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Sharon B. Akings Inducted Into Metropolitan Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry
Metropolitan Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals recognizes Sharon Akings, catastrophe specialist at SF Insurance Company, for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of finance. Ms. Akings has an impressive background in finance. It is her experience in... - July 28, 2007 - Cambridge Who's Who
FXCM Now Offers Segregated Forex Accounts Through FXCM LTD
The FXCM Group announced today that accounts with Forex Capital Markets, LTD (FXCM UK) are fully segregated in accordance with UK financial regulations. FXCM UK accepts accounts from the United States and over 100 countries. In the unlikely event of FXCM UK's bankruptcy, clients of FXCM UK would... - July 27, 2007 - FXCM
Edcomm's Banker's Academy Passes 1,000,000 Mark for ELearning Students Trained
The number of students having taken eLearning programs from Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy has passed 1 million. Those 1 million students have taken over 33 million topics ranging from compliance and teller training to systems training, product training and sales training – all created... - July 26, 2007 - The Edcomm Group
Ying Hart Joins Russell Bedford's Boston Firm as Human Resources Manager
Russell Bedford International's Boston member firm, Rucci Bardaro & Barrett, has recruited Ying Hart for the newly created position of Human Resources Manager. - July 26, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
New Website Helps Investors Sell Mortgage Notes
Summit Note Services provides a Note Listing Service for owners of mortgage notes. Investors who want to sell mortgage notes or trust deeds can find note buyers by listing their promissory note on Summit Note Services website (http://www.Sell-Note-Online.com). Promissory notes listed on the website will receive quotes from up to 200 pre-qualified mortgage note investors. - July 25, 2007 - Summit Note Services
Banner Power Co Inc Enters Florida Market
Banner Power Company ("BPC"), headquartered in Rockville, Maryland has signed an agency agreement with Generator Concepts ("GC") based in Boca Raton, Florda. The Banner Backup Electric System is a professionally installed inverter that provides instant backup electricity from a... - July 23, 2007 - Banner Power Company Inc
BankInfoSecurity.com Webinar: Maintaining Compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Section 501(b) on July 31
BankInfoSecurity.com will offer a webinar on July 31 to help financial institutions maintain compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Section 501 (b). - July 23, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
BankInfoSecurity.com Webinar: Fighting Fraud Schemes -- Education, Response and Defense
BankInfoSecurity.com will offer a webinar on Fighting Fraud Schemes: Education, Response and Defense on July 26. These types of crimes amount to losses of over 20 billion dollars per year to financial institutions, businesses and consumers. - July 22, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Community Banks of Colorado Deploy Banking Compliance Training from Edcomm's Banker's Academy
Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy successfully deployed its Banking Compliance eLearning program — along with Edcomm’s own Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®, for hosting and maintenance — to Community Banks of Colorado. Focus on Compliance, from... - July 22, 2007 - The Edcomm Group
Ricky Allen Bailey, a Departmental Accounting Associate for Florida State University, Has Been Selected as Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Ricky Allen Bailey, a departmental Accounting Associate for Florida State University, has been selected as Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. Some of Ricky’s daily responsibilities include reconciling bank statements, audits, and working as a liaison with operations and the... - July 22, 2007 - Princeton Premier
California Retail Bank Upgrades to Learning Link Premium® from Edcomm's Banker's Academy
A California Retail Bank has selected Learning Link Premium® to work in conjunction with Focus on Compliance training previously commissioned from Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy. Learning Link Premium® provides users with an additional set of tools to assist in the learning... - July 22, 2007 - The Edcomm Group
Wyoming Retail Bank Deploys Banker's Academy Unlimited Training from The Edcomm Group
The Edcomm Group recently deployed its Banker’s Academy Unlimited package — along with Edcomm’s own Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link® for hosting and maintenance — to a Wyoming Retail Bank. - July 22, 2007 - The Edcomm Group
Warsaw Audit Firm, Misters Audytor, Joins Russell Bedford Global Network
