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The Transition Companies Advises King Oil Company on Sale to Private Investor
The Transition Companies LLC (“TTC”) announces the sale of King Oil Company of Hagerstown, Maryland to a Private Investor. - December 19, 2008 - The Transition Companies
BDA Advises Areva on China JV with Xiamen Huadian
Areva T&D, advised by BDA, has formed a 55/45 JV with Xiamen Huadian Switchgear Co Ltd. The JV will manufacture medium and high voltage switchgear products. - December 19, 2008 - BDA Partners Ltd
Evolution to Paperless Workflow in 2009 Made Effortless with Insight from Metafile
Benefits of paperless accounts payables and accounts receivables processes offered, helping to provide an uncomplicated path towards paperless workflow for companies in the new year. - December 19, 2008 - Metafile
Information Security Media Group Unveils Its 2009 Risk Management & Information Security Training Catalog for the Finance Industry
BankInfoSecurity.com and CUinfoSecurity.com, unveil their new webinar training catalogs for 2009. - December 19, 2008 - Information Security Media Group
Language Line Services Launches Language Line® Direct Connect Interpretation Service
New Offering Connects Financial Counselors with Limited-English Clients to Help Save Homes. - December 19, 2008 - Language Line Services
Compass Advisory Group (a Fifth Avenue Advisors Company) Advises Invest Holdings, Inc. On Sale of Two Business Units
Open Finance Network Acquires the operating subsidiaries of Invest Holdings, Inc.: American Securities Group and Epluribus, Inc. - December 19, 2008 - Fifth Avenue Advisors
Enter Offshore Expat Christmas Prize Draw
HSBC International employs staff around the world; many will spend Christmas away from home. To make the holiday season easier to bear, HSBC International are running an expat Christmas competition. - December 19, 2008 - HSBC International
Top Tips for Expat Christmas Giving
HSBC International employs staff all around the world. Not all of these are lucky enough to make it home for the holidays, so HSBC are running a competition to make giving gifts that much easier. - December 19, 2008 - HSBC International
Online Forex Trading Names Richard Lee New Chief Currency Strategist
Forex news and educations site, Online Forex Trading, has named Richard Lee Chief Currency Strategist. - December 18, 2008 - Online Forex Trading
MB Trading Connects to TSX, Adds Canadian Symbols for Trading
MB Trading (“MBT”), a financial services company, announced today that its customers can begin trading symbols on the Toronto Stock Exchange via the company’s Award-winning trading platform, the MBT Navigator*. At the time of the trade, a forex transaction is also placed in the... - December 18, 2008 - MB Trading
Paperless Accounts Receivables Practices Offer Substantial Savings for Companies per Latest PayStream Advisors Report, Co-Sponsored by Metafile
“Receivables Document Management Report” Predicts Rapid Growth In Accounts Receivables Automation, With Corresponding Time And Financial Savings For Companies Adapting To This Evolution - December 18, 2008 - Metafile
Opalesque Adds 100 New Seats to Realtime Active Trader Chat, the Longest Running, Exclusive Trading Community of U.S. Traders and Hedge Funds
Opalesque, the world's largest subscription-based publisher covering alternative investments, has added 100 new seats to the realtime Active Trader Chat, the longest running trading community of market professionals, traders and hedge funds focusing on the U.S. markets. - December 18, 2008 - Opalesque Ltd
'Soul Currency' is Main Street's Hope to Create Wall Street Value and Abundance, says Author Ernest D. (Ernie) Chu
Ernest D. (Ernie) Chu, a former Wall Street investment banker and capital markets expert, offers a message of hope and practical inspiration for Main Street in his new book, "Soul Currency: Investing Your Inner Wealth for Fulfillment and Abundance." - December 17, 2008 - Soul Currency Institute
A New Finance Forum Launched by Brokers Online
The internet is so vast that much of the financial information available is old, out of date or incorrect. The Finance Talk Forum is designed to ensure that surfers always have the best and up to date information available. - December 17, 2008 - Alliance Internet Ltd
Tracesmart Upload 2009 Electoral Register Search
Tracing specialists add millions of 2009 Electoral Register records to their database. - December 17, 2008 - Tracesmart Ltd
RaboPlus Innovation Proves a Winner Despite Economic Downturn
RaboPlus' what is believed to be a New Zealand first - www.BankaRate.co.nz, offers a limited number of exclusive term deposit rates that are typically higher than comparable offerings from the major banks, on a "first in, first served" basis. - December 17, 2008 - RaboPlus.co.nz
