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• Does Your Business Have Adequate Commercial Property Insurance?

  BNET - 2005-04-01

  At a bare minimum, businesses need to insure their properties and their inventory, and they should secure workers' compensation insurance if there are employees. Even businesses that rent their buildings need to insure the space so that, in the event of a fire, flood or other disaster, the contents of...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Commercial Property, Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Benefits, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Human Resources

• Checks Going High-Tech

  BNET - 2004-11-12

  The advent of technological evolution has given rise to usage of electronic equipments to large extent. Even the banking industry has put its stakes on electronic gadgets to reduce the paper work. Most banks have installed electronic equipments to digitally scan every cheque. Thus, electronic cheques have become immensely popular...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Banking, Financial Services

• Outsourcing Corporate Real Estate Services Is Valuable Tool

  BNET - 2004-10-22

  From the executive summary: ‘In today's business and political environment, concepts like offshoring and outsourcing are highly controversial and often confused. Outsourcing is inherent to many information technology, human resources, and financial services platforms, whereby companies seek to buy the services variably. It is only in the past few years...

  Tags: Corporate Real Estate, American City Business Journals Inc., Tool, Outsourcing Corporate Real Estate Service, Outsourcing, Financial Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Bank Industry Prepares For Electronic Check Law

  BNET - 2004-08-13

  Most banks believe that the introduction of new banking rules will help in checking frauds. The new rules allow banks to process cheques electronically. Experts say that it could hamper investigations into forgeries and other crimes. The banks believe that the rules could encourage more customers to use online banking...

  Tags: Bank, American City Business Journals Inc., Online Banking, Bank Industry, Banking, Financial Services

• Banking On The Net

  BNET - 2004-07-30

  From the executive summary: ‘Internet banking, with the assistance of willing customers, is saving money for financial institutions. Internet systems are relatively inexpensive compared to bank employees and even automated teller machines. The Internet is the cheapest method of delivery for transactions, while the branch is the most expensive. Banks,...

  Tags: Bank, American City Business Journals Inc., Internet System, Internet, Banking, Financial Services

• Bankers Are Trying To Become All-Purpose Source For Financing

  BNET - 2004-06-11

  From the executive summary: ‘Many bankers suggest that the expansion of services offered to business customers is not new but has evolved over the last decade. The breakdown of regulatory barriers over the last several years has contributed to the trend, as well as, the emergence of very large banks....

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Financing, Banker, Investment, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance

• Banking On Convenience

  BNET - 2004-03-26

  From the executive summary: ‘Till a decade ago, plasma screens TVs, Internet kiosks, and coffee stations were not even viable options in bank branch design. But today, the aforesaid items are becoming as common as teller windows, money-counting machines, and automated teller machines. And, most local bank locations have joined...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Bank, Banking, E-business/E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet, Management, Online Banking, Strategy

• The Check's In The (E-)Mail

  BNET - 2004-01-23

  From the executive summary: ‘Banks are so good at clearing items today that most of that float is gone already anyway. Any revenue that banks make from float management could also be reduced. For banks the new law will ultimately result in cost savings in transportation of checks and back-office...

  Tags: Bank, American City Business Journals Inc., Transportation, Financial Services

• Providing It All

  BNET - 2003-12-15

  From the executive summary: ‘Earlier, there were financial services companies, there were banks, insurance companies, stock brokerages, and accounting firms. They occupied comfortable, well-defined little pigeonholes. Defining banking, insurance, investing, and accounting is not as simple as it was. Regulatory barriers that formerly separated and identified them have virtually disappeared.'...

  Tags: Accounting, American City Business Journals Inc., Financial Planning, Insurance, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• Accounting Firms Say Implications Of Sarbanes-Oxley Still Unfolding

  BNET - 2003-03-28

  From the executive summary: ‘Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires great diligence on the part of every corporation to ensure that their accounting practices are correct and their statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the public are accurate. The Act also requires an independent audit committee to oversee the aforesaid activity....

  Tags: Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, American City Business Journals Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Operational Accounting, Insurance, Financial Services, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance