Archive for February, 2009

Capital One Completes Acquisition of Chevy Chase Bank

Capital One Financial Corporation announced that it has completed its acquisition of Chevy Chase Bank. With the closing of the transaction and the addition of Chevy Chase Bank’s $13 billion in deposits, Capital One is now the largest consumer and commercial banking institution headquartered in the Washington, DC region.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Chevy Chase Bank [...]

Online Tax Filing Continues to Grow

Security Fears Have Declined Substantially
The move to online tax filing continues to grow each year. And once consumers convert to online filing, they don’t turn back, reports The Conference Board and TNS.
About 40 percent of online households are planning to file their federal taxes online this year, up from less than 34 percent four [...]

IFRS: Better To Be a Leader or Fast Follower?

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will become the approved method of financial reporting in the United States. The question is, when? The bigger question at the moment for most companies is when to get started with planning for IFRS.
This is the issue of a new debate (www.deloitte.com/us/IFRSdebates) launched today by Deloitte via its “Deloitte Debates” [...]

Economic Slowdown – What Are The Opportunities Within The Asia Pacific RFID Industry?

Frost & Sullivan’s Electronics & Security Practice in Asia Pacific will host an analyst briefing via webinar on the Economic Slowdown – Opportunities within the Asia Pacific RFID Industry on March 12th 2009, at 11:00 hrs (GMT+08:00hrs) Singapore time.
The global financial crisis has impacted almost all industries including the RFID industry. This briefing will examine [...]

European Insurance Asset Management Survey Published

Insurance Finance & Investment, published by WorldTrade Executive, Inc., in partnership with Patpatia Associates announces the publication of a new survey of asset management practices of European insurance companies and money management firms entitled IFI European Insurance Asset Manager Annual Survey.
IFI European Insurance Asset Manager Annual Survey provides comprehensive, hard-to-find details on asset managers specializing [...]

Home Warranty of America Surveys Realtors Expectations for Spring Housing Market

The National Survey was sent to Realtors in February by Home Warranty of America, Inc. (HWA(TM)) and received close to 500 completed responses.
“We were pleasantly surprised by some of the results from Realtors who are on the frontlines of home sales. Realtors responded to a credit availability question positively, which was very encouraging when considering [...]

Google Ranked Strongest UK Business Superbrand 2009

As British Airways and BBC Worldwide Fall out of the Top 10
Internet giant Google has – for the second year in a row – notched the top slot in the prestigious annual Business Superbrands survey, compiled by The Centre for Brand Analysis (TCBA) on behalf of the Superbrands organisation. To generate the rankings TCBA [...]

Volatile Market Causes Investors to Make Changes in Their Retirement Plans

More than half of survey respondents say their clients will have to work longer and delay retirement plans
NAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions, will announce the results of a survey on investor changes in financial planning later today at the 2009 NAVA Marketing Conference at The New York Hilton. NAVA recently conducted the [...]

Stimulus Package’s Tax Credit for New Car Buyers Means Auto Shoppers Must be Prepared to Take Advantage of Savings

AWARE Provides Four Financing Tips for Today’s Auto Shoppers
The federal stimulus package signed into law by President Obama includes a $2.3 billion tax break for new car and truck buyers, which could save auto buyers hundreds of dollars. With potentially significant savings, auto shoppers should continue to do their homework in preparation for vehicle [...]

Property Management Software from TReXGlobal.com Eliminates Aggravation for Real Estate Investors This Tax Season

Getting organized for taxes creates aggravation and headaches for real estate investors and landlords – and Property Management Software from TReXGlobal.com is the solution
There are 10 million real estate investors and landlords in the U.S., and 9 million of them own less than 10 properties. Tax season is a very busy and aggravating time [...]