PCI Audit Program with its Sensitive Information Policy Template. This is a significant expansion of beyond the HIPAA Audit Program Guide which was added in its prior version. Victor Janulaitis the CEO of Janco said, "All enterprises…
Imperiali Inc. Announces Convertible Loan Talks
West Palm Beach, FL – April 9, 2007 – Today, after long hours of management meetings regarding the company\'s recent activity, Imperiali\'s Investment Advisory Committee has been brought an additional request from management to change the company\'s current capitalization process.
As the sun was rising in the early hours of the morning, the management of Imperiali Inc. decided that the company should consider closing the offering of its equity to…
Imperiali Organization and Founder Daniel Imperato Featured on Reuters Times Squ …
New York – April 10, 2007 – Today the Imperiali Organization announced that they have been featured, along with founder Daniel Imperato, on the Reuters Billboard on Times Square in a week long campaign to develop business in the New York area.
Imperato has consulted for Fortune 500 corporations, with a mix of product lines, consisting of telecommunications equipment, products, and services, including v-sat terminals, handheld mobile satellite telephones, passport…
Taiwan: IP Court Organic Act passes third Legislative Yuan Reading on March 5
On March 5, the IP Court Organic Act passed its third Legislative Yuan Reading. This, along with the IP Case Proceeding Act passed during the Legislative Yuan\'s previous session, means the IP Court is set to commence operation this fall. This greater professionalism will not only elevate the quality IP-related examinations, we can expect more efficiency in all IPR-related lawsuits and remedies, and better rights holder protection-a milestone for IPR…
Full Selection of Marvy Barber Poles Now Offered at NationwideBeauty.com
April 11, 2007. Syracuse, NY -- Nationwide Beauty and Barber Supply is proud to announce the addition of the entire line of the William Marvy Company's barber poles to their web offering at nationwidebeauty.com. Nationwide Beauty previously offered four Marvy models to their catalog and web customers, and will now add the remaining dozen barber poles to the web selection.
Marvy Barber Poles have been a staple to the…
