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Thalmann Commodities Acquires X5 Markets for Block Options Crossing
Thalmann Commodities acquired the assets of X5 Markets, known for developing the first block options execution system. - March 30, 2011 - Thalmann Commodities
Thalmann Commodities Hires new Head of FX Sales and Marketing
Thalmann Commodities Launches Forex trading functionality and recruited new Head of FX Sales. - March 25, 2011 - Thalmann Commodities
Manulife Asset Management Singapore Launches New Global Equity and Fixed Income Funds
Manulife Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. announces the launch of two new funds - the Manulife Global Contrarian Fund and Manulife Strategic Income Fund. - March 25, 2011 - Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Thalmann Commodities Adds GER Equity Research Services to Its Online Trading Site
Thalmann Commodities is expanding the ETF research which provides insightful information to individuals and advisors seeking to identify potential investment opportunities in the rapidly growing ETF marketplace. - March 25, 2011 - Thalmann Commodities
Insurial Americas Negotiates $20 Million Trade Credit with Lenders and Investors
Wall Street based Insurial Americas announced today that it is actively negotiating a $20 million trade credit facility with both financial institutions and an international network of private investors. Insurial recently expanded into the United Arab Emirates, China, and Pakistan, launching its... - March 24, 2011 - Insurial Americas, Inc.
Recent Study on Managed Futures Unveils Highest Performing Programs
A recent study on managed futures is creating industry controversy as the study creators aimed to select the highest performing managed future funds from several thousand investment platforms. - March 24, 2011 - eManaged Futures
Forex-Metal Introduces Free Android Trading Application
Forex-Metal has introduced a mobile trading solution, specifically designed for Android devices. - March 24, 2011 - Forex-Metal
Launch of Option-Brokers.net Announced
Williams Hailey Investment Group announces the launch of its web site, www.Option-Brokers.net. This site is targeted toward traders who are interested in selecting the right online broker to conduct options trading. - March 24, 2011 - Williams Hailey Investment Group
Launch of Top-OnlineBrokers.com Announced
Williams Hailey Investment Group announces the launch of the web site, www.Top-OnlineBrokers.com. This site is targeted toward experienced, active traders who are evaluating online brokers as part of their decision process to set up a new broker account. The new website provides information and a... - March 23, 2011 - Williams Hailey Investment Group
Capricorn Contributes to FX Week Article
At the FXInvest Europe conference in Zurich on March 8, foreign exchange investors and fund managers met to discuss key issues driving the FX market in 2011 and the possible impact of new regulations. - March 23, 2011 - Capricorn Strategies
New York City Foreclosure Listings in February 2011 Down 82% from February 2010 Levels
The number of new scheduled NYC foreclosure auctions was down 82% in February 2011 compared to February 2010, and was down 59% from January 2011. - March 22, 2011 - PropertyShark.com
Grizzly "GZD" Announces $7.5 Million Brokered Private Placement
Grizzly Discoveries "GZD" Announced an Agreement with D&D Securities (the Agent) to sell $5 million non-FT share units at a price of $0.50 and $2.5 million FT share units at a price of $0.70. - March 20, 2011 - Grizzly Discoveries Inc.
Antiquorum to Offer an Exceptional and Rare Collection of Erotic Watches in Geneva on March 27
Collectors can look forward to Antiquorum’s upcoming auction “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” to be held on Sunday 27 March at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva. Among the 564 exclusive modern and vintage timepieces, Antiquorum experts are pleased to offer an extremely rare... - March 19, 2011 - Antiquorum
Former Moss Adams Wealth Advisors COO/CIO Mark Jaeger Joins Appropriate Balance
Appropriate Balance Financial Services, Inc. (ABFS) is pleased to announce that Mark Jaeger, CFP®, ChFC®, AIF® has joined the firm as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, Mr. Jaeger will be responsible for practice management, technology, finance and... - March 17, 2011 - Appropriate Balance Financial Services, Inc.
