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Investors Rush to Reserve Their Place in the First Crowdfunded Silicon Valley Venture Fund

KXTER reservations cross $1 million threshold – Crowdfunder now closed – WeFunder round still open. - July 13, 2016 - KXTER INC.

Amy Stone Joins Atlanta-Based National Mortgage Company, PrivatePlus Mortgage

PrivatePlus Mortgage, a division of Private Bank of Buckhead & Decatur, has named Amy Stone as a Vice President and Mortgage Banker. With almost 20 years of experience in the mortgage lending industry, Stone believes that helping people is the greatest aspect of her job. - July 13, 2016 - PrivatePlus Mortgage

Exchange Data International (EDI) Partners with Quandl to Expand Its Worldwide Corporate Actions Database

Quandl, a data platform which hosts financial and economic data from hundreds of different publishers, has also now integrated EDI’s Worldwide Corporate Actions Database to expand its offerings to existing and new clients. - July 13, 2016 - Exchange Data International

Spotlight Capital Holdings Corporation (OTCMKTS: SLCH) Announces a Shareholders Update

Spotlight Capital Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS: SLCH) is pleased to provide shareholders with an update on the Company’s activities. During this calendar year, the management at Spotlight has been reorganizing its financial structure to raise funds for the Company’s operations and/or projects... - July 12, 2016 - Spotlight Capital Holdings

King's Creek Plantation Selects Equiant to Service Loan and Maintenance Fee Receivables

King's Creek Plantation LLC of Williamsburg, Va., has selected Equiant of Scottsdale, Ariz., to service its mortgage loan and maintenance fee receivables. “Once we saw what was possible with their technology and how that translates into significantly better information for us and for our... - July 12, 2016 - Equiant

Expert Speaker Panel Continues to Grow at Benelux Infrastructure Forum 2016

SMi Group reports (07.07.16, London, UK): SMi are delighted to announce that sponsor 3i will also be speaking at the Benelux Infrastructure Forum 2016 which takes places in Amsterdam, Netherlands on the 23-24th November 2016. - July 10, 2016 - SAE Media Group

Judith Fae Conerly to be Honored with a Times Square, NYC Appearance on July 8, 2016 by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals and Strathmore’s Who’s Who

Judith Fae Conerly of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has attained recognition in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals and Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her accomplishments in Financial Services. She will be honored with a Times Square, New York City appearance on Friday, July 8, 2016. - July 08, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

Operational and Investment Management Due Diligence Expert Joins IMDDA Faculty

The Investment Management Due Diligence Association announced today that John Ward has joined its faculty to lead it’s in person educational programs. Ward who currently serves as Managing Director, and Head of Operational Due Diligence at Nyon, Switzerland-based Gottex Fund Management... - July 08, 2016 - Investment Management Due Diligence Association (IMDDA)

ExeBTC Extend Their Investment Limited Package

ExeBTC (www.ExeBTC.com) is already a leader in the online Bitcoin investment market. With their expert financial advisors and streamlined website, they can provide top quality service to clients all over the world. ExeBTC currently offers three different investment packages to provide investors... - July 07, 2016 - ExeBTC LLC.

Texas Trust Credit Union Gives $100,000 to Support UTA Career Development Center

UTA will name the interview suite within its new Career Development Center the Texas Trust Interview Suite in recognition of the credit union's $100,000 gift to the university. - July 07, 2016 - Texas Trust Credit Union

Joseph Biondolillo of Biondolillo Financial Recognized as #1 Broker, Guardian Life

Joseph Biondolillo receives recognition from Northeast Planning Corporation for his accomplishments over the last few years. - July 07, 2016 - Biondolillo Financial

Mark Weber Joins Private Bank of Buckhead & Decatur

Construction lending pro will split his time between the Buckhead and Decatur locations, serving clients across Metro Atlanta. - July 06, 2016 - Private Bank of Buckhead

EDI Gateway Inc. Announces Its Partnership with AZUR Group, an Expert in Treasury Management Systems

EDI Gateway, a Gold Certified Microsoft partner, announced its partnership with Azur Group, an expert in Treasury Management Systems, with an e-Financial module that combines security, simplicity and autonomy. This partnership, with another Microsoft partner, is yet another testament to EDI... - July 06, 2016 - EDI Gateway

GSF Mortgage’s Leo Spanuello Named Secretary of Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association

GSF Mortgage is pleased to announce that Regional Manager Leo Spanuello has been elected as secretary of the Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association (WMBA). Spanuello became involved with the WMBA in 1994 as a way to better position himself in his career. He has held several positions such as the... - July 06, 2016 - GoGSF

Atlanta Company Wins Global Startup Award and Funding

Atlanta Tech Village based startup, Trust Stamp received a Gold Award together with over $110,000 of funding and other benefits from the Publicis Group at Viva Technology in Paris. - July 05, 2016 - Trust Stamp

Judge Allows Class Action Against HSBC USA to Proceed for Allegedly Assisting Ponzi Scheme

