Archive for May, 2009

Frost & Sullivan: Asian Power Utilities – Smart Responses to Tough Conditions?

Frost & Sullivan’s Energy & Power Systems Practice will host an analyst briefing via webinar on Asian Power Utilities – Smart Responses to Tough Conditions? on Thursday, May 28th 2009, at 14:00 hrs (GMT+08:00hrs) Singapore time. Year 2009 is slowly changing the rules of the game across various industries; the energy & power industry is [...]

IslamicAdvisory.com Launches First Islamic Finance Training Portal

The Islamic finance industry gets its first dedicated training portal: IslamicAdvisory.com, Islamic Finance Training, Online. Certified by leading scholars, the portal is the first to provide streamable, interactive Islamic finance training modules “ideal for training across large-scale institutions,” as one prominent user, Yusuf Jha, Shariah Controller at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, describes it. Commenting on [...]

New Jersey Tax Amnesty Goal Doubled To $200 Million

The early success of New Jersey’s 2009 Tax Amnesty program has led the Division of Taxation to double its goal of collecting $100 million in overdue taxes to $200 million. The amnesty program ends June 15. “The early numbers show that we are reaching our target audience, and we are helping the normally compliant taxpayer [...]

American Airlines and HP Survey Shows Bigger Connection Between Travel and Technology in 2009

What do tech-savvy frequent flyers want most? The desire to stay connected via Wi-Fi topped the technology requests, according to a new study conducted by American Airlines and HP. The recent survey among frequent flyers shows how flyers continue to rely on technology to meet their business and travel needs. More than 47 percent of [...]