Streamlined Loan Modification Announced
Veritus Funding improves loan modification process for homeowners. - December 17, 2008 - Veritus Funding
InvestorIdeas Upgrades Membership Access for Investor Research
Independent Investor Research Tools; Be ready for 2009 with Water Stocks Directory, Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, Insiders Corner and Weekly Top 25 Search Trends - December 17, 2008 - InvestorIdeas.com
Mobile Finance, Inc Offers Mobile Home Financing and Refinancing in Pennsylvania
Mobile Finance, Inc, a specialty financial services company focused on offering mobile home loan programs, announced that it is offering a mobile home refinancing program that includes debt consolidation. - December 17, 2008 - Mobile Finance, Inc
Cheyne Capital Wins Three Major Credit Awards
Cheyne Capital, a leading alternative asset manager, won three major awards for its credit fund business at the Creditflux industry awards in London. - December 17, 2008 - Cheyne capital
Maintrust KAG to Enhance the Integration of SIX Telekurs VDF Data by Implementing GAIN Data Management
AIM Software, a leading provider of reference data management solutions to the financial industry, announced the successful going-live of GAIN Data Management at Maintrust KAG mbH, the German investment subsidiary of the Nomura Holding, Inc. Tokyo. The reference data management platform is used by Maintrust for the automated delivery of static data from SIX Telekurs VDF into V3 by Sungard. - December 16, 2008 - AIM Software
Summit Commercial Finance Named on “Best Places to Work” List for the Second Consecutive Year
The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ.com has ranked Summit Commercial Finance on its list of "Best Places to Work" for the second consecutive year. The equipment leasing and finance company ranked 22nd in the category for micro companies. "The Best Places to Work"... - December 14, 2008 - Summit Commercial Finance
Top Growth Mid-Market Private Firms Announced for Q3 2008
Ten North American private companies cited for quarter over quarter growth. - December 13, 2008 - Private Company Index
Financial Crossroads Offers ‘East Coast Team’ to Help Consumers
Financial Crossroads, a debt settlement company headquartered in Santa Ana, California, is pleased to announce its addition of an East Coast team to help customers access client service professionals during convenient business hours, regardless of location. The expanded team will also reduce wait... - December 13, 2008 - Financial Crossroads Santa Ana California
Crescent State Bank Certified Mortgage Planner Named Real Estate Impact Leader
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Mark Wooten, certified mortgage planner at the bank, has been named a Real Estate Impact Leader by Business... - December 13, 2008 - Crescent State Bank
Enemies Within the Gate – How Companies Can Use IT Security to Protect Against Insider Attacks
Tough economic times present increased motivation for cybercrime. Experts from Gotham Digital Science share tactics that companies can use to protect against security attacks executed by disgruntled or former employees. - December 13, 2008 - Gotham Digital Science
VIP Total Protection Package Proposal
Protect your assets properly and gain knowledge on all your insurance needs with this new package proposal. - December 12, 2008 - Peyton Insurance
New Check Printing Software Was Customized for Small Businesses by a Design Team Which Includes Actual Small Business Owners
New Check Printing Software was designed with help from the same customers who use it, so it is arguably the most user-friendly product to ever hit the market. - December 11, 2008 - Halfpricesoft
Crescent State Bank Selected to Participate in U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program
Crescent Financial Corporation, the parent company of Crescent State Bank, today announced that it has received preliminary approval of its $24.9 million application to participate in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program (TCPP). The program is designed to attract... - December 11, 2008 - Crescent State Bank
The Transition Companies Advises Windo-Shade Distributors Inc. on Sale to Innovus Investment Holdings
The Transition Companies LLC announces the sale of Windo-Shade Distributors Inc. of Galveston, Texas to Innovus Investment Holdings LLC. - December 10, 2008 - The Transition Companies
Ovation Credit Services Goes Green in an Effort to Inspire Change
Ovation Credit Services, a leading credit repair company, announces its efforts to go green and encourage change among other businesses. It is the first credit report repair company to go public with its commitment to the environment. "By proactively and voluntarily undertaking green... - December 10, 2008 - Ovation Credit Services, Inc.