Court Denies HSBC USA's Motion to Dismiss Alleged Ponzi Scheme Case Citing Sufficient Allegations in Complaint Regarding Alleged Knowledge and Substantial Assistance to WCM777 Fraud. - July 05, 2016 - Law Offices of Julio J. Ramos

Esteemed Roundtable Member, David H. Deming Has Recently Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Professional of the Year 2016

David H. Deming of New York, NY, has attained recognition in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Professional of the Year 2016 for his accomplishments in Financial Management. - July 01, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

Jeffrey L. Greenacre, CAM, CMCA, CPM Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Jeffrey L. Greenacre, CAM, CMCA, CPM of Tampa, Florida has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding achievements and high level of success in the field of real estate. About Jeffrey L. Greenacre, CAM, CMCA, CPM Mr. - July 01, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide

BDA Advises Terex on Sale of Its German Compact Construction Equipment Business to Yanmar

BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Terex Corporation ("Terex"), has agreed to sell its compact construction equipment ("CCE") business in Germany for approximately US$60m to Yanmar Holdings, a Japanese manufacturer of diesel engines, machinery, and equipment. - June 30, 2016 - BDA Partners Ltd

Hopper Joins Mars National Bank as Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Lending

Deborah A. Hopper joined Mars National Bank as Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Lending. Ms. Hopper has over 13 years of banking experience, including retail management and loan origination. She will be responsible for developing and managing client relationships, particularly focusing on Butler... - June 30, 2016 - Mars Bank

GSF Mortgage Welcomes Two Loan Officers in St. Louis

GSF Mortgage is pleased to welcome two loan originators located in St. Charles, Missouri. Robert Politte and Michael Wheeler will both be working with GSF Mortgage Branch Manager Jeremy Greenlee. Politte is new to the mortgage industry but has spent numerous years in the financial services... - June 30, 2016 - GoGSF

University of Idaho Launches University-Wide Financial Education Initiative with iGrad

iGrad will provide award-winning, adaptive learning platform to students at Idaho’s oldest university. - June 29, 2016 - iGrad

Spintelligent Training Academy's Courses on Finance of Power Projects in Africa Providing Huge Boost for the Industry

The Spintelligent Training Academy is providing long overdue, specialist training in financial modelling for the power sector to assist utilities (generation and distribution), financiers, banks, investors, insurance companies and large scale developers to get projects off the ground and up and running. - June 29, 2016 - Spintelligent

North American Pet Health Insurance Association to Provide Separate Data for Both U.S. and Canada

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association has released its 2016 State of the Industry Report, which tracks key benchmarks in the pet health insurance (PHI) industry. Unlike previous reports, this year’s report breaks down the data for each country’s (U.S. and Canadian) PHI... - June 28, 2016 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association

iTech, a PMS Vendor Announces Partnership with DOX EMR

iTech, a SaaS based Healthcare billing, and PMS vendor announces a partnership with DOX EMR to offer an integrated EMR/EHR and Practice Management Solution to Podiatrists under the name of DOX Billing. - June 28, 2016 - expEDIum

Operative Experience Completes $1 Million Financing

Operative Experience, Inc., a company that has pioneered a new biofidelic emulation technology that is revolutionizing surgical and pre-hospital skills training, today announced it has raised $1 million from private investors. The funding will be used to expand production and accelerate new... - June 27, 2016 - Operative Experience, Inc.

Pre-Settlement Funding Company USClaims Marks 20 Years in Business with New Look

Nationally ranked pre-settlement funding company announces rebranding to celebrate milestone. - June 25, 2016 - USClaims

Financial Spreads Think the Risk-Reward Ratio of Trading the UK Referendum is Skewed Against Investors

Many investors will find it tempting to trade the UK referendum however the extreme volatility will make it difficult to trade the markets profitably. - June 23, 2016 - Financial Spreads

David Borden of CCR Wealth Management Named to 2016 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisers

David Borden of CCR Wealth Management is pleased to announce that he has been named to the Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisers, as of March 31, 2016. The list recognizes top financial advisers at traditional broker-dealer firms from across the U.S. This is the fourth annual FT 400 list,... - June 22, 2016 - CCR Wealth Management

Cetera® Advisors Honors CCR Wealth Management as Ensemble of the Year at Annual Awards Conference

Mark Palmerino, financial consultant and partner at CCR Wealth Management, recently attended Cetera Advisors’ annual awards conference where he accepted the Ensemble of the Year award on behalf of his firm. This team of top producing, seasoned professionals gained this honor by leveraging... - June 21, 2016 - CCR Wealth Management

New Free Shipping on Event Display Marketing Products at Red Iron Brand Solutions

Red Iron Brand Solutions announces the launch of their new event display marketing company on the forefront of the latest event display products and cutting edge technology. Products with free and quick shipping options are available at www.redironbrand.com with innovative and unique branding solutions for the hospitality and trade show industries. Red Iron brings unmatched quality, personal service and creative industry experience to the forefront as a leader in the market. - June 21, 2016 - Red Iron Brand Solutions

Financial Talkies - a Platform for Those Who Seek Knowledge and Insight for Better Investments

