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Poised for Growth? What the Suppliers are Expecting.
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on November 17, 2009
... to an economic recovery within the Indian BPO segment.
In addition to in-country growth, Indian firms are beginning to expand overseas to near-shore markets. Infosys, for example, is establishing...
Cost cuts hit auditors
in Sox First, on November 17, 2009
...itors with Britain's Financial Reporting Council (FRC), as reported here , warning that accounting firms could sacrifice audit quality when they're cutting costs and scrambling to get more cash in th...
New fair value rule to face test
in Sox First, on November 16, 2009
...ing with the classification and measurement of financial assets, such as loans, as well as debt and equity securities using fair value. Sox First will remember how the banks were screaming about fair ...
Sen. Dodd's New Banking Bill Would Reshape the Financial World
in Bizinformer, on November 11, 2009
...ose of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity, myself included, are in a state of shocked disbelief,” he told the House Committee on Oversight ...
The Trade War That Wasn't
in China Venture News, on November 11, 2009
© kludgebox
Remember the Obama Administration's new tariff on tires made in China? When it was announced back in September, analysts said it was going to be the start of a new trade war . In case no one noticed, that hasn't happened... China appears to have little inclination to escala...
Seen that? - Germany in trouble?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on November 9, 2009
...cing creates value for American GDP? As the study says the balance for outsourcing done by American firms is $1.13 positive for every dollar spend. Well you can argue about these findings but now The ...
New innovative ways to identify supply chain talent: 360 degree feedback
in Supplychainer, on November 9, 2009
...ere are few people who know what it takes to lead a turnaround and can do it! That's why recruiting firms are coming up with new ways to scan and identify the right candidates. Here is one I read rece...
Seen that? - Scientific Atlanta Grows From DVR Sales
in The Digital TV Weblog, on November 8, 2009
...ks of sales Representatives. We are witnessing more companies, especially smaller to mid-sized firms, embracing a commercialization process as a means to create new business. A process approach recog...
Seen that? - Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai
in China Venture News, on November 8, 2009
...ina Venture News The Hina Group, an investment banking and private equity firm, launched only two years ago is capitalizing on the increased cross-border opportunities...
Galleon scandal: just the beginning?
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...r the Dow Jones Customers' Afternoon Letter with closing prices. Now it has come to the point where firms are spending millions and putting wicked fast computer servers next to exchanges so they can h...
MBA turkeys and the market
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...if more than 30% of Harvard MBAs end up in "market-sensitive jobs" like investment banking, private equity and hedge funds, it's a long-term sell signal. If that number is below 10%, it is a long-term...
Eight New Insider Trading Arrests, Fourteen Total
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
... The SEC’s ongoing investigation of insider trading at hedge funds and stock trading firms has brought allegations against 14 Wall Street professionals.
The charged defendants include hedge ...
Emanuel presses for another Sarbanes-Oxley exemption
in Sox First, on November 3, 2009
...xemptions dating to 2004. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro had granted yet another reprieve, giving small firms until next year to start paying auditors to scrutinize their internal controls. But in her pr...
Seen that? - An introduction to thin provisioning
in On Storage, on November 1, 2009
...ally provided by hedge fund prime brokers. The biggest teams coming from the largest prime brokers, firms like Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, etc. These prime brokers have tea...
China Business Myths
in China Venture News, on October 29, 2009
© Chi King
Forbes ran an interesting piece on China this week. It looked at three myths that are widely believed to be true, but are, well, not quite as simple as people (and the media) tend to think...
Myth number one: China's economy is led by exports. Myth number two: China's su...
Too big to fail is too dumb
in Sox First, on October 29, 2009
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The US government is moving on financial firms that are "too big to fail" and where the government has no choice but to "rescue" them when they get into trouble. Its plan is to make it eas...
Seen that? - SNOCAP nets $15 million more
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 28, 2009
...y, the company plans to announce that it has raised a combined $10 million from two venture-capital firms, Walden Group's WaldenVC and Morgenthaler Ventures."Congratulations! Not much to see ...
