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Pivot Point Advisors Takes Initiative to Provide Clients with World Class Performance Reporting
Pivot Point Advisors (www.pivotpointadvisors.com), a Texas-based investment management firm with a focus on quantitative strategies, claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) for financial reporting. This achievement provides assurance to the public that Pivot Point Advisors is at the forefront of ethical and transparent reporting practices in the financial industry. - June 08, 2009 - Pivot Point Advisors
Capital Corp Merchant Banking Reaffirms Commitment to International Funding of Africa
On the heels of President Barack Obama’s official visit to Egypt, Capital Corp Merchant Banking confirms their continued interest in the opportunities throughout Africa. - June 08, 2009 - Capital Corp Merchant Banking
Fidelity Debt Solutions Announces Office Relocation
Office move to downtown San Diego prompted by recent growth. - June 08, 2009 - Fidelity Debt Solutions
Free Tax Lien Investing Kit Now Available
If you’ve heard about tax lien and tax deed investing and wanted to learn more about it, this is your chance. - June 08, 2009 - TaxLienLady.com
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland Audit Partner Named to Wake Education Partnership Programs Committee
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) (www.cbh.com) has announced that Scott Duda, audit partner at the firm, has been named to the Wake Education Partnership Programs Committee. Wake Education Partnership brings together resources and builds relationships within the community to promote... - June 07, 2009 - Cherry Bekaert LLP
i-Admin Partners with China Talent Group to Offer Full Payroll Services in China
i-Admin has further expanded its reach of service offerings in China with the formation of a new partnership with China Talent Group (CTG). This means that i-Admin can now provide full payroll services to over 60 major cities in China including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. CTG... - June 07, 2009 - i-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Local Virtual Assistants Group to Host Table at Coeur d’Alene Business Networking Event
The Inland Northwest Virtual Assistants Alliance (INVAA) will be hosting an informational table at NetworkINCDA’s Face2Face business networking event. - June 06, 2009 - Your Administrative Solutions
HighIncomeMonthly.com Investors Receive New Cash Monthly in Retirement Accounts
HighIncomeMonthly.com subscribers take control of investments using the safety of gold, the S&P 500 index, and treasury bonds while earning high monthly income. - June 06, 2009 - HighIncomeMonthly.com
Crescent State Bank Opens 15th Location
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 has opened its 15th office, located at 4711 Six Forks Road in Raleigh. This is the bank’s... - June 06, 2009 - Crescent State Bank
Grant Management Seeks Landlords to Fulfil Booming Demand for Student Properties
According to Grant Management, the student market remains one of the most robust buy-to-let propositions - June 06, 2009 - Grant Management
Vialtus Solutions (Formerly Pipex Business) Offers UK Businesses Access to Next Generation Network Performance, Today
Vialtus Solutions, in partnership with Cable&Wireless, has launched the UK’s first 1GBPS[1] Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) to run on Cable&Wireless’ Multi-Service Platform (MSP). Vialtus Solutions’ new IP VPN service enables companies to deal with... - June 05, 2009 - Vialtus Solutions
NorthShore Capital Advisors to Attend WasteExpo 2009
Greg W. Needham, vice president of marketing and business development of NorthShore Capital Advisors (www.northshore-capital.com), has announced that the firm will attend the WasteExpo 2009 Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Scheduled for Monday, June 8 –... - June 05, 2009 - NorthShore Capital Advisors
Capital Development Advises Small Business Buyers to Act Now for SBA 504 Loans
The SBA 504 expiring fee waiver and the impending rate increase provide a powerful incentive for buyers to act now. - June 05, 2009 - Capital Development
MiniCo Insurance Redesigns Web Site for Independent Insurance Agents
MiniCo Insurance has launched a new version of its Web site for independent insurance agents, www.minicoinsurance.com. The updated site serves as a one‑stop resource for agents writing self-storage risks to learn about changes and developments in the self-storage industry. Features... - June 05, 2009 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC
Berkshire Settlements Receives Tennessee Life Settlement Provider License
The State of Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has granted Berkshire Settlements, an Atlanta based insurance services company, a license to operate as a life settlement provider. Berkshire’s services enable seniors to sell their life insurance policies in a capable, trusted, and... - June 04, 2009 - Berkshire Settlements, Inc.