Gulf Coast Venture Forum Elects New Board Member in Sarasota
A new Chapter President has recently been elected in the Gulf Coast Venture Forum’s Sarasota Chapter. - March 17, 2011 - Gulf Coast Venture Forum
High-Tech Bridge Expands on Ethical Hacking Market and Invests in R&D
High-Tech Bridge SA, leading Swiss Ethical Hacking company based in Geneva, increases equity capital to CHF 2m and announces expansion on Swiss and International IT Security markets. Acquisitions are planned during the next 3 years, as well as CHF 1m investment in High-Tech Bridge’s Security... - March 16, 2011 - High-Tech Bridge SA
Jumpstart Equity Partners to Invest in Australian and New Zealand Real Estate
Jumpstart Equity Partners, LLC., a private equity real estate investment platform linking investors with international investment opportunities, targets Australia and New Zealand. - March 16, 2011 - Jumpstart Capital Partners
Unique and Historically Important Patek Philippe Ref.2419 Retailed by Cartier Sold for $710,500 at Antiquorum Auction
Antiquorum held a highly spirited and extremely successful auction of Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces on Thursday, March 10th in New York totaling $4,460,162. The auction of 275 rare and collectible timepieces drew a standing room only crowd, in addition to 301 registered internet bidders... - March 15, 2011 - Antiquorum
Wood Pellet Exports from the US and Canada to Europe Reached 1.6 Million Tons in 2010, a Doubling of Shipments in Just Two Years
Over the past two years, North America has become a major supplier of wood pellets to Europe. In 2010, an estimated 1.6 million tons of pellets were shipped from the US and Canada to the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. This is a doubling of volume compared to 2008. - March 12, 2011 - Wood Resources International LLC
Dr. Katherine Woodthorpe, CEO of Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, Discusses Australia’s Venture Capital Industry in Business Review Australia
In the March issue of Business Review Australia, the CEO of the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL), Dr. Katherine Woodthorpe, reveals an overview of the venture capital industry. Dr. Woodthorpe hits on a series of trends, challenges and success stories impacting... - March 12, 2011 - WDM Group
Epitome Global Services Names Kim Wales as New CEO
Epitome Global Services, a leading global administrator for the hedge fund and alternative asset management industry, today announced that effective immediately, Kim Wales, has been named Chief Executive Officer to lead Epitome into the next growth phase. Wales succeeds Raju Panjwani,... - March 12, 2011 - Epitome Global Services
Lacey E. Buteyn, CFP®, CIMA® Joins Texas Financial Resources
Seasoned Wealth Management Advisor Lacey Buteyn Brings Energy and Fresh Perspective to Texas Financial Resources' Client Base - March 12, 2011 - Texas Financial Resources
AUSIB Welcomes India's Growth Oriented 2011 Union Budget
The Alliance for US India Business (AUSIB) welcomes India’s Union Budget for FY 2011-12, and rates it as a very investor friendly budget that could help attract more investments into India. Sanjay Puri, AUSIB President said, "We are very happy that this budget is high on foreign... - March 12, 2011 - Ausib
Forex Signal Killer Launches New Website
Forex Signal Killer, a division of ShelCort Enterprises, has launched their new website. - March 11, 2011 - Forex Signal Killer
PB&MTadd Futures and Forex Introduces pbmtaddinvestments.com for Online Futures and Forex Trading
PB&MTadd has released its new website that provides online futures, forex and options traders state of the art technology coupled with the unparalleled customer service of PB&MTadd with low online comission rates. - March 11, 2011 - PB&MTadd Futures and Forex
David S. Richmond Earns Master of Science in Financial Services Degree from the American College
Co-founder of Richmond Brothers Financial Management Specialists, Inc. pursued degree to better serve clients and prospective clients - March 10, 2011 - Richmond Brothers, Inc.
