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Bank set to hold interest rates

(WALESONLINE) - Policymakers at the Bank of England gather for the latest interest rates decision this week as Britain faces the twin threat of above-target inflation and a stalling recovery.
Experts believe the Bank will hold interest rates and Quantitative Easing again in August, but Governor Mervyn King recently laid bare the [...]

Firstmark Credit Union is Honored for “Excellence Through Diversity”

San Antonio-based Firstmark Credit Union (FMCU) was recognized at the first-annual, Hispanic Contractors Association de San Antonio (HCA de SA) “Excellence Through Diversity” Awards Gala, last night. FMCU was the recipient of an “Excellence Through Diversity” award in the “Owner” category, competing against several other financial institutions.
Helotes, TX (PRWEB) July 16, 2010
San Antonio-based Firstmark Credit [...]

‘Customer Relationship Management Can Reduce Profit Leaks’ Says Access, FrontRange Solutions CRM Partner of the Year

Access, the midmarket software, consulting and solutions provider, has been named ‘CRM partner of the Year’ at the FrontRange Solutions Partner Awards dinner 2010.
Colchester, UK (PRWeb UK) 5 July 2010 — Access, the midmarket software, consulting and solutions provider, has been named ‘CRM partner of the Year’ at the FrontRange Solutions Partner Awards dinner [...]

New Internet site from Big Appliances simplifies online purchasing of American white goods

The Big Appliances site has been built around the company’s family run image. Big Appliance started life over 40 years ago as an everyday high street white goods store. When the Internet hit and everyone started selling online, they transferred the sales of Stoves cookers, Falcon cookers and so on to a web page that [...]

Increasing CGT will result in lower tax revenues

(TELEGRAPH) - It suggested a rise in CGT to the same levels as income tax, at 40 or even 50 per cent, would lead to such damage to the economy that tax revenues would plummet. More than £7.8 billion in tax revenues came from CGT last [...]

Financial News: Ten Reasons For Jupiter To Be Cautious

(THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) - U.K. asset manager Jupiter Fund Management last night priced its initial public offering near the bottom of its target range, enabling the flotation, scheduled for next week, to be more than twice oversubscribed.
Equity analysts and asset managers identified 10 reasons why Jupiter needed to be cautious [...]

Euro down broadly as Spanish news adds to jitters

(Reuters) - The euro fell broadly on Monday, pulling back from gains last week, after the Spanish central bank’s takeover of a savings bank added to jitters about debt problems in some of the weak euro zone countries.
The Bank of Spain said on Saturday it had taken over the running of CajaSur following the [...]

Debt at record level despite leap in tax receipts

(TIMESONLINE) - The Government borrowed less than expected last month and borrowing for the year to March was revised down by more than £7 billion.
Public sector net borrowing was £9.95 billion last month — the highest level in any April since records began, but below the £11 billion expected by [...]

Odyssey Gatherings a Big Draw at Cannes

Odyssey Pictures Corporation (OPIX: OTCQB) (Odyssey), a media/marketing company, hosted two of the most popular and influential networking parties at the Cannes Film Market at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes, May 12 – 23). Odyssey’s strong presence at Cannes is in conjunction with the company’s strategic financial advisor, Siguiente Capital (Siguiente), [...]

deVere Opens New Office in Zambia

The deVere Group, the world’s largest independent financial consultancy group announced today the opening of a new office in Zambia to service the growing demand for independent financial advice in Southern Africa. This brings the total number of deVere offices in the region to seven, and signifies the company’s major commitment to this expanding [...]