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New Website, Online-Stock-Brokers.com, Offers Online Traders an Independent Comparison of Stock Brokers
Online-Stock-Brokers.com lists stock broker reviews including detailed information about their business practices and trading platforms as well as including an easy ten-point scale to follow. - June 19, 2012 - Best Online Brokers
Appropriate Balance Financial Services Announces Expansion Into 401(k) Pension Planning
Appropriate Balance Financial Services, Inc. (ABFS) announced today that it will leverage its extensive investment management experience by expanding into 401(k) and 403(b) pension planning services. “This is a very natural extension of the investment management and financial planning... - June 19, 2012 - Appropriate Balance Financial Services, Inc.
Global Islamic Finance Standards Come to Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and New Zealand
Ethica brings fully AAOIFI-compliant certification to Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and New Zealand. AAOIFI is the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, the de facto standard for over 90% of the world's jurisdictions. - June 19, 2012 - Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance
CFLA Presents Foreclosure Defense, Quiet Title & Securitization MCLE in Westchester, NY - 06/30
Achieving Principal Reductions with Lenders by Creating Leverage - New NY State Laws, UCC, and others - (MCLE 7 Hrs) will be presented by Davina Westerfield, Esq.; Oliver Hull, Esq.; and Andrew Lehman, J.D. in New York, NY on June 30, 2012. - June 19, 2012 - Certified Forensic Loan Auditors, LLC
MyPrivateBanking Global Banking Survey: Banks Should Invest More in Facebook
Banks’ communication weak on Facebook - LinkedIn most popular and best maintained social media platform. - June 17, 2012 - MyPrivateBanking GmbH
Lenders Cautious About Prospects for Residential Mortgage Markets
CRIF, a global company specializing in the development and management of credit reporting, business information and decision support systems, and Efma, the retail financial services community, today published a new study that includes the results of a survey providing insight into the European consumer credit market and estimated impacts of the adoption of the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on credit agreements relating to residential property. - June 17, 2012 - CRIF
Cedar Brook Financial Partners’ Eric Rubin is Recipient of National Achievement Award
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance selects Cedar Brook’s Eric Rubin to receive the 2012 Achievement Award for a second year in a row. - June 16, 2012 - Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC
"How do You Like Me Now? A True Story of Greed, Fear, and Disaster as a Wall Street Day Trader" by Successful Day Trader Robert James Perrego Now on Sale
Robert James Perrego releases memoir. - June 15, 2012 - Buy Low Sell High LLC
The StoneHill Group Offers MERS® System Members Assistance with Monthly Reconciliations and Annual Reporting
The StoneHill Group, a national provider of pre- and post-closing quality control audits, fulfillment, due diligence, and collateral audits to mortgage bankers, banks, credit unions, and the financial services industry, today announced a service to help MERS® System members comply with their... - June 14, 2012 - The StoneHill Group
OTM Put Option Selling Finally Places Investors in the Driver’s Seat
Dallas trading partners share their overwhelmingly successful stock market technique in a new book. - June 14, 2012 - Buchanan & Palmer Financial Services LLC
TrimTabs Portfolio Manager Leon Mirochnik to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, June 15 at 12 pm CT
Leon Mirochnik, Associate Portfolio Manager at TrimTabs Investment Research (www.trimtabs.com), will discuss a recent market report by BarclayHedge and TrimTabs citing astronomical redemptions at hedge funds over the last 12 months and the bearish indication it holds for markets on Tim... - June 14, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
MeritKapital Goes Live with SunGard’s SGN for Direct Market Access
MeritKapital Limited, an investment firm licensed by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, is providing its clients with direct market access (DMA) to the London Stock Exchange via the SunGard Global Network (SGN) international order routing service. MeritKapital also selected SGN to... - June 14, 2012 - MeritKapital Limited
Empire Capital of America Announces Strategic Plan to Allow Equipment Leasing Regardless of Credit History
A growing company in commercial leasing, Empire Capital of America is working with financially strapped small businesses to help provide the capital those clients’ need. - June 13, 2012 - Empire Capital of America
Ovostar Union LLC Was Rated uaA by IBcontacts
Ovostar Union LLC was assigned by IBcontacts company a short-term credit rating at the level of uaA. - June 13, 2012 - IBcontacts
Direct Currency Markets Limited Announce the Launch of DIRECT Institutional Services for Retail Currency Traders Worldwide
Direct Currency Markets Limited is excited to announce new Institutional level trade services and trading account options to retail clients globally. As the next step in the Company global growth plan, and to better service the growing demand for DCM's reliable, transparent, high performance trade execution, the Company has upgraded all trade execution infrastructure and MetaTrader 4 trading account options, including Mobile trading platforms for iPhone/iPad, Android accordingly. - June 12, 2012 - Direct Currency Markets Limited
DUECO, Inc. Names Marikris O’Grady Executive Vice President
Largest Final-Stage Manufacturer of Terex Utilities Products in the Nation Taps O’Grady to Lead Operations and Administration. - June 11, 2012 - Dueco, Inc.