There’s great news for investors looking to educating themselves more and broaden their investment horizon in the billion dollar entrepreneurial ecosystem. FinancialTalkies is now up and about with its mission to help investors and novices understand and learn the best aspects of starting a... - June 20, 2016 - Financial Talkies

ExeBTC LLC Announces New Investment Package

ECU Football Camp Sponsorship Continues JP Capital Management Commitment to Youth Development

JPCM has entered into a long-term partnership with Coach Mo Football Camps as the Primary Sponsor. These camps entail personal instruction, coaching and installation of football fundamentals to children from 1st through 12th grade. - June 17, 2016 - JP Capital Management

Pendo’s Data Platform Releases Version 3.1 Empowering Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Spreadsheets

Pendo is pleased to announce Version 3.1 of the Pendo Data Platform (PDP), surfacing new abilities in the user-friendly web UI incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) attacking the battle of aggregation and intelligent machine learning in gathering of Excel spreadsheets. - June 16, 2016 - Pendo Systems

1417LLC Announces Engaging IRA Network, LLC a Division of Capital Resources Associates Network, LLC to Source Investor Funding

1417LLC has engaged IRA Network (http://www.businessplanfunding.com) to develop an offering package and to market the 1417LLC investment opportunity to IRA Network’s affiliates. 1417LLC is seeking debt and or equity funding to support launching nationwide marketing of its services, and the... - June 16, 2016 - 1417Power

Conference of the European Spreadsheet Risk Interest Group, July 7, London, UK

The Science of Spreadsheet Risk Management. The 17th annual conference held at the ICAEW, London, features six papers on the methodologies of constructing sound Excel spreadsheets, spreadsheet risk, and teaching practices. - June 16, 2016 - European Spreadsheet Risk Interest Group

Indevia Accounting Hires HR Manager Anchalina Mathew

Anchalina (Angela) Mathew brings eight years of Human Resources experience to Indevia Accounting. - June 15, 2016 - Indevia Accounting

Kalona Bank Publishes New Promotional Interest Rates for Customers in Latin American Countries

Kalona Bank, a finance company based in Iowa with new offices in Florida to serve all Hispanic customers in the region, recently published on its website www.kalonabank.com, new promotional interest rates for certificates of deposits accounts. These rates are valid until next September 30,... - June 15, 2016 - Kalona Bank

AFEA Reaches Over 100 Chapters Nationwide

Leader in Financial Literacy Continues to Expand at Incredibly Fast Pace - June 15, 2016 - American Financial Education Alliance

Growth for CCR Wealth Management

David Borden, Managing Partner says, “Since inception in 1998 our firm has grown from a startup entity to a team of 16 that manages more than $1.1 billion in assets for individuals, corporations, retirement and pension plans and nonprofit organizations. Along with our past growth, we continue to grow the practice at some 20 percent per year. Adding these professionals to our team will allow us to keep up with that growth and give our clients the excellent service they expect.” - June 14, 2016 - CCR Wealth Management

Trust Stamp Announces the World's 1st Ethereum Domiciled, Charitable DAO

Trust Stamp, a VC funded, Identity & Trust as a Service enterprise that recently came out of stealth mode at Atlanta Technology Village has founded DAOTRUST, an Ethereum domiciled DAO (Distributed Autonomous Organization) that will administer a charitable endowment representing an initial 10% ownership stake in Trust Stamp. A DAO is simply described as a digital corporation, domiciled in the Blockchain, independent of any territorial jurisdiction and entirely governed by its community. - June 13, 2016 - Trust Stamp

Saint Louis University Implements Unimarket as Comprehensive eProcurement Solution

Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit university, and Unimarket, an innovator in e-procurement and spend management solutions for higher education, have commenced rolling out Unimarket's full suite of solutions, with integration to St. Louis’s Banner® by Ellucian finance system. - June 10, 2016 - Unimarket

Alchemy Trading and Consulting, LLC Announces a Name Change and Segregation of Its S. America Mining Operations

Alchemy Trading and Consulting, LLC is pleased to announce the Company has changed its name to Alchemy OTC Markets Specialists, LLC more reflecting US OTC Markets Public Securities operations and segregated its S. America mining and commodity operations into a new entity; Alchemy Mining Group, Inc. - June 08, 2016 - Alchemy OTC Markets Specialists, LLC

Geo Global Group Ltd., CEO's Letter to Shareholders

Geo Global Group Ltd.'s CEO Expands on Recent Developments - June 07, 2016 - Geo Global Group Ltd

Citizen Tim Hunter Sues Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC

Tim Hunter filed a Class Action lawsuit against Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC, for allegedly violating their own rules, and denying the people their voice and their choice! - June 07, 2016 - Tim Hunter

IASG Alternatives Appoints Stephen Klawitter as Vice-President

IASG Alternatives is an independent and highly specialized financial services group that provides access to a premier platform of managed futures investments designed to meet the needs of sophisticated investors. Managed Futures Specialist Expands Team to Meet Increased Demand from a Growing Client Base for Alternative Investments. - June 07, 2016 - IASG Alternatives LLC

Bitcoin Investment Giant Continues Growth