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To be More Employable: Thrive On Change
Employees at all levels have a right to feel vulnerable. As the economy has weakened, many businesses have made large-scale job cuts - and are announcing more to come. Accounting scandals, like those at Enron and WorldCom, have led to thousands of additional layoffs and a further weakening of confidence...
Tags: Reality, Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Services, Human Resources, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Barclays Private Equity in Financial Services
Over recent months the financial services sector has been faced with major changes to the regulatory framework, an insurance industry in a state of flux following the US terrorist attacks and subdued M&A and equity markets activity. Deals have nonetheless continued, including a number of private equity transactions led by...
Tags: Finance, Investment, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Reality, Barclays Plc., Financial Service
White papers 2002-06-07
Hedge Funds: Bubble or New Paradigm?
To some, hedge fund investing is a bubble, to others absolute return strategies is a New Paradigm in asset management. Reality is probably somewhere in between. On one hand expectations of high positive absolute returns from hedge funds when equity markets fall are probably too exaggerated. On the other hand,...
Tags: Finance, Reality, Hedge Fund, Financial Services, Investment, Bubble
White papers 2001-11-21

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Firethorn Announces Reseller Relationship With Fifth Third Processing Solutions
- Companies to Make Mobile Commerce and Financial Transactions a Reality - ATLANTA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading mobile commerce enabler Firethorn Holdings, LLC, a Qualcomm company , today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fifth Third Processing Solutions to bring mobile banking services...
Articles 2008-09-29
Interview with Mark Watson
Mark Watson is a professor and head of the Psychology Department of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa. his research focuses on career development and career assessment of primary, secondary and tertiary students from all South African population groups. Mark has published extensively in international...
Articles 2008-09-22
Gathering the real data from creative industries graduates one year out
University student outcome data in Australia is collected via the Graduate Destination Survey component of the Australian Graduate Survey at the referent date three months post-graduation. This timeline gives consideration to graduates to enter directly into traditional vocations. For graduates from non-traditional areas and/or with non-traditional career...
Articles 2008-09-22
Dream Day Off: The Hartford's Research Finds Stressed Out Workers Want Time Off with Ty, Tiger, Rachael
Survey finds employees long for R&R with lifestyle and sports stars but spend most of their time-off tackling chores, taking care of others or recuperating from illness SIMSBURY, Conn. -- Today's workers are stressed out about making ends meet, paying more at the pump, and dealing with work...
Articles 2008-08-21
Brokers look longingly in rearview mirror
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Though the reaction was delayed, market statistics for the Manhattan commercial real estate market finally began to reflect reality in the second quarter: rental rates fell for the first time since 2005, dropping by 2.2% percent to $69.29 and availability jumped to 8.2 percent. ...
Articles 2008-08-13
Nationwide Financial® Unveils New YourLife Accumulation Variable Universal Life Product
A Powerful Solution for Complex Needs COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Planning for the future used to be simple, but in today's new economic reality, things are more complex. To help boost consumer confidence, Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: NFS) today launched Nationwide YourLifeSMAccumulation VUL, the newest member...
Articles 2008-07-28
Sony Group, Toshiba and IBM Renew Cell Broadband Engine™ Center of Competence with Georgia Tech
Upcoming Workshop to Focus on Developing Commercial Applications and Productivity Software for Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) Processor ATLANTA -- The Georgia Tech College of Computing today announced the renewal of the Sony Corporation/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony Group-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence STI Center, based on...
Articles 2008-07-09
Prudential Debuts New Retirement Workbook
Customized enrollment guide outlines individual retirement realities NEWARK, N.J. -- Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) has debuted its Retirement Workbook, a newly designed personalized enrollment guide that delivers simplified, reader-friendly content for participants in defined contribution plans who are transitioning to Prudential Retirement or for...
Articles 2008-07-09
FHM Mortgage Group Partners with Collection Agencies
Overextended Homeowners Can Secure Loans from FHM PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- With the sub-prime mortgage crisis squeezing homeowners across the nation, FHM Mortgage Group, LLC, a full-service mortgage broker headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, is partnering with collection agencies to help overextended homeowners resolve their past-due...
Articles 2008-07-09
The FeedRoom Secures $12 Million in New Financing, Positions for Explosive Market Growth
Round led by Pennsylvania-based NewSpring Capital; Marc Lederman to Join FeedRoom Board of Directors NEW YORK -- The FeedRoom Inc., a leading provider of Web video solutions for media companies, corporations and government agencies, today announced the completion of a $12 million round of growth...
Articles 2008-07-09
ProAssurance Honored by Ward's as a 2008 Top Performer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE:PRA) is included in the 2008 Ward's 50, the second straight year that the Company has been named to the prestigious list of top performing property-casualty insurance companies. As in 2007, ProAssurance is the only specialty medical professional liability carrier to be...
Articles 2008-07-09
VRB Power Announces Progress with Sorne Hill Project and Hires Kieran O'Brien to Assist in Developing Energy Storage Adoption in Irish Market
RICHMOND, BC, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VRB Power Systems Inc. (TSX-V: VRB), a world leader in innovative energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce recent developments regarding the pending sales contract for a large scale VRB Energy Storage System (VRB-ESSTM) at the Sorne Hill Wind farm,...
Articles 2008-07-08
Deloitte Selects Nortel to Provide Managed Global Telepresence Services
Known around the world for the excellence of the professional services provided by its member firms, Deloitte's global organization has chosen Nortel(1) (TSX: NT)(NYSE: NT) as a global managed services provider for telepresence, video conferencing and associated multimedia services. Under a new managed services agreement with Nortel, Deloitte's...
Articles 2008-07-08
Commentary: Two basic tools can educate employees
In 2006, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu conducted a survey and listed the top three benchmarks 401k plan sponsors use to rate their plans' success. The trio includes high levels of participation, investment performance and employee appreciation. About 63 percent responded that the two...
Articles 2008-07-07
Longview Capital Announces Cost Reductions, Management Changes
Longview Capital Partners Incorporated (TSX: LV) (FRANKFURT: L6V) wishes to provide an update of its business in thefirst half of 2008. Key points include progress in reducing operatingcosts as well as management and board changes. The Company has reduced annualized operating costs by 49% for the first...
Articles 2008-07-07
ClubCorp to Repeat World's Largest One-Day Golf and Dining Event
Expects to Host 15,000 Golfers, Serve 10,000 Dinners, and Raise $5 Million DALLAS, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ClubCorp, The World Leader in Private Clubs, has announced today it will host the ClubCorp Charity Classic: Celebrating a Legacy, the world's largest one-day golf and dining...
Articles 2008-07-07
E-prescribing of Controlled Substances Moves Real-Time Prescription Drug Monitoring Toward Reality
LEXINGTON, Ky., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VHGI) the owners of VeriscripTM the nation's only proven Real-Time Prescription Monitoring System announced it's support today of a proposed rule that would allow for the electronic prescribing of controlled substances. ...
Articles 2008-07-07
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