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Francisco A. Hernandez, Executive Director of Business Risk Service for Ernst and Young, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Francisco A. Hernandez, Executive Director of Business Risk Service for Ernst and Young, has been named Princeton Premiers honored Member in Business. Francisco received his Masters of Business Administration from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello in Venezuela. As Executive Director, Francisco... - November 01, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy Offers Free Credit Risk Management Training
The Edcomm Group's Banker's Academy is offering Focus on Credit Risk Management free to BankersOnline users. This is a complete eLearning course - not a demo - and students can receive a printable certificate upon completion. There is no obligation to take this course - Edcomm's Banker's Academy is... - November 01, 2007 - The Edcomm Group
Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy Compliance Training – in Compliance and Ahead of the Game
Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy’s content is constantly being updated and is always compliant. Recently, the FDIC announced that there is a new version of the FDIC sign which must replace all existing signs in insured financial institutions by November 13, 2007. Changes to the sign... - November 01, 2007 - The Edcomm Group
Banker’s Academy Meets with Bank of China to Discuss Enterprise Training Initiative
Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy met with representatives from the Bank of China today to discuss an enterprise training initiative. Banking in China has dramatically changed over the past few years, and even more changes are on the way. With these changes comes a need for more retail... - November 01, 2007 - The Edcomm Group
Barrister Joins Russell Bedford Associated Law Firm in Cyprus
Michael Davies appointed as senior legal consultant by Economides, Dionysiou & Co. - November 01, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
Introducing the Glitnir Seafood Rock Band, ‘White Sox’
Musicians from rock bands Queen and YES will be playing at Glitnir’s next Ocean of Opportunities seafood event in Shanghai. - October 31, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Fair Investment: Banking Customers Should Go Online to Combat Effects of Postal Strikes
As the country prepares for the latest round of postal strike misery – an unofficial strike by some workers - Fairinvestment.co.uk advises bank account holders to take advantage of online banking to keep abreast of their finances as bills, invoices; bank and credit card statements go... - October 31, 2007 - Fair Investment Company
Update on the Performance of the New Kinetics Water Infrastructure Fund and Insight into the Global Water Industry
The Growing Global Water Crisis and Investment Opportunity; Perspectives and Insight into the U.S., China and Middle East’s Water Infrastructure Problems and Solutions - October 28, 2007 - InvestorIdeas.com
Fast Transact Top Ten Finalist for 2007 Fastest Growing Company in Washington Puget Sound Area
For the second consecutive year, Fast Transact, Inc. takes its place among Washington’s fastest growing businesses. Each year, the Business Examiner (BE) of South Puget Sound recognizes outstanding businesses for their success and growth. The annual event ranks the top 10 finalists by a combined growth in revenue and wage expense and is conducted with the assistance of Moss Adams, the 12th largest accounting and consulting firm in the United States. - October 28, 2007 - Fast Transact Inc.
Offshore Bank Launches New Tracker Savings Account
Bradford & Bingley International (BBI) has released a new no-notice base rate tracker account paying up to 6.40%. - October 27, 2007 - Bradford & Bingley International
Xtalks and Cognos Present a Free Webinar Series: Achieving the Modern Fast Close: Renewing Your Close, Consolidate, Report Process for Performance Insight and Impact
About the Webinar Series It’s been five years since Sarbanes Oxley became law, and for many organizations the goal of relevant, accurate, timely, auditable, controlled financial information remains elusive and out of reach. Surprising? Not when you look closely at the trends that prevent organizations from optimizing their financial consolidations: - October 26, 2007 - Xtalks
De Joya Griffith & Company Joins Russell Bedford as Las Vegas Member Firm
Russell Bedford network expands U.S. coverage by appointing De Joya Griffith & Company as the member in Las Vegas, Nevada. - October 26, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
James Quigley, CEO of Deloitte & Touche, Talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss About Commitments to Customer Service
James H. Quigley, CEO of Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about commitments to customer service and how the single point of service concept is a primary contributor to customer satisfaction. Quigley goes on to talk about the importance of “standards of excellence” and the evolution of customer expectations. They also discuss finding the "right balance" in life and in corporate governance. - October 26, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Julie Clark Named to Community Relations Committee of Wake County Board of Education
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Julie Clark, senior community banker at the Garner branch, has been named to the 2007-08 Community Relations Committee of the Wake County... - October 25, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Rodman & Rodman, P.C. of Newton Adds Three to Their Team
Rodman & Rodman, P.C. providers of accounting, tax and business services and located in Newton, has recently added three new team members. - October 25, 2007 - Rodman & Rodman, PC
Milton Henry, Chief Auditor for National Financial Partners, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Milton Henry, Chief auditor for National Financial Partners, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. As chief auditor, Milton distributes financial products to insurers as well as checking contracts for legal and financial situations. Milton is a certified... - October 25, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Many Aircraft Purchasers Misunderstand How to Avoid Sales Tax