GreenChoice Bank Earns Conditional Approval of Bank Charter
First “Green” Community Bank in Midwest Plans 2nd Half 2009 Opening - June 04, 2009 - GreenChoice Holding Company
IPA Ranked #143 by Crain’s Chicago Business
IPA has been ranked the 143rd largest privately held business in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business. Crain’s exclusive ranking of the largest privately held companies in Chicago is based on revenue, and was published April 20, 2009. Crain’s Chicago Business, a Crain... - June 04, 2009 - IPA
IPA’s Managing Director Recognized as Honored Member of Stanford Who’s Who
IPA’s Managing Director, John R. Burgess, has been recognized as an honored member of The Stanford Who’s Who Black Book. Inclusion to The Stanford Who’s Who Black Book is limited to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership or achievement in their occupation,... - June 04, 2009 - IPA
IR Pro Communications and The Opportunity Show to Attend the Vancouver 2009 World Resource Investment Conference
The Vancouver 2009 World Resource Investment Conference main speaking halls and workshops have something for everyone including expert analysis and direct investing in the precious metals, commodities and clean energy sectors. This must attend event has over 125 resource companies and over 40... - June 04, 2009 - IR Pro Communications
YapStone Announces New Chief Financial Officer
YapStone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ and VacationRentPayment™ divisions, is the Country’s largest payment processor to the property market, focusing primarily on apartments, student housing, homeowner associations and other property-related markets. - June 03, 2009 - Yapstone, Inc.
SpareBank1 Orders Another 100,000 Smart Card Readers
One of the largest Norwegian providers of financial services and products, SpareBank1, has placed an order for another 100,000 Todos Readers. This deal means that Todos eCode technology now protects more than half a million of the bank's customers online. Todos Reader is a very small smart card reader that generates one-time passwords. - June 03, 2009 - Todos Data System AB
Sterling HSA and Medical Cost Advocate Announce Partnership to Help Lower Consumer Healthcare Costs and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses
Sterling HSA (R), a company specializing in administering health savings accounts (HSAs) and Medical Cost Advocate (R), a company with expertise in negotiating health care costs for consumers, have teamed up to provide Sterling HSA account holders with a service to review and negotiate their... - June 03, 2009 - Medical Cost Advocate
Systemation Celebrates 50 Years of Providing Project-Based Learning Improvement Solutions
Company marks anniversary with new slate of project management, business analysis and agile development workshops; offers new virtual learning format. - June 03, 2009 - Systemation
Small Business Loan Survival Guide and the Increasing Use of Guerrilla Financing Tactics
A small business loan report about business owners using guerrilla loan tactics to obtain business financing has been published by AEX Commercial Financing Group. The AEX report is designed to serve as a short survival guide for commercial borrowers when they are seeking commercial loans. The practical need for businesses to resort to guerrilla finance tactics has been accelerated by the decreased performance of commercial banks in providing effective small business finance funding. - June 03, 2009 - AEX Commercial Financing Group
Mobile Self-Storage Magazine Becomes Digital Publication
MiniCo Publishing’s "Mobile Self-Storage Magazine" quarterly publication will be distributed in a digital format beginning with the July 2009 issue. The official publication of the Mobile Self-Storage Association, "Mobile Self-Storage Magazine" features mobile self-storage... - June 03, 2009 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC
First Investors Corporation: 2009 First Investors Chairman’s Council Announced
First Investors Corporation recently announced the members of the 2009 First Investors Chairman’s Council. The 25 members were determined by their performance rankings for 2008-09. - June 03, 2009 - First Investors Media
Orlampa Enterprises is Expanding
Orlampa Enterprises, Inc., a privately held corporation based in Trinity, Florida, is expanding during this economic downturn. - June 03, 2009 - Orlampa Enterprises, Inc
Declinex Marketing Campaign Receives 2009 Gold Hermes Creative Awards
Capital Access Network Inc., parent company of AdvanceMe Inc. and PredictiFund Inc. and a leading provider of financial solutions, today announces that its “Declinex” marketing campaign is the recipient of a Gold Hermes Creative Award, an international awards competition for creative... - June 03, 2009 - AdvanceMe
Debt Shield Breaks New Settlement Records
An award-winning debt settlement company celebrates as their Negotiation Department breaks company records. - June 03, 2009 - Debt Shield, Inc.
