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The IVA – Lifeline in a Rising Tide of Repossessions?
For homeowners in financial difficulty, this year’s anticipated 50% rise in repossessions is worrying news. As they look into ways of meeting their mortgage payments, many are considering the benefits of IVAs (Individual Voluntary Arrangements). - May 19, 2008 - Debt Advisers Direct
Avoiding Repossession: £10 Million of Debt Help and Advice
Gregory Pennington has welcomed the Government’s new £10 million package which aims to improve the advice and support available to mortgagors facing repayment difficulties. “Given the complexity of mortgage products, debt help and advice are always vital to the wellbeing of this... - May 19, 2008 - Gregory Pennington
Kent Smith of Edward Jones Receives Accredited Asset Management Specialist® Designation
Kent Smith of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Temple, TX has achieved the professional designation of Accredited Asset Management Specialist®. Smith successfully completed the Accredited Asset Management Specialist, or AAMS®, Professional Education Program from the... - May 19, 2008 - Edward Jones - Kent Smith
Forex Brokerage Firm Breaks the Mould with Cash Rebates
FxRebates is one of the premier Forex brokerage firms in the industry. They specialize in introducing knowledgeable and capable brokers to Forex traders and assisting those traders in improving their profit margin and bottom line. - May 19, 2008 - FxRebates
Crescent State Bank Holds Statewide Food Drive
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 the bank will hold a food drive to support the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Requested items... - May 18, 2008 - Crescent State Bank
Q1 High Growth Companies Announced by the Private Company Index
The Entrex Private Company Index (PCI) reveals the five companies that topped their growth charts for Q1 2008. - May 17, 2008 - Private Company Index
Canada’s Leading Merchant Cash Advance Provider Changes Their Name from CFC to Advanceit
Cesef Financial Corporation (CFC), Canada's leading Merchant Cash Advance provider for small and medium sized businesses, announced today that they have changed their name to Advanceit Financial Corporation. - May 17, 2008 - Advanceit
Ensemble Financial on List of Top Independent B/Ds
Ensemble Financial Services has been named one of the Top 50 independent Broker/Dealers in the nation by Investment News magazine. “This is a great accomplishment for Ensemble and we are proud to once again be ranked among the country’s top independent Broker/Dealers,” says... - May 16, 2008 - Ensemble Financial Services
Do Rising Oil Costs Justify Supply Chain Price Increases... And to What Degree?
Procurement Analytics, a variable price control company uncovers "accurate" oil-based commodity pricing using mathematical modeling. - May 15, 2008 - Procurement Analytics
Stellar Sponsors Accounts Payable Conference in Melbourne, Australia
Stellar announces sponsorship of “Best Practice Accounts Payable and Procurement 2008” conference. - May 15, 2008 - Stellar
Satori Group, Inc. Deepens Strategic Partnership with Citrix Systems
Satori Group Partners with Citrix to Deliver Virtual Business Performance Management. - May 14, 2008 - Satori Group, Inc.
A New Online Debt Resource in the UK Providing Expert and Impartial Debt Advice
The Debt Advice Trust is a UK registered not for profit organisation which exists to enable people in serious debt to get advice on various debt solutions ranging from Bankruptcy to an IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangements), Management Plans and more. - May 13, 2008 - Debt Advice Trust
Yapstone Announces New Vice President of Marketing
Yapstone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ division, is the Country’s largest payment processor to the property market, focusing primarily on apartments, student housing, homeowner associations, and other property-related markets. - May 12, 2008 - Yapstone, Inc.
Kiawah Golf Investment Seminars (KGIS) Introduces a New Concept in Investment Workshops: Small Group Training with Absolutely No Product Sales
KGIS brings small groups together to learn how to manage their personal or self directed retirement investment programs while vacationing in one of the top golf, tennis, and beach resorts in the US. KGIS sells education, filling the gap between making money and investing it. - May 12, 2008 - Kiawah Golf Investment Seminars
Nationally Known Financial Expert Dennis Roberts Joins SBTV.com with Exclusive Podcasts
Accounting and investment banking expert– Dennis Roberts offers entrepreneurs valuable advice as a SBTV.com Featured Advisor. - May 11, 2008 - SBTV.com
Michelin VP to Address International Meeting – Use of a Business Simulation in Developing a Worldwide Business Literacy Program
Steve Hunt, Michelin’s VP Travel Publications in North America will be the corporate keynote speaker at Andromeda Training’s Income/Outcome University 2008. Management trainers from five continents will meet with Fortune 500 and university clients of Andromeda, to play a business... - May 11, 2008 - andromeda training, inc
Investor-Ready Program Opens Doors for Entrepreneurs
Presenting to an angel investment group gives business owners the opportunity to attract investors so they can grow their business and expand their markets. - May 10, 2008 - Northern Ontario Enterprise Gateway
CreditErasers.com Launches a Brand New Website Along with Two Additional Credit Related Services for Their Clients
CreditErasers.com, in response to the growing credit crisis that continues to grip the United States, has launched a new & much improved website to the public. - May 10, 2008 - CreditErasers.com