Lois Hamblet, CEO of Ziptip, a Mobile Payments Solution for Tips and Gratuities, and One of Boston's Hottest Startups, Interviewed by Pymnts.com
Lois Hamblet, CEO of Ziptip, Inc., (ziptip.net) a mobile payments solution designed specifically for the payment of tips and gratuities for service workers, has been interviewed by Alex Walsh of Pymnts.com as part of Pymnts.com’s Innovators Series. Pymnts.com is an online media channel that... - June 11, 2012 - Ziptip, Inc.
Commercial Lending X Announces New Correspondent Relationship
Commercial Lending X proudly announces additional funding source with aggressive new loan programs to provide real estate financing throughout the US. - June 11, 2012 - Commercial Lending X
Hurdles and Rewards - High Frequency, Quant and Algorithmic Trading in Asia (Opalesque Hong Kong Roundtable)
High frequency trading (HFT) is a subset of quantitative trading, and in fact many low frequency trading strategies are traded via algorithms, which distribute orders in slices. - June 10, 2012 - Opalesque Ltd
John Buckingham, Editor of The Prudent Speculator, to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, June 8 at 12:00 p.m. CT
John Buckingham, Chief Investment Officer of AFAM (www.alfrank.com) and Editor of The Prudent Speculator (www.theprudentspeculator.com), will appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, June 8 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Listen at noon central on Friday, June 8 on www.winningstrategies.net,... - June 07, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Glenn Cray Joins J.P. Turner & Company as Investment Executive
Lifelong Epping resident joins firm to help clients address their lifelong financial goals. - June 07, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
Taycor Financial Partner, Spray Foam Systems, Rolls Out a Full Line of New Spray Foam Rigs for Summer 2012
Designed with the contractor in mind to make spraying foam simple and easy. - June 06, 2012 - Taycor Financial
RiXtrema Launches a Series of Webinars with Focus on Stress Testing and Liability Driven Investing
RiXtrema is launching a series of Tail Risk dedicated webinars for institutional asset managers, which will blend existing risk theory, new research, and real world examples in a 40-minute presentation. You will gain unique insights to help you manage risk in these turbulent times. - June 05, 2012 - RiXtrema
Agcapita Farmland Fund - Farmland Receipts Grow and Farm Consolidation Trend Continues
The 2011 Census of Agriculture revealed higher Canadian farm revenues and an increase in farm size reflecting a continuation of the land consolidation trend in the industry. According to the census: 1) Consolidation - “The Canadian agricultural sector continues to restructure as many farms... - June 04, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Clearent Ranks 4th on List of Fastest Growing Companies
The St. Louis Business Journal ranked Clearent as the 4th fastest growing private company in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. - June 03, 2012 - Clearent
Global Trade of Lumber Up 25 Percent the Past Two Years, with Signs of Better Times Ahead for the Lumber Industry
International trade of softwood lumber increased in 2011 after two years of decline. Imports were up to China, Japan, Spain and South Korea while they fell in the US, the UK, France and Egypt. In Europe, lumber prices might have bottomed and could start increasing if additional supply doesl not outpace higher demand. - June 02, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Texas Ranks Second in Paper Checks for Federal Benefits as Deadline to Switch to Electronic Payments Approaches