Landen Options and Futures Offers Free Brokerage Trading Education
Landen Options and Futures, a global leading brokerage firm that provides premier trading services, announced today its new offering to active clients, the chance to learn more about brokerage trading through coaching classes exclusively for free. - March 09, 2011 - Landen Options and Futures
American Pacific Rim Commerce Group Announces Appointment of International Monetary Fund as Its Investment Banking and Strategic Advisory Firm
American Pacific Rim Commerce Group (OTC:“APRM.PK”) (www.aprcg.com) “the Company”), and a leader in marketing “Made-in-the-USA” products and services manufactured by U.S. Small & Medium Size Businesses (SME) to consumers in Hong Kong and China through their proprietary e-commerce platform, headquartered in Citra, Florida, today announced that it has engaged International Monetary (“IM”) as its investment banking & strategic advisory firm to structure financing. - March 08, 2011 - American Pacific Rim Commerce Group
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present at Power Generation World Africa 2011
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO Chris Faulkner to Present at Power Generation World Africa 2011. - March 08, 2011 - Breitling Oil and Gas
ParagonEX 4.1 Trading Software to Debut on the UFXMarkets Website
ParagonEX has entered into a licensing deal, which will designate UFXMarkets as the launch website for their newest trading platform, version 4.1. - March 08, 2011 - UFXMarkets
Frankfurt Listings: Go Public Fast: New Fully Compliant Frankfurt Exchange Public Shells and Listings Available Now Through Frankfurtlistings.com
Merger Law Associates Ltd. has UK Plc. shells on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. These shells are fully compliant with the new rules and regulations of the Open Market Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. - March 07, 2011 - Merger Law Associates
Newly Updated Tax Lien Investing Basics Course
This course was originally created in 2005 to help people sort through the hype and get to the real truth about tax lien investing and determine whether or not tax lien investing is a good strategy for them. The course materials were updated in 2007, and 2009, and now again in 2011. - March 04, 2011 - TaxLienLady.com
Forex-Metal Announces the Launch of a New Website for South-East Asia Region
Forex-Metal has announced the launch of a new website, forex-metal.co.id, which principal language is set to Bahasa, to appeal to customers in Indonesia and Malaysia. - March 04, 2011 - Forex-Metal
Trade Risk Guaranty (TRG) Celebrates Blue Ribbon Cutting Event
Trade Risk Guaranty (TRG) joined the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce in August, 2010 and celebrated their first Blue Ribbon Cutting event last week, February 10, 2011 at their Main Street office. - March 02, 2011 - Trade Risk Guaranty
Perth Mint Announces Platinum Platypus Bullion Coin
The Perth Mint has announced the Australian Platypus, a new 1oz investment coin made from 99.95% pure platinum. Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the new coin depicts a diving platypus by Perth Mint designer Natasha Muhl. No more than 30,000 coins will be issued in... - March 01, 2011 - Perth Mint
CMIA Capital Looks to Invest in S'pore SMEs
Private equity firm CMIA Capital Partners is now expanding its geographical mandate to sniff out opportunities in Singapore's SME (small and medium enterprise) space. - February 27, 2011 - CMIA Capital Partners
"Alternative Alternatives" Investment Funds Start 2011 Slightly Negative, Returning -0.55% in January After Double Digit Returns in 2010
Opalesque Ltd., a leading provider of online information services to the alternative investment industry, today announced the preliminary results of the Opalesque A SQUARE ('alternative-alternatives') indices covering the performance of niche alternative investment funds. The indices are calculated based on the net performance of 591 single- and multi-manager funds currently listed in 22 categories in the Opalesque Solutions A SQUARE Fund Database. - February 27, 2011 - Opalesque Ltd
PlanPlus Integrates with Arius Account Opening Software
PlanPlus and Arius Software have completed initial integration between the investment and financial planning software from PlanPlus and the account opening software from Arius. - February 25, 2011 - PlanPlus Inc.
