Infosys the most trusted company?

After the Satyam debacle everyone is talking about corporate governance and the trust factor of a particular company. Until now corporate governance is fancy word which is a subject for the management students ... the IT companies we felt that Infosys has a better management, not family run  and might have less skeletons [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:37:05

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Does Value Investing Lead to Fraud?

Does Value Investing Lead to Fraud? Posted by Davy Bui on January 10th, 2009 in Book Reviews, Gurus Jason Zweig’s latest article in the WSJ piqued my interest.  The subject du jour is J. Ezra Merkin, a name I first encountered during my recent study of the new edition of the absolute investment classic, Security Analysis, 6th ed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:46:27

Media Release: Constellation Selling its Value Spirits Brands for $334 Million

·         Increases focus on higher-margin mid-premium spirits brands·         Leverages existing infrastructure to improve efficiencies·         ... from asset sales, along with our targeted free cash flow for fiscal 2009, we now expect our debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:19:54

Vast Underinvestment in Due Diligence

With everyone tsk-tsking the Madoff scandal — the amount lost, the after-the-fact obviousness, ... at least, when compared with the heavy lifting of equity research. The asset management ... , there are 3 separate divisions that do so: Asset Management, Investment Banking, and Institutional [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 12:30:18

Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08

Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008. With the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Index down by 35.8% and 40.6% respectively for the year to date, many investors would be anxious to wave the old year goodbye [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33

Vast Under-Investment in Due Diligence

With everyone tsk-tsking the Madoff scandal — the amount lost, the after-the-fact obviousness, ... at least, when compared with the heavy lifting of equity research. The asset management ... , there are 3 separate divisions that do so: Asset Management, Investment Banking, and Institutional [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 12:30:18

CommSolv Joins BlackBerry Alliance Program

Press Release Toronto, ON - CommSolv, a leader in Communications Asset Management solutions for wireless and wireline networks announces that it has ... management solution for BlackBerry Enterprise Server on CommSolv’s Mobile Asset Management platform. The CommSolv Communications Asset Management platform enables enterprises to centralize the control [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:20:51

Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Govt White Paper

[With the federal government in transition, and high expectations for the Obama Administration to revolutionize how government uses the web and other technology to make its processes more open, interactive and effective, we thought it would be interesting to repost this white paper, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:37:43

Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect

Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28

David Harvey: Capitalism and the City (Part 2)

This post is excerpted from a longer article originally published in New Left Review.  This the second of two parts that Kasama is posting ... of terrain occupied for a whole generation. Capital accumulation through real-estate activity booms, since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:00:09

U.S. Economy in 2009, Pain Will Precede the Promise

If there’s a proverb that captures the outlook for the U.S. economy in the New Year, it’s the one that says: “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” Regardless of any formal announcement of whether or not the United States drops into an actual recession, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:15:51

South Africa emerging as a credible alternative offshore destination, says Everest

/India PRwire/ - Everest Group has released the findings of its latest and most comprehensive study on South Africa’s BPO industry, ... presents a significant opportunity for global Financial Services firms looking to expand their offshore [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:06:16

Wiping out my savings is one thing. Wiping out Bubbie and Zadie's is something else entirely

the now-famous video of me and Madoff and his employee Josh Stampfli misses ... hedge funds out of their hip pockets, do you? Very few people knew how big Madoff's money management ... of their largest funds' assets under management. Then ask yourself, why would the world's largest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:04:47

Catching Up With the Lehman and AIG Asset Sales

Call it the $153 billion theory. The federal government lent $153 billion to American International Group under the theory that the New York ... including real estate–for $1.75 billion. Lehman’s investment management businesses, including Neuberger ... through asset sales, and AIG $254 million. The problem at the core of these asset sales is obvious [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:30:00

The Cubs

With all the support and encouragement I got to buy the team, I think its appropriate to share the  decision making process behind what happened and why. Buying ... , I decided to go for it. I’m not going to get into the numbers, or the people, or much of the process [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:27:43

How To Master SAP Components and Modules

How To Master SAP Components and Modules Posted By John Cook on @ 1:50 pm by John Cook Every organisation has numerous departments, and it is essential to integrate every last of these departments to work uniformly. SAP software ... efficiently if the company has set up SAP software. Irrespective of the size of the business, SAP helps [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 08:02:59

Did You Invest in Madoff? Here’s What You Need to Know . . .

Bernard L. Madoff, Dec. 30, 1999. (AP/The New York Times, Ruby Washington) ... Hedge Fund and the case involving the International Management Associates, which bilked some $150 ... else’s money, not an asset of the fund. The trustee would ask for the return of the money [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:44:00

Learn The Art Of Making Money Online Line With Cash Jobs

Need money fast? click here now to find out how the pros do it! A personal loan is money you borrow from a lender for your own private use ... that they can claim in the event you don’t repay the loan. This can be a vehicle, land, or other asset you own [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:34:13

The Real Take-away from the Madoff Scandal

Shocked? Yes. Surprised? No. This "stuff" (scandals so shocking that they practically take your breath away) ... to the reporting of Net Asset Value (NAV), which is generally pumped out by the hedge funds ... illiquidy (taking advantage of the illiquid asset carve-out in the prospectus only to see the value [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 17:20:14

DrumBeat: January 13, 2009

Analysis: Global power demand to languish in 2009 The outlook for energy commodities this year remains grim, says a new report from Merril Lynch ... management, contractor mistakes and Iraqi neglect, U.S. auditors say in a new report similar to many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:34

Deals of the Day: Dow Chemical Ready to Sue Kuwait For Breakup Fee

Deals of the Day, compiled by Stephen Grocer and Heidi N ... the day at http://blogs.wsj.com/deals. The Game Who will succeed Morgan Stanley’s John Mack? Two ... , but while the global outlook for the asset-class is bleak, some credit analysts are optimistic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:52:35