The worldwide Russell Bedford audit and consulting organisation has announced the appointment of Misters Audytor Sp. z o.o. as its Polish member firm. Misters Audytor Sp. z o.o. is a two-partner, Warsaw-based audit and consulting practice, originally founded in 1991 by Barbara... - July 22, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
Axiom Exclusively Launched Website for Exclusive Mortgage Leads
www.exclusive-mortgage-leads.org, a mortgage lead generation company which offers Mortgage Leads, live transfer leads and telemarketing mortgage leads to brokers and lenders in real time which will enable them to close more loans. - July 21, 2007 - Axiom BPM PVT LTD
Santiago Espinosa de los Monteros Modrona Has Been Selected for Inclusion Into the Princeton Premier Registry
Santiago Espinosa de los Monteros Modrona has been selected for inclusion into the Princeton Premier Registry. Santiago's biography will now be listed alongside other business leaders and professionals within his industry. As a analyst for Accenture, Santiago is a compensation and benefits expert. - July 21, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Paperless Payroll Saves Time, Money and the Environment
Best practices for businesses now include "going green" - July 20, 2007 - Payrollonabudget.com
Joseph P. Borg, President of NASAA and Director of the Alabama Securities Commission to Speak at KC’s “NASD Rule 2821 Amendment No. 4” Event on August 2007
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences, has announced today that Joe Borg, President of NASAA, and Director of the Alabama Securities Commission will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference entitled: “NASD Rule 2821 Amendment... - July 20, 2007 - The Knowledge Group
Crescent State Bank Sponsors Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Conference
Michael Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank will sponsor the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce 2007 Annual Planning Conference in Pinehurst, N.C. on Wednesday, Aug. 22 and... - July 20, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
The FXCM Group Announces That It Has Changed the Name of Its Subsidiary, FXCM LLC to FXCM Futures LLC
The purpose of the name change is to avoid confusion between Forex Capital Markets LLC and FXCM Futures LLC. - July 20, 2007 - FXCM
Crescent Financial Corporation Announces 44 Percent Quarterly Increase in Net Income for Second Quarter
Crescent Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CRFN), parent company of Crescent State Bank headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, has announced unaudited net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 of $1,448,000, reflecting a 44% increase over net income of $1,003,000 for the prior year quarter. - July 20, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
BMG India Announces Advanced Tools Training for Six Sigma Professionals
Advanced Tools training is designed to provide Green Belts, Black Belts and master Black Belts with a mastery of DMAIC tools. This is an advanced class that is focused on helping participants learn how to apply Six Sigma techniques in unique situations. BMG holds this class regularly in cities around the world. Training can also be scheduled on-site for a group of 10 to 15 participants. - July 18, 2007 - BMGI India
Shauna Balderson, Senior Auditor at Deloitte and Touche, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Shauna Balderson has been selected for inclusion into the Princeton Premier Registry. As a new member Shauna's biography will now be listed alongside other business leaders and professionals who have achieved success both in their respective professions and in their community. Shauna is an... - July 18, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Shari N. Cohen Has Been Selected as Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Shari N. Cohen, a consultant for Accenture, has been selected for inclusion into the Princeton Premier Registry. Shari N. Cohen handles a wide variety of clientele and implements different business systems both domestically and internationally with off shore accounts. As a consultant, Shari's... - July 18, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Vikrant Shah, Auditor for Deliotte and Touche, Has Been Selected for Inclusion Into the Princeton Premier Registry
Vikrant Shah, auditor for Deliotte and Touche, has been selected for inclusion into the Princeton Premier Registry. Vikrant's biography will now be listed alongside other business leaders and professionals who have strived and achieved success. As an auditor Vikrant assists in the establishment of... - July 18, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Franchise Owners Benefit as Priority Leasing Joins DAI Approved Lender Program
Subway franchise owners will now benefit nationally from the company’s partnership with a premier equipment leasing and financing provider. - July 18, 2007 - Priority Leasing
Reliance Technology Ventures Advises Reliance Communications on $300 Million Acquisition of Yipes Holdings, Inc.