DMC Software Solutions Solve CRM Software Retirement Issue with Link 200
DMC Software Solutions, a well respected Sage, Dell and Microsoft Gold Business Partner, have developed Link 200 ensuring that companies don’t suffer with the imminent redundancy of particular Sage software, such as SalesLogix version 6.2. - December 10, 2008 - DMC Software Solutions
New Chief Market Analyst at Easy-Forex™
Easy-Forex announces the addition of Michael J. Malpede to its market analyst division. Mr. Malpede will be based in the Chicago office of Easy-Forex. - December 09, 2008 - easy-forex
Easy-Forex™ Opens in London
Easy-Forex has established an office in London, just months after launching its new forex trading platform, the Visual Trading Machine™. - December 09, 2008 - easy-forex
Virtual Galt Announces Stock Research Findings: More Democrats in the Senate Mean Lower Stock Returns
James Oaksun, president of Virtual Galt Corporation, a Saco, Maine-based financial consultancy, has completed path-breaking research on stock returns under different political scenarios. The findings indicated that, for the United States Senate, every 10 additional Democrats resulted in a reduction in real (inflation adjusted) stock returns by about one percent per year. - December 07, 2008 - Virtual Galt
Free $50 to Open FXCM Micro Forex Trading Account
Put FXCM Micro to the test and check out spreads as low as 1.5 on EUR/USD. - December 07, 2008 - FXCM
U.S. Debt Settlement Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary; Business is Better Than Ever
U.S. Debt Settlement is an established fast rising company with plenty of aggressive young talent worth taking a look at. Whether you are interested in a good news story, financial help with debt settlement, loan modification or want to learn about possibly investing in the next hot stock - this information is for you. - December 06, 2008 - U.S. Debt Settlement
Crescent State Bank Secures New Core Processing Services
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Market SM), has announced that the bank has selected Metavante, a leading provider of banking and payments technology, to replace the... - December 06, 2008 - Crescent State Bank
MitiGroup, LLC Announces Entry Into Mortgage Loan Document Auditing for Mortgage Loan Modifications.
MitiGroup, LLC, a Florida LLC, announces credit services conduit formation for Loan Document auditing, Loan Modification, Credit Auditing, Debt Settlement, and Attorney Referral. Mortgage Loan document auditing is the process by which closing documents signed by the borrower are analyzed for compliance by industry auditors an d experts, using the top software program used by the lenders themselves. - December 05, 2008 - MitiGroup, LLC
CEO Challenges Reports Record Year
2008 events attracted 137 CEOs from around the world, $13,800 donated to charity. - December 05, 2008 - CEO Challenges
Financial Decisions Group Launches Their Free Debt Consolidation Programs Online
Financial Decisions Group, located online at financialdecisionsgroup.net, recently launched their online debt consolidation website to assist more customers in obtaining help with their debts. - December 05, 2008 - Financial Decisions Group
Information Security Media Group (ISMG) Announces Restricted Article Access on BankInfoSecurity.com & CUInfoSecurity.com Has Been Lifted
Information Security Media Group (ISMG) announces that it has removed the login requirement to access articles on BankInfoSecurity.com and CUInfoSecurity.com. - December 03, 2008 - Information Security Media Group
Genesis Funding Source, LLC Provides $4,000,000 in Term Financing for Houston Retail Strip Center
Bryan K. Watts, President of Genesis Funding Source, LLC, announced today that the company has provided $4,000,000 in term financing to Beltway-Gessner Retail, LP (“Beltway-Gessner”) for a 28,483 square foot retail strip center located off Beltway 8 in Houston, Texas. The... - December 02, 2008 - Genesis Funding Source, LLC
Virtual Galt Announces The Gift of Freedom(SM)
Virtual Galt Corporation announces a new product today. Called The Gift of Freedom(SM), it is a suite of services designed to help people find freedom. - December 02, 2008 - Virtual Galt
Sawlog Prices Increase in China in 3Q 2008 as Log Supply Tightens, Reports WRI
The domestic sawlog market in China has tightened as a result of reduced log imports from Russia in 2008. The increased competition for logs has pushed log prices upward to record highs in the 3Q 08, according to Wood Resources International. - December 01, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
The Chairmen’s RoundTable Panel Shares Top Ten Economic Insights
The Chairmen’s RoundTable (CRT), a San Diego-based, non profit volunteer organization that provides gratis mentoring and business advice to CEOs and presidents of local, private businesses, recently asked five experts on finance and economics to explore some of the fundamental effects impacting the economy with a special focus on the investment landscape and what may be expected going forward. The presentations and discussion yielded these top ten economic insights. - December 01, 2008 - Chairmen's RoundTable
First Mortgage Supports LIFT Scheme
It’s harder than ever to get a foot on the housing ladder but First Mortgage is one organisation that is committed to offering first-time buyers a chance to own and afford their own homes. The company can now provide this unique opportunity through the innovative and extremely successful LIFT... - November 29, 2008 - First Mortgage Direct Ltd
International and Private Equity Buyers Forum
The Transition Companies is pleased to invite key executives to an International and Private Equity Buyers Forum at The Renaissance Hotel Times Square, New York City on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 9:00 AM. - November 27, 2008 - The Transition Companies
CallDesk Receptionists Gear Up for the Tax Season
Call Desk Inc announced that they have enhanced their services to provide live virtual receptionists to CPA’s and other tax preparers during the upcoming tax season. - November 26, 2008 - Call Desk Inc
The EliteExchange Group Eyes Asia, to Partner with China's Largest Education Group EIC
The two groups have agreed on allocating mutual resources on bringing the world-class practices to China. International students, especially Chinese with lower English proficiency and minimum experience might seek the wise path to stand out in this turbulent market place. - November 26, 2008 - The EliteExchange Group