Archive for October, 2008

More Strikes on the Horizon With Employers Fearing the Worst as Recession Kicks In

More than half of employers predict increased workforce unrest and strikes as a result of the recession, according to exclusive research by Personnel Today magazine and law firm Eversheds. The poll of 783 HR professionals across all sectors, found that 52% feared their organisations would suffer from strikes or other workplace disruption as employees increasingly [...]

Valley National Bancorp Volunteers to Participate in the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program

Valley National Bancorp (“Valley”), the holding company for Valley National Bank, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as one of the nation’s stronger regional banks to participate in the U.S. Treasury Department’s TARP Capital Purchase Program. On October 24, 2008, Valley was advised by the Treasury that Valley’s application under the program [...]

BNY Mellon Wealth Management Launches New Municipal Bond Strategy

Multidimensional Alpha Strategy Offers More Aggressive Approach BNY Mellon Wealth Management has launched a new municipal bond strategy that will invest predominately in investment grade municipal bonds and will seek to take advantage of the extraordinary market environment. “The dislocation in the fixed income market, presents a unique opportunity for our fixed income team to [...]

Economic Slump – Not For Some

In These Tough Economic Times, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Independent Sales Associates Experience Continued Success While many businesses are shutting down or laying off employees, Pre-Paid Legal is still, not only a rock solid company, but succeeding with a sales force of over 400,000 Independent Associates across North America. Chief Financial Officer of Pre-Paid Legal [...]