The FINANCIAL — A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of a of United Fire %26amp; Casualty Group (United Fire) and its five property/casualty members, which operate under a business pooling agreement led by United Fire %26amp; Casualty Company (United Fire %26amp; Casualty) [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Gold futures surged to their highest level ever Wednesday after the dollar plunged to a record low and crude oil spiked above $102 - inflationary signs that fed buying of precious metals as alternative investments.Silver continued its record-setting rally and copper also hit a fresh high. Other commodities traded mixed, [...]
HOUSTON (CNNMoney.com) — Despite widespread public perception that speculative investing is to blame for high oil prices, big investors distanced themselves from it Tuesday, saying the recent run up has more to do with strong demand, tight supply, and a desire to diversify instead of trading momentum.It’s buying into an asset class that has very [...]
The FINANCIAL — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB)Â on February 7Â reported unaudited figures for the fourth quarter and full year 2007.
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For the year 2007, income before income taxes was EUR 8.7 billion, up 5% versus the year 2006, and revenues were EUR 30.7 billion, up 8%. Net [...]
The FINANCIAL — BOSTON, Columbia Management on February 5 announced several key leadership appointments in its distribution and portfolio management areas. As of December 31, 2007, Columbia Management and its affiliates managed $643.5 billion in assets (i) for individual and institutional clients.
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According to Bank of America, Columbia Management named Jeffrey F. [...]
An emergency meeting has been called for UK buy-to-let property [...]
Buying individual bonds has become easier and cheaper through the Treasury Department’s Web site, http://www.treasurydirect.gov , but there may be other factors to consider. The first question is whether she truly has no need to touch that money for two [...]
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 26, 2007 PerTrac President and CEO, Gerry Mintz, today announced plans to expand the firms presence in Asia to meet client needs and growing demand for its products. PerTrac provides investment industry software solutions including its flagship PerTraAc Analytical Platform and PerTrac CMS, its popular investment management, investor relations and [...]
www.RaiseCapital.com, the premiere online destination for entrepreneurs to showcase their business ideas and capital needs directly to investors is please to announce that users can post their capital needs for free.
Port Washington, NY (PRWEB) December 12, 2007 — www.RaiseCapital.com, the premiere online destination for entrepreneurs to showcase their business ideas and capital needs directly to [...]
Altegris Investments, Inc. (Altegris) formally announced today the launch of a complete update to the ManagedFutures.com website (www.managedfutures.com), which provides a public face for the managed futures capabilities of the firm. This new version of ManagedFutures.com includes many significant new features designed to help investors (including individual investors and institutional allocators) and managers (including Commodity [...]