Reliance Technology Ventures Limited (RTVL), led by Mr. Harshal Shah, played a pivotal role in Reliance Communication’s acquisition of US based Yipes Holding, Inc (“Yipes”), the leading provider of managed Ethernet Services. Reliance Communications, through an affiliate, is acquiring 100% of Yipes, in an all cash deal valued at Rs. 1,200 crore ($300 mn). This is the largest ever acquisition by Reliance Communications to date. - July 17, 2007 - Reliance Venture Asset Management Ltd
Glitnir Bank Enters First Real Estate Venture in China
Nordic bank Glitnir signed a joint venture with Sinopec‘s CGCOC (CGC Overseas Construction Co. Ltd) on June 5th to develop a residential area in Shenyang city in north-eastern China. The residential site covers 230,000 square metres, of which 85% will be earmarked for housing and the rest... - July 17, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Granite Shield’s Revolutionizing New Line of Aftercare Products
Granite Shield™ announces a new line of aftercare products available to purchase online now. - July 17, 2007 - Granite Shield
Hedge Fund Solutions and Risk Management Announce Partnership
Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS) and Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced today they are partnering together in order to feature comprehensive background investigations as part of HFS’s services to their clients. These reports enable fund of fund managers, individual high-net-worth qualified... - July 17, 2007 - FSE, LLC
July 15 – 21: FXCM Unlocks Access to DailyFX Plus
DailyFX Plus is FXCM’s high-powered suite of advanced trading tools and news analysis, and is normally restricted to clients. For one week, however, DailyFX Plus will be open to all of FXCM’s practice accounts. (Sign up for a free demo account) From Sunday, July 15 to Saturday, July... - July 14, 2007 - FXCM
Green & Seifter CPAs Hires Senior Audit Manager
Linda Gabor, CPA of Liverpool has joined Green & Seifter, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC as senior audit manager. Linda's areas of practice include audits of manufacturing, governmental and not-for-profit entities, employee benefit plans, financial statement preparation and internal control... - July 14, 2007 - Green & Seifter, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC
Abalos & Associates, PLLC Wins Alfred P. Sloan Award
Sandy Abalos, managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC, has announced that the firm has won the 2007 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. As a winner, Abalos & Associates ranks nationally in the top 20 percent of employers in terms of flexible work... - July 13, 2007 - Abalos & Associates
Peggy Jean Lee Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Peggy Jean Lee, assistant treasurer for the Columbia Union Revolving Fund, has been selected for inclusion into the exclusive Princeton Premier Registry. As a seventeen year veteran in her field, Peggy oversees all aspects of account management including the preparation of important financial... - July 13, 2007 - Princeton Premier
John N. Rallis II, CPA Joins Allgen Financial Services, Inc. as CFO
Allgen Financial Services, Inc. has a new Senior Partner and CFO. John N. Rallis II, CPA has joined Allgen to help manage the fiduciary responsibilities of the firm. In addition, he will be a vital resource to Allgen's retirement planning, estate planning and business succession planning services. All clients will now be served and managed by a financial advisor, portfolio manager, and professional tax strategist. - July 13, 2007 - Allgen Financial Services, Inc.
Allgen Financial Services, Inc. Acquires Good Risk Reward, Inc.
Allgen Financial Services, Inc. acquires Good Risk Reward, Inc. in order to solidify its position in the market as a full service retirement planning institution. Through the acquisition of Good Risk Reward, Allgen will now offer self-investor training and improve its wealth management services. - July 13, 2007 - Allgen Financial Services, Inc.
Harshal J Shah Gets Appointed as CEO of Reliance Technology Ventures Ltd.