Take the Right Decision in Debt-Ridden Times with Debt Advise
Advise IVA is an online organisation which provides advice to people who are stuck in debt problems and also helps strike Individual Voluntary Arrangement between borrowers and lenders to facilitate repayment. - May 09, 2008 - Advise IVA
Webinar: Film Financing
Leading Practitioners and Investors at the Forefront of Investing Reveal How Bankers, Deal Makers, Asset and Hedge Fund Managers Have Altered the Way Films are Being Financed Today. Opalesque, the world's largest subscription-based publisher on alternative investments, hosts a webinar with leading practitioners on Film Financing May 13, 2008 (16.00 GMT) (17.00CET) =11.00 am (EST) - May 08, 2008 - Opalesque Ltd
NW Foreclosure Advisors, LLC Offers Short Sale Assistance to Realtors and Homeowners
NW Foreclosure Advisors, LLC Assists Real Estate Professionals and Their Clients Who Are Headed Into Foreclosure by Stopping the Foreclosure, Saving Their Personal Credit and Protecting Them from a Future Liability. - May 06, 2008 - NW Foreclosure Advisors
Best Selling Author to Hold Commercial Real Estate Investing Seminars
Best selling author, Monica Villasenor, to hold commercial real estate investing seminars across the country beginning in June. - May 06, 2008 - Villasenor Productions, LLC
Triad Securities Joins The Charles River Network
Triad Securities (Member, SIPC (www.sipc.org) ) has joined the Charles River network and is now available as a routing destination. Triad is a leader in IPO information and has dedicated specialists, software tools, and reports covering new stock issues. - May 05, 2008 - Triad Securities
Redwood Enhances Financial Close Solutions from SAP for World-Class Companies
Responding to the constant struggle of corporations to complete a timely and reliable financial period-end close, Redwood Software is unveiling a new offering aimed at helping world-class companies accelerate financial closing processes. The integration of the SAP® Central Process Scheduling... - May 05, 2008 - Redwood Software
MilitaryNewsNetwork.com Announces Affiliate Partnership with Pioneer Military Lending
MilitaryNewsNetwork.com, an online military news and information site, has partnered with Pioneer Military Lending to offer responsible lending to U.S. Military servicemembers. - May 05, 2008 - MilitaryNewsNetwork.com
DebtCC Launches Community Success Stories
Recently DebtCC has launched a section on Community Success Stories. This is a section which comprise of a collection of stories. The stories mainly deal with the first hand experience of the debtors, who have successfully managed to get out of debt. By introducing this section, the community aims to provide a suitable guideline to the people who are in debt. The community feels that such a document would provide debt relief to the debtors much faster. - May 05, 2008 - Debt Consolidation Care
Adverse Bad Credit Loans: Monetary Assistance Irrespective of Consideration for Credit Record
Adverse Bad Credit Loans is a trustworthy online arranger of financial services. - May 05, 2008 - Student Loans UK
Radio Interview Alerts Individual Investors to Benefits of Using Stock Options
Mark D. Wolfinger, veteran options trader and author of The Rookie’s Guide to Options, was recently interviewed by Gabriel Wisdom, host of Financial Wisdom on the business talk radio network. - May 04, 2008 - mdwoptions
Debt Management – The Only Option?
Conditions in the credit and housing markets are limiting the ways in which borrowers can tackle their debts - but a debt management programme offers a way out of debt which is not directly affected by today’s economic problems. - May 02, 2008 - Gregory Pennington
Girard Partners Hires Investment Veteran Harry "Skip" Dittmann as Vice President
Harry "Skip" Dittmann brings 35 years of financial experience to wealth management firm. - May 02, 2008 - Girard Partners Ltd.
Global Growth and Outsourcing May Increase Supply Chain Fraud Risk, Says Kroll
The latest Kroll Global Fraud Report highlights the growing danger of supply chain fraud to businesses worldwide. - May 01, 2008 - Kroll, Inc.
FXCM Joins with CNBC to Feature Currency Trading in the CNBC.com Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge
FXCM, the online currency trading broker, has joined with CNBC as the Official Currency Trading Sponsor of the CNBC.com Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. The Challenge, a virtual trading competition that was previously limited to stock trading only, will now feature both stock trading and currency trading. - May 01, 2008 - FXCM
InvestorIdeas.com Announces Addition of EquityGroups.com Message Boards
Investor Tools Include Stock Directories and Message Boards for Renewable Energy Stocks, Nanotech Stocks, Biotech Stocks, China Stocks and Oil and Gas Stocks. - May 01, 2008 - InvestorIdeas.com
Patrick Galleher Joins Boxwood Partners, LLC
Former CEO Joins Growing M&A Firm in Richmond, VA; Targets International Expansion - May 01, 2008 - Boxwood Partners, LLC
A New Personal Finance and Financial Planning Resource Available to Public
RaagVamdatt.com is a newly launched personal finance and financial planning website, guiding small investors about various areas in personal finance like investing, insurance, loans, etc. - May 01, 2008 - RaagVamdatt.com
Symons Capital Management Introduces a New Small Cap Investment Strategy
SYMONS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT has introduced its third long-only equity mutual fund strategy, Symons Small Cap Institutional Fund (SSMIX). The strategy is an intellectual sibling of the Symons Alpha Growth and Symons Alpha Value strategies – in every case Symons Capital seeks to invest in... - April 30, 2008 - Symons Capital Management, Inc.