DrumBeat: December 10, 2008

U.S. gasoline use to decline most since 1979-80 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline demand is expected to decline more sharply this year and next than in any other two-year period since 1979-1980, the federal Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:52:25

Box of Goo-hoo: New Faces at Box.net

We are fortunate to welcome two new faces to the Box.net executive team ... at Google. David Lee, Box’s new Director of Product Management, comes to us from Yahoo where ... about everything that’s going on here. David: As Director of Product Management, I will be working [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:38:51

Federal Reserve balance sheet

Here I survey how we got here, where things currently stand, and what it all means ... deposits. The Fed hasn't created any wealth with this transaction, it has simply introduced a new asset [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 21:28:42

Jonathan Lipson's Auto Immune: The Detroit Bailout and the Shadow Bankruptcy System

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Date: 2008-12-19 20:25:11

X=

Breaking down the digital voodoo wall Recently I was asked by Brandon Oelling if he could profile me on his x= blog ... , Adobe DNG, JPEG, TIFF, etc.) and digital asset management (DAM) systems allows him to specifically [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:17:15

Looking For No Money Down Mortgage Loans?

Looking For No Money Down Mortgage Loans? Posted By katie George on @ 1: ... about this money management tool to help you build your assets. Get pre-qualified for your no down ... . There are debt management tips and tools in various places on this web site. No money down mortgage loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:19:34

Opinion: Housing bubbles and market sense

By Hugh Pavletich Recently - Professor Paul Krugman of Princeton University wrote within a brief New York Times article Bubble Blindness – “The ... things were going on in the housing market. Lots of firms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 23:59:21

Nucleus Software Wins New Client in UAE National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain Chooses FinnOneTM

/India PRwire/ - Nucleus Software Exports Limited (NSE: NUCLEUS, BSE: NSEL), a leading global provider of integrated software products for banks and financial institutions ... s Retail Banking business.” Mr. Vishnu R. Dusad, CEO and Managing Director, Nucleus Software Exports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:45:38

Where to Invest 2009: Funds & ETF's

"If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it ... of illustrating the wisdom of asset allocation and risk management (click on the image [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:37:39

Let Them Eat Treasurys

Good Evening: Today the U.S. capital markets continued the slow healing process that began on November 21 ... of the latest inventory figures. Inventories shrank by what looked to be an impressive 1.1 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 05:30:22

VACANCY ANNOUCEMENT / UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE CORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS / Information Management Officer, P-4, Geneva- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs          Information Management ... Analysis Section of the Advocacy Information Management Branch (AIMB) - UN Office for the Coordination [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:29:05

Service Management News

service management, help desk, service desk, ITIL, web 2.0, livetime, newport beach california, software WORLDVIEW SEO PR BUSINESS-TECH WIRE — LiveTime Software announced it has updated its leading Web 2.0 and ITIL compliant Service Management and Help Desk software. LiveTime 5.5 introduces more than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:19:16

A Sad Day At Fox Interactive - No More Free Lunches

Don’t expect big layoffs at MySpace parent company Fox Interactive Media any time soon ... : · MySpace launched MySpace Music — a groundbreaking joint venture with major and independent music labels [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:01:07

Kalpataru Limited Wins CNBC AWAAZ CRISIL, Real Estate Awards 2008

/India PRwire/ - Kalpataru Limited, one of the largest Real Estate and Property Developers in India, has won The CNBC AWAAZ- CRISIL’s Real Estate Awards 2008 for Best Overall Systems. Kalpataru ... , it was one of the first few real estate companies to start using ERP systems as early as 1995. It has successfully [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 11:22:35

Are You Standing in the Way of Your Internet Marketing Success?

Are You Standing in the Way of Your Internet Marketing Success? Posted by Pete Caputa on Wed, Jan 07, 2009 @ 07:35 AM digg it | ... for opportunities to demonstrate how their product is superior and can save their prospect company money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:35:00

Four at Four: Bank of Whatever

Never underestimate the power of the market to confound. Citigroup Inc ... confirmation that the open-bank assistance put in place last quarter is moving to management and other changes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:04:41

What Private Equity Can Teach Government About Rescue Investing

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson’s $700 billion Troubled Asset Recovery Program. President-elect Barack Obama’s stimulus package, which could head north of $850 billion. Government rescues are coming [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 10:45:00

Larry Swedroe’s Thoughts on the Madoff Scandal

Larry Swedroe’s Thoughts on the Madoff Scandal By JLP | December 16, 2008 Larry Swedroe sent this to me and I thought I’d share it with you ... U.S. private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management), the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 22:11:29

$75 Billion Needlessly Lost in Hasty Lehman Bankruptcy Filing?

There is a piece I regard as truly odd in the Wall Street Journal tonight ... Bank, the sale of the asset management operations) would raise $10 billion, perhaps more, and allow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:11:28

The End of the Financial World as We Know It

This is the best article I have seen on describing not the financial crisis, which is a sympton, ... Investment Management in Boston who, for nine years, tried to explain to the Securities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:09:15

No Free Bailout for Citigroup?s Pandit

There is no such thing as a free bailout. Like so many of their Wall Street compatriots, ... Thain–who had hoped for $10 million–and the voluntary examples set by Morgan Stanley’s John Mack [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:36:00

January 10 2009: Hornswoggled Absquatulation

Russell Lee Tobaccy Candy 1940 Pool hall, Shasta County, California Ilargi: ... through the signing into law of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by Slick Billy Clinton, gave them access [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 16:28:00

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