Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 01/08/2010



Business Wire - Riverside Partners Holds a Final Close on $406 Million for Fund IV
January 6, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966b3d90) GREENWICH, Conn. -- Atlantic-Pacific Capital, the largest independent global placement agent for alternative...

Barnier: Back on familiar territory?
Five years after leaving European politics, Michel Barnier is returning to Brussels to join the Barroso II Commission...

Wireless News - GP Strategies Acquires PerformTech
January 7, 2010 -- GP Strategies announced that its principal operating subsidiary, global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics, has...

BASF sells Aurora films business
BASF Corp. has sold its Aurora-brand specialty films business to startup investor RMS Packaging Inc...

New Members Appointed To James Cancer Hospital Board
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Seven prominent business leaders have been appointed as public members of the James Cancer Hospital Board...

Analysts Split On The Future Of Gold Prices
Gold's big rise has lead to many heated debates on where gold prices are headed in the future...

Mesa Air Group Receives Court Approval of First Day Motions
MESA AIR GROUP, INC. , , today announced that it received approval of all critical motions at its "first-day" hearing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York presided over by the Honorable Judge Martin Glenn...

A fair deal for Iceland
Britain shares responsibility for Icesave losses a ' it must not expect Iceland to carry an impossible financial burden Today the people of Iceland, a country whose population, at 317,000, is somewhat smaller than Leicester's, are required by the British political, financial and economic establishment to carry the full burden of the losses suffered ...

Antelope Valley Estate Planning Law Firm Warns Senior Citizens To Be Wary of Living Trust Mills
Usually preying upon senior citizens through home visits or through free seminars in churches, assisted living centers and other places where seniors gather, these sales people use the financial information shared with them by unsuspecting consumers to frighten these people into thinking that their current investments are inferior and riskier than ...

Business Wire - Ebix CRM Receives ISO 27001 Certification
January 7, 2010 -- HASH(0x1ec70e0) ATLANTA -- Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), a leading international developer and supplier of software and e-commerce...

From The Geek Weekly
Use a wiki to build a community Wikis are more than just a gathering place to share facts and figures...

People on the Move
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co. announced it promoted four executives. The New York-based unit of Axa Group named Andrew McMahon president of its financial protection and wealth management business; James Shepherdson as president of its retirement savings business; and Richard V. Silver as chief administrative officer and chief legal officer...

Planning for retirement includes getting involved in community
Living with purpose during retirement takes more than financial security. Your retirement will be about more than just money, golfing and walking on the beach - your family, community, health and relationship with work will all play a part...

Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review - Priory wins marketing award
January 7, 2010 -- The Priory Hospitality Group took the top honor at the American Marketing Association Pittsburgh Chapter's recent Marketer of the Year awards...

Business Wire - TIB Financial Corp. Receives Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Noncompliance Notice
January 6, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966afa30) NAPLES, Fla. -- TIB FINANCIAL CORP. (NASDAQ: TIBB), parent company of TIB Bank and Naples Capital Advisors,...

From The Online Family
Customize your clothes online Have you ever dreamed of being a fashion designer? With web sites that customize clothing, you can express your fashion sense -- without any needle or thread...

Wireless News - WorldVest Signs Business Development Partnership with RD-Tek
January 7, 2010 -- WorldVest, Inc., a global merchant bank, announced that it has been engaged as a business development and financial advisor by RD- Tek, a...

Bonus time as banks pay out 40bn
Alistair Darlinga TMs efforts to deter banks from handing out multi-million pounds bonuses appear to have failed...

Integrity Media: A New Member of the Club
Breaking news from Viper Powersports Inc. today signals what could well become a legendary partnership in the motorcycle realm, a thrilling blend of the venerable and the up-and-comer. Already, the Viper's sleek combination of power and style have earned our opinion that it is the Next Great American Motorcycle...

CapitalSource is Lead Agent in $125 Million Loan to Protect America
CapitalSource was the lead agent on a $125 million credit facility to Protect America, a provider of monitored residential security alarm systems...

Market Wire - ZYGO Board Evaluating Unsolicited Proposal From II-VI
January 7, 2010 -- Zygo Corporation ("ZYGO") (NASDAQ: ZIGO)today announced that its Board of Directors received from II-VIIncorporated (NASDAQ: IIVI) on January 5,...

Wealth Management Technology Spending to Grow By 5 Percent in 2010
Global wealth management technology spending by banks, brokerages and insurance companies is set to reach $3.7 billion by the end of 2010, up 5 percent from 2009, according to a report released January 7 by Boston-based research firm Celent...

Business Wire - TD AMERITRADE Institutional Will Host Two U.S. Presidents and Financial Industry Luminaries at 2010 National Conference
January 6, 2010 -- TD AMERITRADE INSTITUTIONAL WILL HOST TWO U.S. PRESIDENTS AND FINANCIAL INDUSTRY LUMINARIES AT 2010 NATIONAL CONFERENCEEvent Expected to Draw the...

Market Wire - Imperial Capital Advises Protect America, Inc. in Its Sale to an Investment Group Lead by Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC
January 7, 2010 -- Imperial Capital announced theclosing of the sale of Protect America, Inc. ("Protect America" or "theCompany"), a leading direct-to-consumer...

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Trust: Confirmation of Special.
The December and special year-end distribution which total $0.183 per unit, will be payable on January 15, 2010 to Unitholders of record on December 31, 2009...

Business Wire - CUSO Launches ActivePassive Portfolios® from FundQuest to Gain Potential Benefits of Both Index and Actively Managed Funds
January 7, 2010 -- Should financial advisors use low cost index mutual-funds and ETFs or use performance focused actively managed mutual funds? ActivePassive...

Beware the hidden dangers of incentives
Through experience, and the school of hard lessons I have learned that I underestimated the power of incentives in any business or personal interaction is a huge mistake...

SBI adopts village
Tuticorin: State Bank of India, Kurumbur branch in the district, on Friday adopted Veeramanickam under its Apna Gaon programme to ensure banking facilities and total financial inclusion to the villagers...

01/07/10 - State Successfully Sells $3.466 Billion of General.
" The Governor's Office of Management and Budget of the State of Illinois today is pleased to announce the successful sale of $3.466 Billion in taxable General Obligation Bonds at a rate of 3.854% to be deposited into the Pension Contribution Fund...

Generational strength of women explored at Women's Education Day
From baby boomers to Gen-Xa ers, the strength of women across the generations will be explored at the Womena s Education Day on Sunday, Jan...



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