Texas currently ranks second among the states that still receive federal benefits such as Social Security and unemployment by paper checks with more than 440,000 checks issued per year according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. By March 1, 2013, anyone receiving a payment by paper check will... - June 02, 2012 - SWACHA
Experienced Financial Services Professional Joins Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Joshua S. Melda, CFP® joins Cleveland-based wealth management firm following career at one of the country’s largest banks. - June 02, 2012 - Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC
Texas Chemical Council CEO Hector Rivero to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, June 1 at 12:00 p.m. CT
Hector Rivero, President and CEO of the Texas Chemical Council (www.txchemcouncil.org), will appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, June 1 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Listen at noon central on Friday, June 1 on www.winningstrategies.net, CRN Digital Talk Radio Network on CRN 4,... - June 01, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Advanced Working Capital Introduces Xcelerated Cash Advances® for Small Business Owners in Need of Fast Working Capital
According to a recent Pepperdine University study banks have rejected over half of small-business loan applications since January. As banks continue to decline financing for the small business owners, there’s a specialty finance and alternative funding company that provides small business owners with a working capital cash advance option, the Xcelerated Financing Program. - May 31, 2012 - Advanced Working Capital
Introducing The Microlending Fund to Businesses Engaged in Helping the Developing World
The Microlending Fund is a firm dedicated to introducing and engaging the business community through loans to the developing world. - May 31, 2012 - Accountants for Social Good
Greenbird Financial Upgrades Current Online Trading Platform
Greenbird Financial, an internationally acclaimed broker for futures, forex, equities and options with main office located at United Kingdom, informed its active clients today about the major upgrade of its current online trading platform. - May 30, 2012 - Greenbird Financial
Chris Walsh Named CEO of Sunwest Bank
Orange County, California-based Sunwest Bank (OTC: SWBC) has named Chris Walsh as its CEO in addition to serving as its president. - May 26, 2012 - Sunwest Bank
Gary Williams Recognized in SmartCEO with Wealth Management Readers’ Choice Nomination
Gary Williams, CFP®, CRPC®, AIF® President and Founder of Williams Asset Management, based in Columbia, Maryland, was nominated in SmartCEO in their annual Wealth Management Readers’ Choice. According to the article, “SmartCEO recognizes standout wealth managers with its... - May 25, 2012 - Williams Asset Management
Industry Veteran Brian M. Walsh Joins Commercial Real Estate Financing Advisor The BSC Group
The BSC Group, LLC, a leading commercial real estate financing advisor and provider of debt and equity capital solutions for commercial property owners, announced industry veteran Brian M. Walsh has joined the firm as senior vice president. Brian Walsh brings more than 25 years experience delivering innovative solutions in all types of commercial real estate situations to The BSC Group. - May 24, 2012 - The BSC Group, LLC
Total Mortgage Expands Headquarters to Accommodate Growth
Strong origination growth and focus on operational excellence spurs expanding workforce. Continues to hire high quality mortgage professionals committed to customer service. - May 23, 2012 - Total Mortgage
HR Outsourcing Firm CPEhr Hires New Director of Benefits Compliance
Dana Osayande named CPEhr’s new Director of Benefits to oversee compliance and overall management of CPEhr’s Benefits Department. - May 23, 2012 - CPE HR, Inc.