Do the Pitfalls of Outsourcing Outweigh the Benefits?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 19, 2009
...become a vital and active part of outsourcing management – just like it is a vital part of most firms' internal management. Until then, the risk profiles presented by outsourcing deals will be greate...
No autographs, say auditors
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
...hich could provide useful information to investors and, in turn, provide an additional incentive to firms to improve the quality of all of their engagement partners." The PCAOB says it's in line with...
Shared folders and more in Google Docs
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-14
...llery PHP script | free image gallery script
• Only 17 venture capital firms raise money in Q3 — fewest in 15 years
• Introducing Search Options for mobile
• CleanScores
• T-Mobile halts s...
Seen that? - Ridge Crossing in the Dunes
in Under My Helmet, on October 11, 2009
... Fund to Focus on China at China Venture News Private equity firm Blue Ridge is moving into China in a big way. The company has developed a China-focused ...
Seen that? - legal file sharing and movie downloads
in TJ's Weblog, on October 7, 2009
...y, the company plans to announce that it has raised a combined $10 million from two venture-capital firms, Walden Group's WaldenVC and Morgenthaler Ventures."Congratulations! Not much to see ...
Seen that? - Saif Partners Picks China TV Home-Shopping Network as the Next Big IPO
in China Venture News, on October 6, 2009
... Zero2IPO recently released the China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking for 2007 and this year's number one venture capital firm is SAIF Partners....
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
...n being that lower-cost non-attorney workers will be able to perform legal services.
Magic Circle firms, not wanting to be left behind, are lining up arrangements with offshore providers. This will p...
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
...n being that lower-cost non-attorney workers will be able to perform legal services.
Magic Circle firms, not wanting to be left behind, are lining up arrangements with offshore providers. This will p...
Magazine publishers want a digital store
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
...lu for magazines. The venture would also include newspaper publishers with all the partners taking equity stakes in the business. The most interesting part about this is that it promises to deliver a...
Seen that? - NetApp supply chain woes frustrate users
in On Storage, on October 3, 2009
...General Motors is putting fresh pressure on its vast network of suppliers, which was trimmed by 500 firms in 2005, prompting fears of further U.S., European auto supplier bankruptcies. The price squee...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...1.4 billion ($2.7 billion) invested in hedge funds by December. "We have been divesting our equity portfolio to buy other [...] Read More Barbarian Investments Launch Film Productio...
Should ratings agencies go the way of Arthur Andersen?
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
... things about the current financial scandal is that there has been no similar reckoning against the firms that were supposed to be watching the system for the investment public. Why haven't the ra...
Security breaches up in 2009
in The CIO Weblog, on September 30, 2009
...the least addressed. It appears that this lack of attention has resulted in serious damages in many firms that didn't heed the warnings....
IPO boom out of sync
in Sox First, on September 29, 2009
Another sign that the stock market is out of sync with the real world. On one hand, new figures show that the gap between the richest and poorest Americans is getting wider. As reported here , the wealthiest 10% percent of Americans on more than $138,000 each year, earned 11.4 times what thos...
The Merger Wave
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 28, 2009
...de - for years, many have suspected that these organizations would be acquired by cash-rich Indian firms in an effort to expand their U.S. footprint. That trend failed to materialize to the level expe...
美国南方洪水泛滥
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-28
...oogle of Violating Telecom Laws
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Outsourcing as an Economic Indicator
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 24, 2009
...day's Business Week , Mehul Srivastava described a decline in salaries and turnover in Indian firms, no doubt caused by the declining economy. That certainly parallels the global recession - part...
Lawyers and Outsourcing Deals
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 1, 2009
...from the outside, but over time bringing the deals inside or by outsourcing the entire task to law firms. This is how the legal services are procured.
But lets not forget their role as risk managers....
US taxpayer bailout for subprime firms
in Sox First, on August 31, 2009
...t of the US financial system. The Center for Public Integrity presents a new report showing that firms that created the subprime lending frenzy, including subsiiaries of Countrywide, Lehman Brother...
2009 Mid-Atlantic Biotech Conference
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 31, 2009
...nment representatives, executives, researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, and professional services firms-representing 30 states and 10 countries.