Misunderstanding the System Actually Can Cause You to Pay Double Tax in California - October 24, 2007 - Aero & Marine Tax Professionals
Water Stocks Podcast with Neil Berlant Discusses the Performance of the PFW Water Fund
Water Sector Continues to be Driven by Issues of Global Drought, the Need for Desalination and the Increased Concerns over the Quality of Water - October 24, 2007 - InvestorIdeas.com
Yoon J. Um, a Senior Auditor for Deloitte and Touche LLC, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Yoon J. Um, a senior auditor for Deloitte and Touche LLC, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. As a senior auditor, Yoon manages an audit team and interacts with clients. Yoon received a B.S. in Art and Economics from the University of California-Berkley. Yoon resides in... - October 24, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Amy Elise Bazer Anderson, Executive Assistant at Fannie Mae, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Amy Elise Bazer Anderson, executive assistant at Fannie Mae, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Amy is the executive assistant to the Vice President for the Federal National Mortgage Association. As an executive assistant she assists lenders, handles all... - October 24, 2007 - Princeton Premier
PinHawk LLC Launches Economics Research and News Newsletter
Daily Email Aggregates News from Over 200 Electronic Sources. The latest Economics Research presented in easy to read format. Trial subscriptions are available. - October 23, 2007 - PinHawk LLC
Member of Russell Bedford International Awarded Place Among Top 10 Best Performing BPO Providers
Outsource Partners International has achieved a place among the Top 10 Best Performing Business Process Outsourcing Providers in the 2007 Global Services 100 listing. - October 21, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
Karl R. Senig Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Karl R. Senig has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. Karl is a partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers operating out of McLean Virginia. Karl holds a Bachelors of Science Degree from Washington and Lee University. Karl handles the marketing and sales and serves as an audit partner... - October 21, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Nanning Van Der Hoop, Managing Director for the Institute of International Auditors, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Nanning Van Der Hoop, managing director for the Institute of International Auditors, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. Nanning holds a Masters Degree in Physics and was educated in the Netherlands. As managing director, Nanning runs activities, seminars, workshops,... - October 21, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Member of Russell Bedford International Chosen as No.1 Mid-Market Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Vendor
Outsource Partners International, Inc., a member of Russell Bedford International, has been selected as the No.1 Mid-Market FAO vendor in a study by the Black Book of Outsourcing. - October 21, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
Member of Russell Bedford International Achieves SAS 70 Type II Audit
Outsource Partners International, Inc., a member of Russell Bedford International, successfully passes an audit of its internal processes and controls for outsourced finance and accounting functions. - October 20, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
Member of Russell Bedford International Named in IAOP'S Global Outsourcing 100 List
Outsource Partners International, Inc., a member of Russell Bedford International, has announced that it has been named in the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) annual listing of the world's best outsourcing providers. - October 20, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
OPI, Member of Russell Bedford International, Forms European Advisory Board
Outsource Partners International, Inc., a member of Russell Bedford International, has announced the formation of a European Advisory Board. - October 20, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
MyHomeAssets! Software Receives Mortgage Industry 1003 PA Certification
MyHomeAssets! Software Receives Mortgage Industry 1003 PA Certification Software is First to Obtain Certification from the 1003PA Standards Alliance for Producing Standard Mortgage Lending Reports and Files. - October 19, 2007 - MyHomeAssets! Software
Abalos & Associates, PLLC Named Sponsor for Western National Bank’s Arcadia Home Tour
Sandy Abalos, managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC, has announced that the firm has been named a sponsor for Western National Bank’s Arcadia Home Tour on Saturday, Nov. 3. The tour will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a reception at 4 p.m., which is located at 4954 E. Rockridge Road... - October 19, 2007 - Abalos & Associates
Dr. Susan M. Mangiero, President & CEO, Pension Governance, LLC to Speak at the Knowledge Congress’ Liquidity Risk management Event on November 28, 2007
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Dr. Susan M. Mangiero, President & CEO of Pension Governance, LLC will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference on Liquidity Risk Management. This 2-hour event is... - October 19, 2007 - The Knowledge Group
Craig Marchbanks, Supervisory Financial Analyst, Market & Liquidity Risk, Federal Reserve System to Speak at the KC’s Liquidity Risk management Event on 11/28/07
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Craig Marchbanks, Supervisory Financial Analyst, Market & Liquidity Risk, in the Division of Bank Supervision and Regulation at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will... - October 19, 2007 - The Knowledge Group
Princeton Premier Selects Grant Willmott for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Registry
Princeton Premier selects Grant Willmott for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Registry. Grant is a manager for KPMG LLP and has received a Bachelors Degree in Financial Accounting in South Africa. As a manager, Grant oversees various projects related to financial management and attributes some of his... - October 19, 2007 - Princeton Premier