Real Estate Investing Squeeze Page Marketing Integrated in Real Estate Investor Websites
A real estate investing firm that also develops real estate investor websites, www.RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net, has released new squeeze pages integrated into the websites. The new squeeze pages come with in-built video speaking models and fully integrated with personalized E-books and follow-up autoresponder messages created to convert more leads into closed deals. - May 21, 2012 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com
Sheldon Wolf Accepts Position on Board of Directors for the Credit Institute of Canada
Sheldon Wolf, President of Canada’s top credit repair agency, Canada Credit Fix and the innovative referral real estate and mortgage networking system Zang Commerce has just accepted nomination onto the Board of Directors of the Credit Institute of Canada. Sheldon Wolf is honoured to bring his 24 years of credit, debt and financial industry expertise to the prestigious organization. - May 20, 2012 - Canada Credit Fix Inc.
Forex-Metal Offers Free MAM Software for Fund Managers
Forex-Metal introduced a new version of its Multi Account Manager software that is ideal for asset managers trading on multiple MT4 accounts. - May 19, 2012 - Forex-Metal
Alphadore Hits 1000
In just 3 months time, Alphadore has already reached 1000 registers. With its unique platform, any financial analysis, personal or business, is made simple, easy and quick. Optimized solutions in finance were first given at the site. - May 18, 2012 - Alphadore
J.P. Turner Voted Top 100 in "Best Places to Work in the Global Financial Markets"
For the third consecutive year, J.P. Turner is ranked in the top 100 Best Places to Work in the Global Financial Markets by Here is the City News (a London publication). - May 18, 2012 - J.P. Turner & Company, LLC
Barnier Proposals: Shareholder Views Should be Heard
With the debate on audit reform hitherto dominated by the accounting profession, a discussion between EGIAN chair Andrew Brown and Russell Bedford International chairman Geoff Goodyear called for shareholders’ (and clients’) views to be heard. - May 18, 2012 - Russell Bedford International
MRG Document Technologies Partners with The Stonehill Group to Offer Cost Effective Closing and Post-Closing Solutions for Mortgage Lenders Nationwide
The StoneHill Group, a nationwide provider of quality control audits, fulfillment, due diligence and FHA insuring solutions for mortgage originators, announced a strategic alliance with MRG Document Technologies (MRG), a leading provider of mortgage document preparation software and mortgage... - May 17, 2012 - The StoneHill Group
Industry Pros Continue Migration to WallachBeth Capital; More New Hires for Go-To Execution Experts
WallachBeth Capital LLC (“WB”), the institutional brokerage/execution firm specializing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), equities and options, announced its further expansion with the recent hiring of Jennica Ross, who will oversee strategic client relationships, and options and merger... - May 17, 2012 - Mischler Financial Group, Inc.
International Value Investor, Charles de Vaulx, Presents to Creekside Financial Advisor Clients
Charles de Vaulx, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of International Value Advisors, LLC shared his outlook and investment strategies with Cleveland boutique financial services firm. - May 17, 2012 - Creekside Financial Advisors, LLC
LeaseStation, ChannelOnline Announce Enhancements to the VAR Leasing Program
LeaseStation, an IT equipment finance company, and CNET Content Solutions’ ChannelOnline today announced enhancements to their integrated leasing system solution for ChannelOnline customers. The enhancements enable ChannelOnline’s community of value-added resellers (VARs) to now... - May 16, 2012 - LeaseStation
Lee Wealth Solutions Opens New Location Expanding Customer Access to Comprehensive and Objective Financial Services
At a time when saving for the future seems difficult, it still remains necessary. Lee Wealth Solutions is a boutique style financial planning firm that offers personal and confidential financial planning and investment services to people of all income levels from across the country. Lee Wealth Solutions gets to know their clients, their needs, goals and objectives before coming up with a plan for their future. The time to start planning for you and your family's future is now. - May 14, 2012 - Lee Wealth Solutions
Excend Engaged as Investment Bank for Multi-Billion Dollar Judgment Litigation Funding
Excend to provide investment banking services for litigation capital requirements - May 12, 2012 - Excend
WFCA Wins Global Western Union eCRM Pitch
As part of Western Union’s ongoing commitment to communicate regularly to all registered and potential customers globally, the company pitched their global eCRM business to a number of Agencies with Integrated Agency WFCA securing the win. - May 11, 2012 - WFCA Integrated Ltd