Sheila Ahler Named to 2009 Book of Leaders
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) (www.cbh.com) has announced that Sheila Ahler, client development partner, was named a Triangle Financial Impact Leader in Business Leader magazine’s 2009 Book of Leaders. The awards are presented to recognize outstanding achievements and... - June 03, 2009 - Cherry Bekaert LLP
New Ownership Repositions CAPS as Total Solutions Provider, Adds Managed Services, Data Storage, and Partner Program. IT & Operations Veteran Peter Messina Heads New Team
Computer Alternative Processing Sites, Inc. (CAPS) new ownership repositions as a Total Solutions Provider, adding Managed Services, Data Storage Colocation, and a Partner Program with IT and Operations veteran Peter Messina heading the new management team. The first class IT infrastructure solutions provider also expands marketing, client support, and business development for large enterprise and SMB clients. - June 02, 2009 - Computer Alternative Processing Sites, Inc. (CAPS)
Oregon Financial Advisor Featured in Forbes Magazine for His Successful Alternative Investments
The May issue of Forbes Magazine will feature the top seven financial advisors in the Pacific Northwest, and long-time Eugene investor, James Scott McKee, B.A. will be one of them. - June 02, 2009 - Quality Financial Group, Inc
First Atlantic Commerce and Promocion y Operation S.A de CV (PROSA) Collaborate to Reduce Online Credit Card Fraud in Mexico
First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), a leading, international, multi-currency payment and risk management solutions provider, and Promocion y Operation S.A de C.V (PROSA), the largest provider of electronic transactions in Latin America, and one of the largest such companies in the world, have... - June 02, 2009 - First Atlantic Commerce
Lionheart Assurance Solutions: D-FW Businesses Seek to Minimize Liability for Identity Theft
Businesses are increasingly finding themselves more liable for securing non-public information belonging to their customers, employees, vendors and suppliers. Lionheart Assurance Solutions (www.LionheartAssuranceSolutions.com) has Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialists (CITRMS) trained to help businesses mitigate their risk associated with data breaches and identity theft. - June 02, 2009 - Lionheart Assurance Solutions, LP
New Leaf Modifications Reaches a Major Loan Modification Milestone
New Leaf Modifications Inc., a Northern California residential loan modification company, is excited to announce a major milestone. Since the company’s inception, New Leaf Modifications has helped rescued over $80,000,000 million worth of troubled mortgages, keeping families from all over the... - June 01, 2009 - New Leaf Modifications
Qaran Financial Express LLC; Qaran is Holding a One-Day Conference and a Four-Day Training Workshop
Qaran is holding a one-day conference and a four-day training workshop on the anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The aim of the conference is to increase general awareness of anti-laundering of money compliance requirements. - June 01, 2009 - Qaran Financial Express LLC
New York Investing Meetup to Host Debate on Future Direction of the Stock Market and the Economy
Financial blogger Daryl Montgomery and newsletter writer Steve Frenkel have both made accurate predictions about the stock market and the economy in the last two years, but now their views have diverged. Hear both sides of the argument at the New York Investing meetup's June 4th meeting and then decide for yourself. - June 01, 2009 - New York Investing Meetup
Financial Advice Made Easier with People’s Financial Advisor
New Online Financial Planning Service Empowers Ordinary Americans to Make Educated Financial Decisions with Affordable Advice. - June 01, 2009 - peoplesfinancialadvisor.com
The Economic Downturn Spells Opportunity for Lionheart Assurance Solutions
The economic downturn provides the perfect storm of opportunity for Lionheart Assurance Solutions. Identity theft is at an all time high, there is a larger than usual pool of potential sales Agents in the market and the FTC has new "identity theft laws" going into effect, which have businesses scrambling to get with Lionheart Assurance Agents for help in establishing the "culture of compliance" mandated by these new laws. - June 01, 2009 - Lionheart Assurance Solutions, LP
MiniCo Publishing Offers Value-Added Article Bundles Focused on Self-Storage Topics