LLE Addresses Banking Leaders at Annual Forum
The American Bankers Association (ABA) recently hosted their Annual Leadership Forum in San Diego. LLE - Language Services attended to discuss how bankers across the nation can increase their limited English proficient (LEP) market share for associated revenue growth. - October 19, 2007 - LLE Language Services
Mauricio Deutsch, a Senior Executive at Accenture, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Mauricio Deutsch, a senior executive at Accenture, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. As a senior executive, Mauricio is directly involved in business development, client relationships, financial services and consulting in the financial industry. Mauricio... - October 19, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Russell Bedford International Names Rex Consulting as Correspondent Firm in Bulgaria
Rex Consulting Ltd, a Bulgarian legal and accounting services firm, has joined the Russell Bedford accounting group as a Correspondent firm. - October 19, 2007 - Russell Bedford International
Total Portfolio Daily Profit and Loss Dynamic Indicator is Integrated
Macroaxis Corporation, a software company specializing in on-demand solutions for the wealth management sector, integrated a total portfolio daily profit and loss indicator. The dynamic value indicator is an additional component complementing its existing portfolio management framework, and... - October 19, 2007 - Macroaxis Corporation
Healthcare Borrowers Emerge as Winners in Current Credit Crisis, Expert Believes
Investors and consumers are still feeling pretty good about the Federal Reserve Board’s dramatic decision to lop half a percentage point off the federal funds rate in September, and aren’t likely to experience much of a mood swing even if the central bank chooses to not to slash rates... - October 18, 2007 - Cambridge Realty Capital Companies
Noel John Anderson, Regional Vice President of the Principal Financial Group, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Noel John Anderson, regional vice president of the Principal Financial Group, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. As regional vice president, Noel implemented a deferred benefit and compensation plan for the general brokerage community. Noel holds a Bachelors Degree in... - October 18, 2007 - Princeton Premier
FXCM Announces Automated Systems Trading
FXCM (www.fxcm.com) recently introduced its new systems trading platform – Forex System Selector (FSS) Clients now have the ability to customize and manage an automated trading system. Forex System Selector provides traders access to over 40 back-tested systems. The Forex System Selector is... - October 18, 2007 - FXCM
Canadian Credit Protection Launches New Website in Canada
Overview of Collection Service offered - October 18, 2007 - Canadian Credit Protection Corporation
Former GE and First American Realty Exec Launches Hotel Investment Bank
Cameron Larkin today announced the launch of hotel investment bank Larkin Hospitality Finance. The new firm will focus exclusively on meeting the debt financing needs of hotel owners and developers. - October 17, 2007 - Larkin Hospitality Finance
Interest Rate Hike Responsible for Spiralling Debt Amongst Homeowners
After the recent increase in the Bank of England base rate, homeowners are taking on increasing debt in order to meet repayments, a new industry survey reveals. - October 17, 2007 - Bluestar Finance
Fair Investment Launches Free Guide to Identity Theft in National Identity Fraud Awareness Week
This week (October 8-12) marks National Identity Fraud Awareness Week, and independent online financial website, fairinvestment.co.uk, has launched a free online guide (http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/guide_to_identity_fraud.aspx) about identity theft - how to prevent it and what to do if you... - October 14, 2007 - Fair Investment Company
UK Accountancy Market Research Report Released
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the UK Accountancy Market is now available to its catalogue. UK Accountancy Market: http://www.reportlinker.com/p061027/ - October 14, 2007 - Reportlinker.com
First m-Payments System Fully Operating in Mexico
Payment By Cell, Inc., a sister company of Global Technologies Investment, Inc., has partnered with Fin Común, a bank that offers financial services with social vocation; and based on the m-Payments and m-Transactions proprietary platforms, have finished the setup to attend the under-served market in Mexico. - October 13, 2007 - Global Technologies Investment, Inc.
Mortgage Applications Decline Despite Drop in Interest Rates
Lonestar Financing, based out of Austin Texas, continued to stay steady in wake of national mortgage downturn. While the national mortgage application declined, Mortgage Broker Houston applications for Lonestarfinancing.com reported a 12% online application increase in September over August. Strong online tactical marketing techniques has helped the Texas based online mortgage company stay ahead of the competition. - October 12, 2007 - LoneStar Financing
Beyond Traditional Markets - Self Directed Retirement Accounts
Beyond Traditional Markets. Capital Market Solutions, LLC (“CMS”) is at the forefront of the Financial Services Industry. CMS’s innovative concepts are bridging the gap between traditional and non-traditional investments with use of the Self Directed Retirement Account (“SDRA”). - October 12, 2007 - Capital Market Solutions, LLC
Crescent State Bank Sponsors Women’s Edge Luncheon
Michael G. 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 Women’s Edge luncheon titled “A View from the Edge” on Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30... - October 11, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
EZX Connects Clients to Liquidnet Overnight
EZX makes connecting to Liquidnet an overnight process. EZX’s new hosted service, EZX ASP™ connects buy-side institutional investors quickly and efficiently enabling them to trade in Liquidnet. Through EZX ASP™ clients have full access to the Liquidnet Natural and Liquidnet H2O... - October 11, 2007 - EZX INC