Harshal J. Shah, a veteran of IBM and Accenture, has now been appointed as the CEO of Reliance Technology Ventures Ltd. Mr. Shah has been instrumental in the investments into Yatra, India's largest online travel consolidator, Seedfund, and a company which was the largest venture capital transaction in India. He serves on the boards of Yatra, Telsima, Setco Automotive Ltd. and Reliance Venture Asset Management. - July 12, 2007 - Reliance Venture Asset Management Ltd
Bristol County Savings Bank Recently Named Jay Farland a Vice President of Commercial Lending at Their Providence, RI Commercial Loan Center
Bristol County Savings Bank, a $1.2 billion mutual savings bank founded in 1846 and headquartered in Taunton, MA, has 10 offices in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. - July 12, 2007 - Bristol County Savings Bank
Zafin Labs Opens Second European Office in Berlin, Germany
Zafin Labs Opens Second Office In Berlin Germany to Serve Clients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland - July 12, 2007 - Zafin Labs
Betonmarkets Teams Up with City AM
BetOnMarkets.co.uk would like to acknowledge the finish of a six week marketing partnership with City AM newspaper in the City of London. Working with City AM newspaper distributors who featured BetOnMarkets logos on their business shirts, 50,000 leaflets were distributed to City AM readers during... - July 12, 2007 - Regent Markets (Malta) Ltd
Crescent State Bank Announces New Compliance Manager
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Mark Vaughn has joined the bank as senior vice president and compliance manager. In this position, Vaughn will be responsible for... - July 11, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Latinos Now Have a Place to Learn How to Make Best Use of Personal Finance Products
Creditos123.com launches "Universidad Financiera," a practical information resource on how to better manage personal finances. - July 11, 2007 - Creditos 123, LLC
Robert T. Brady Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Robert T. Brady has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. His biography will now be listed alongside some of the most prominent business leaders and professionals in the world today. As a audit manager, Robert is responsible for managing over fifteen employees as well as... - July 11, 2007 - Princeton Premier
BankInfoSecurity.com Offers Payment Card Industry Compliance Webinar July 12
BankInfoSecurity.com offers webinar to learn how to achieve and maintain PCI data security compliance, a must for financial institutions and companies issuing credit and debit cards. - July 11, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
BankInfoSecurity.com Webinar Offered on Mitigating Voice Over IP Security Risks
Voice over IP or "VoIP," is becoming an attractive alternative to conventional phone networks. VoIP services are becoming more widely deployed in today's enterprise markets as an effective measure for cost savings and increased feature sets. - July 11, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Party Showcase Named Member of Local Business Club
Penn Shore, president of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Breakfast Club of the Triangle, has announced that the club has named Party Showcase as a member in the event supplies category. Through its membership, Party Showcase will have access to business development events, Internet... - July 09, 2007 - The Northwestern Mutual Breakfast Club of the Triangle
Housing Partnership Overhauls Its Asset Management with Ram Software
Brent Housing Partnership (BHP) selects Series4000 to maintain its "excellent service three star rating." - July 08, 2007 - Real Asset Management PLC
Princeton Premier Honors Nancy C. Bode for Inclusion Into the 2007-2008 Registry
Nancy C. Bode, owner of Shoreline Financial Concepts LLC, has been selected for inclusion into the exclusive Honors Edition of the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. As the owner, Nancy's major scope of duties include working with mortgage companies on refinance and purchases closing along the... - July 07, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Atul Malhotra Has Been Selected for Inclusion Into the Princeton Premier Registry
Princeton Premier has selected Atul Malhotra for inclusion into the 2007-2008 Honors Edition Registry. As a senior cosultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP, Atul has polished his skills as a consultant over the last three years.Some of his duties include advising various public and private... - July 07, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Pre Foreclosure Data Reporting Company Default Research Announces Expansion
Add the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and North Carolina to the growing list of states covered by Default Research Inc. - July 06, 2007 - Default Research Inc
The Tumultuous Relationship Between Dentists and Dental Consultants: The Wealthy Dentist Survey Results
Dental consultants have disappointed many dentists, according to a Wealthy Dentist poll. The survey found that the majority of dentists report having had negative experiences with dental consulting. Complaints were wide-ranging: dental management consultants are overpriced, inexperienced, impersonal, or even looking for religious converts. - July 06, 2007 - The Wealthy Dentist