This year's conference will feature a Healthcare...
China's Consumption Gap
in China Venture News, on August 30, 2009
Paul Kedrosky over at Seeking Alpha last week pointed out one of the primary obstacles China faces if it is to continue its transition to a Western-style consumer-oriented economy. China has a consumption gap... There is non-stop chatter about China's challenge in transitioning from being ...
Costs of fighting climate change to treble
in Sox First, on August 30, 2009
We all know that fighting climate change will cost billions. But how much cash do we need? A new report from scientists says world leaders have massively underestimated these costs. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) estimates that annual global costs of adapting to clima...
Banks bankrolling Congress
in Sox First, on August 27, 2009
...t put out by the non-profit Public Citizen group. According to the report, lobbyists and lobbying firms representing the biggest recipients of the bailout money, courtesy of the US taxpayer, schedul...
Pebble Beach 2009 Winner Horch, a Name Hardly Known
in Classical Drives, on August 21, 2009
...a car. And yet it has a fascinating history. August Horch and Company was one of three dozen German firms producing automobiles before the turn of the 20th Century. Its founder was a pioneering automo...
Readers Digest: another private equity failure
in Sox First, on August 18, 2009
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Another example of a private equity screw-up. Readers Digest, the media outlet that started in 1922 and made its name publishing condensed novels and edited articles from other magazines has fil... ...r $2.4 billion which, as part of the deal, took on $800 million worth of debt. The latest fiasco confirms what many had long suspected - the deal was badly thought through and over-leveraged. As the ...
Accounting fee growth slows
in Sox First, on August 18, 2009
...with bean counters, although you would hardly call it a sector in trouble. As reported here , CPA firms are recording slower growth in fees. For firms collecting more than $2 million of fees every y...
Liquidia Technologies Raises $7 Million
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 13, 2009
... filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals the company raised $7,031,130 in equity," according to TechJournal South .
"Liquidia has developed a nanotechnology prog...
VMWare Buys SpringSource
in Java Entrepreneur, on August 12, 2009
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VMWare this week announced plans to acquire SpringSource for $362 million in cash and equity, plus the assumption of approximately $58 million of unvested stock and options.
"No open ...
Alwand Vahan Bracelets
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 12, 2009
...New York City at 604 Fifth Avenue in 1968 after having worked for David Webb and other prestigious firms. By then Sasha had served in the US Armed Forces during the Cuban Missile Crisis and been memb...
Bring Business to Your DoorStep with Local Search
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on August 4, 2009
© acnatta
So we know purchasing on the internet is on the rise, but how do you get an online advantage if your company provides a service instead of a product? Sure, you can throw lots of money at Google and pay-per-click ads but you'll be fighting against everyone else for one or two ...
Islamic banking booms
in Sox First, on August 4, 2009
...fit-and-loss-sharing" (PLS) and this is based on concepts such as: trustee finance (mudaraba), equity participation (musharakah), cost plus financing (murabaha), leasing (ijara), payment financin...
Putting the presidential squeeze on the mortgage firms
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 29, 2009
... to the White House yesterday. Obama and his team wanted to put some pressure on mortgage-servicing firms to do more to rework the mortgage loans that homeowners are struggling to pay. More loan modif...
The missing XP - 7 upgrade path
in The CIO Weblog, on July 28, 2009
...o and he may be on to something.
"Obviously, many businesses will wait anyway (I know of some firms still running Windows 2000 and earlier OSs), but this Microsoft strategy will certainly scare ...
Copper and Steel
in China Venture News, on July 27, 2009
Seeking alpha had a couple of interesting pieces earlier this month on how China is impacting two particular commodity markets - copper and steel .
Chna has come close to cornering the market on copper. Enticed by low prices, China stockpiled copper and other commodities and now controls the f...
Mortgage firms get to tell Obama their side of the story
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 27, 2009
...Do you trust mortgage firms to carry out Pres. Barack Obama's programs designed to keep people from losing thier homes to foreclosure? How about the government itself? Do you trust it to do anythi...