Seasoned Entrepreneur Named Chairman of FIU’s Entrepreneurship Center
Florida International University’s Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, which brings entrepreneurship to all students on campus no matter their major, recently announced that Mike Tomás, president of the ASTRI Group, will be Chairman of its Board of... - April 30, 2008 - Florida International University Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center
Regulatory Arbitrage After Basel ii - a New Presentation From Compliance LLC
Compliance LLC today announced a new half day presentation for hedge fund managers and professionals, high net-worth managers and family offices. - April 30, 2008 - Compliance LLC
Bristol County Savings Bank Hosts Homebuyer Fair on Saturday May 3 in the Carousel at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA
The Homebuyers Fair will feature light refreshments, free carousel rides, and free giveaways as well as a $250 credit toward closing costs with Bristol County Savings Bank. - April 30, 2008 - Bristol County Savings Bank
The Federal Banking CO-Op and the Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Announce Their Plans to Develop National Sales Staff and Membership Recruiters
Due to the huge increase in Foreclosures and Home Owners at Risk seeking immediate assistance The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center will be recruiting local sales staff and counselors to help homeowners understand their options and help them work out their housing problems. At the same time, FBC will be hiring local membership representatives to help grow their membership and assist on a local levels. - April 29, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
Tina Dhar, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation/Sagemark Consulting, Selected to Elite Group
Tina Dhar has been selected as one of 50 financial planners from among 2200 financial planners across the country to join the Select Planner Group of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation/ Sagemark Consulting, (LFA/Sagemark), as part of the firm’s Private Wealth Services Group Program which... - April 29, 2008 - Sagemark Consulting
New Credit Card Debt Consolidation Service
A new credit card debt consolidation matching service is now offering no obligation credit card debt quotes online. Debt management companies will compete for the consumers business just like the insurance and mortgage industry have been doing for years. - April 27, 2008 - creditcarddebtconsolidationservice.net
Accuity, the Leading Provider of Payment Routing Data & AML Screening Software Named Sponsor at Knowledge Congress's Event on Anti-Money Laundering III on 05/14/08
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Accuity, Leading Provider of Payment Routing Data and AML Screening Software named sponsor at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference entitled: “Anti-Money Laundering III for Financial Institutions: New Developments, Economic Sanctions and Global Compliance Requirements.” This 2-hour event is scheduled for May 14, 2008, Wednesday, at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST. - April 27, 2008 - The Knowledge Group
Wealth Builders FX Launches New Personal Trading Assistant Platform
With this new product, retail investors can now take advantage of the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market, while limiting their time commitment and reducing the emotional stress of trading. - April 26, 2008 - Wealth Builders FX, LLC
Gibbs Comments on Potential Job Loss in Memphis Banks
Mercer Capital senior vice president Andy Gibbs comments on the potential for job losses in Memphis-based financial institutions, which appear in an article titled "Banking Workforce Reduction Ahead, Study Says," published by the Memphis Daily News on April 23, 2008. - April 26, 2008 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
FHLBank Pittsburgh Increases Protection for Members with Leading Collateral Management Solution from Rockall Technologies
Rockall Technologies, a leading financial services solutions company, is delighted to announce that their systematic tracking of collateral management solution, STOC, was selected by the FHLBank Pittsburgh. - April 25, 2008 - Rockall Technologies
Johnathan Ahlf - Helping Taxpayers Losing Millions to the IRS
Johnathan Ahlf, one of Financial Recovery Associates' independent sales associates, recently hit the mark of more than $2.5 million in recovered funds. He has been personally responsible for assisting taxpayers in learning which deductions they could have taken and then assisting them in reclaiming their lost funds. - April 24, 2008 - Johnathan Ahlf
Paperless Accounts Payable Automation Shown to Provide Strategic Business Advantage
New study by the Aberdeen Group, underwritten in part by Metafile Information Systems, shares the barriers to, and benefits of, paperless financial automation. - April 24, 2008 - Metafile
Boston Area CPA Firm Rucci Bardaro & Barrett Promotes Seven
The CPA and business advisory firm, Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett, recently promoted seven accounting professionals on its 35-person staff. Mark Paquin, CPA, MST, was promoted to the position of Principal. He joined the firm in 2004 and directs its Accounting and Audit group. Paquin is a resident... - April 24, 2008 - Rucci Bardaro & Barrett PC
YesMany Expands Its Services and Makes Up to 4 Credit Cards Available for Its Customers
YesMany increases the number of its services via which credit cards are being issued. Now company customers can order up to 4 different credit cards and purchase various goods and services online with even greater convenience. - April 23, 2008 - YesMany