MiniCo Publishing has introduced a series of value-added article bundles from its flagship publication "Mini-Storage Messenger." The new Mini-Storage Messenger Informational Series will include groups of articles from past issues of the magazine focused on a particular self-storage... - June 01, 2009 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC
Macallan Construction Awarded Contract for 218 Cabarrus Street
Macallan Construction was awarded the contract to renovate 218 Cabarrus Street an almost 32,000 sq. ft. public safety building. - May 31, 2009 - Macallan Construction
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange (IMEX) Updates Revenue Outlook
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange updated its revenue guidance for Q1 of fiscal year 2009 ended March 31, 2009 and provided revenue guidance for its second quarter of 2009. Based on preliminary information, revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 exceeded the upper end of the previously... - May 31, 2009 - Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange announced that its Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a stockholder rights plan. The rights plan is designed to encourage the fair treatment of IMEX stockholders in connection with attempts to acquire IMEX on terms or through tactics that could deny... - May 31, 2009 - Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange (IMEX) Elects Johnny Grant to Its Board
The Board of Directors of Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange announced today that the company's shareholders have elected Johnny Grant to serve on its Board of Directors. Concurrent with Mr. Grant’s election, the Board was expanded from 9 to 10 directors. Mr. Grant is currently Senior... - May 31, 2009 - Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange
Award-Winning Financial Planner Partners with Annapolis-Based Private Wealth Asset Management Firm to Create Hopkins Investment Management
An award-winning international financial planner and money manager is making his financial planning services available in America by co-founding Hopkins Investment Management in Annapolis. - May 30, 2009 - Hopkins Investment Management
Qaran Express Has a Comprehensive Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Policy
Qaran Express has a comprehensive compliance and anti-money laundering policy within its network to ensure full compliance with new rules and regulations. They recognise the importance of complying with all anti money laundering laws and combating the financing of terrorism. - May 29, 2009 - Qaran Financial Express LLC
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange's (IMEX) Vice President, Grant, to Leave
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange announced today that Oliver Grant is leaving his position as president of Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange – Financial Division, effective July 20, 2009, to become COO of Synergy Financial Corporation. - May 29, 2009 - Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange's (IMEX) Announces Amendments to Secured Credit Facilities: Eliminates Outstanding Margin Calls
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange's (IMEX) today announced that it has entered into a series of amendments to its secured credit facilities with Deutsche Bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company and Arab Bank Australia Limited. The facilities have been amended to provide similar terms which,... - May 29, 2009 - Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange's (IMEX) Executes Long-term Refinancing Deal
Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange's (IMEX)) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Transad Company, successfully completed a $4.10 billion refinancing that replaces the majority of a term loan due in November of 2010 and, along with cash on hand, will be used to retire $475 million of its... - May 29, 2009 - Intercontinental Mercantile Exchange
Alternative Motors Announces Agreement with Car Financial Services
Today, Alternative Motors announced it has entered into a funding agreement with Car Financial. The Agreement allows for the securitization of funding on an as needed basis providing cash-flow flexibility for Alternative Motors. Randy M. Henderson, CEO and President of Alternative Motors stated,... - May 29, 2009 - Alternative Motors, Inc.