Karoo vs. P2P
in P2P File Sharing, on July 27, 2009
...been an anomaly in the UK's telecoms scene. Kingston has a monopoly, and while in theory other firms could come and share its exchange, they haven't chosen to do so."
More here from Th...
The bailouts stink: Bernanke
in Sox First, on July 27, 2009
...e bailouts, claiming he did it to avoid a "Second Great Depression". As he put it, some firms were simply to big to fail. No doubt, the wisdom or otherwise of the bailouts will be debated...
The Retail ROI Calculator at RFID in Fashion 2009
in The RFID Weblog, on July 23, 2009
...alculator to determine if a rollout would deliver an ROI
Using the RFID Retail Calculator, retail firms could enter the average number of units on sales floor and back room along with average unit c...
VC's on Twitter
in TJ's Weblog, on July 22, 2009
...t's a great aggregation of VCs who tweet - both individually and by firm (quick - name all the firms that have 100% of the partners tweeting). Brad suggested that if you're involved in the...
More real estate culprits still making money off industry
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 21, 2009
... scamminmg these people, either. Loan-modification companies are not always the most trustworthy of firms.
Now there's news from the Center for Public Integrity that real estate appraisers in Cal...
Swine flu profits
in Sox First, on July 21, 2009
The news about swine flu is getting grimmer and grimmer. First, we have reports of the US Food and Drug Administration warning that swine flue vaccine will not provide 100% protection. That's followed up by Forbes reporting that swine flu could stop any chance of a recovery in the appal...
VC Investment Bounces Back
in Biz Plan Hacks, on July 20, 2009
...lected up by those funds is at a dismal low point right now, actual investment by venture capital firms seems to be bouncing back. In Q2 (from April to June), venture capitalists invested a total of...
Evan Rapoport on Capital Introduction - Excerpt
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 18, 2009
... provided by hedge fund prime brokers. The biggest teams coming from the largest prime brokers, firms like Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, etc. These prime brokers have tea...
MFA on Obama's Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 16, 2009
...tration requiring all advisers to hedge funds and other private pools of capital, including private equity and venture capital funds, to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Ba...
CalPERS sues ratings agencies
in Sox First, on July 16, 2009
...pinion" and therefore protected. Koppel wrote: "Courts in the past have held that rating firms are protected against claims that they issued ratings that either were too high or to low. To ...
Goldman Sachs: behind the numbers
in Sox First, on July 15, 2009
... sustainable. Moreover, we continue to have concerns about the confidence sensitivity of securities firms with sizable trading operations and high reliance on wholesale funding, despite this strong re...
Carbon market bonanza for accountants
in Sox First, on July 10, 2009
... trading a license to print money. Earlier this week, we had reports that the Big Four accounting firms are beefing their expertise and setting up climate desks for their clients which include high ...
Virginia Nanotechnology Park Moves Forward
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
...basic nanotechnology research from 2003 through 2007 with 187. Virginia Tech and nearby nanotech firms captured 61 of them valued at $15 million, more grants than in any other region of the state.&q...
Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
...n't. In these cases, if the homes fall into foreclosure, lenders are unable to recover any home equity.
Another popular scheme involves groups using straw buyers to default purposely on a mortgag...
What VCs Are Worrying About
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-02
...sa.yona.la
• Todo-Frog
• SharesPost - We make private equity liquid. Buy or sell privately held stock.
• Sindice - The semantic web index
• FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fa...
Install OS X On SD Card
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-01
... HTC Hero Pre-Order At Amazon UK!
• Microsoft puts Razorfish up for sale
• Telecom firms back standard phone charger in Europe
• Fennec Alpha 2 now available for Windows Mobile
• Vodafone eye...
July 8: China Cleantech Business Forum
in China Venture News, on June 30, 2009
© star5112
2Point6Billion (a blog that looks at economic issues in China and India) has a write up online on the upcoming China Cleantech Business Forum.
The July 8th forum will be Asia's first cleantech business conference.
Cleantech is a growing industry focus for venture capital and...
Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 30, 2009
...itizenship for those workers.
The Indian outsourcing model takes a different approach. Outsourcing firms typically post visa workers in the U.S. on a short-term basis, in many cases about 18 months. ...