Ailant Finance Capital Markets Offers Clients Participation in the Facebook Mania
"If you want to invest in Facebook, and you are a high net worth individual, there are some ways to do it," according to Ferdinand Aracon, PR manager of Ailant Finance Capital Markets. - February 23, 2011 - Ailant Finance SA
Newly Upgraded Real Estate Investing Websites Released
A real estate investing and website firm, www.RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net has released a new upgrade for their real estate investor websites. This upgrade includes features that make it possible and easier to manage most aspects of real estate investing whether buying or selling houses. - February 21, 2011 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com
Antiquorum Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Auction Hong Kong, February 26, 2011
Antiquorum is delighted to present its upcoming “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” to be held on Saturday February 26 at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. More than 450 carefully selected timepieces will be offered during this first sale of the year. The preview will be held at... - February 19, 2011 - Antiquorum
Landen Options and Futures Enhances Trading Reliability and Efficiency
In line with its endeavor to strengthen its trading efficiency and reliability, Landen Options and Futures, a global leader in commodity and brokerage trading service, has announced today its plan for operational efficiency enhancement with highlights on downgrading management complications and downtime trading. - February 19, 2011 - Landen Options and Futures
Bauer Global Finanz Appoints Legal Expert as Corporate General Counsel
Bauer Global Finanz, an independent commodity and brokerage company has recently appointed Ms. Beatrice Cowan as the firm’s newest Corporate General Counsel. Her appointment will commence on March 2011, before the start of the second quarter. Ms. Cowan will provide comprehensive strategic leadership assessment and general legal counsel for the entire company, including its Board of Directors. - February 19, 2011 - Bauer Global Finanz GmbH
John Bogle, Founder and Former CEO of The Vanguard Group, Talks about the Future of Investing on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss
John Bogle, founder and former CEO of The Vanguard Group, doesn’t beat around the bush regarding the health of the investment market in his interview with Robert Reiss, host of the CEO Show. Bogle also provides his views about how investing has deteriorated from a focus on the long term to short term speculation and provides advice to investors. Other topics discussed include derivatives, health care costs, and the promise of students who are graduating from our educational institutions. - February 19, 2011 - Reissource, LLC
New York City Foreclosure Listings in January 2011 Down 59% from January 2010 Levels
The number of new scheduled New York City foreclosure auctions was down 59% in January 2011 compared to January 2010, and was down 4% from December 2010. - February 18, 2011 - PropertyShark.com
New Website Offers Help for Retailers
The new website aims to inform, educate, and motivate independent retailers to maximize their inventory investment. The website contains helpful, informative articles covering the essentials of retail management. Topics include: Classification Merchandising, The Truth About Markdowns, Seven Deadly Retail Sins, Inventory Balance, Incentive Plans, and more. - February 17, 2011 - RMSA Retail Solutions
Global Trade of Wood Chips Was Up in 2010 After a Sharp Decline in 2009 with China Becoming a Major Importer, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Global trade of wood chips was up 25 percent in 2010 because of increased production of pulp and paper products worldwide. China showed the greatest growth in chip imports with an increase over 400 percent in the past two years, as reported in the Wood Resource Quarterly. Australia continues to be the major exporter and shipped 11 percent more in 2010 than in the previous year. - February 16, 2011 - Wood Resources International LLC
GCN Canada Signs US $200 Million Infrastructure Development Agreement with SIKON INC. for Cameroon Project
GCN Canada, Inc. has announced that it has struck an agreement with the Aboriginal owned and operated SIKON Infrastructure Inc. to provide planning and infrastructure works for the Emerald Coast Project in Cameroon. - February 16, 2011 - GCN Canada, Inc.
Oil and Gas Fraud Association Announces Stay-Safe Tips
Oil and Gas Fraud Association Announces Stay-Safe Tips on how to stay safe when investing in oil and gas drilling deals. - February 11, 2011 - Oil and Gas Fraud Association
Global IPO Investment Services Firm Renaissance Capital Shares Its Exciting IPO Calendar in February’s Business Review Canada
Linda Killian, C.F.A., is the founder and principal of Renaissance Capital, a global IPO research and IPO investment services firm based in Greenwich, Conn. Killian sees the 2011 IPO investment calendar light on big splash IPOs compared to last year, which could drive down IPO valuations. She... - February 11, 2011 - WDM Group