Byline: Aaron Weitzman In the week ended Aug. 31, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index was two basis points to 3.99% from 4.01% from the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds. The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year ... (Publication: The Bond Buyer)
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Bond Buyer Indexes Strengthen in Period Ended Aug. 31
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Treasury to Offer $39B 92-Days, $33B 182-Days Week of Sept. 5
Byline: Gary Siegel The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Tuesday. The 91s settle Sept. 7, and are due Dec. 7, and the 182s settle Sept. 7, and are due March 8, 2018. Currently, there are $53.001 billion 91-days ... (Publication: The Bond Buyer)
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Milwaukee ISM Index Slips to 55.41 in August
Byline: Gary Siegel The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business decreased to 55.41 in August from 56.98 in July, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported Thursday. New orders received fell to 54.08 from 56.7, production grew to 59.84 from 57.39, employment decreased to 56.22 ... (Publication: The Bond Buyer)
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Georgia Nuclear Power Project Will Be Completed
Byline: Shelly Sigo BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia wants to finish two nuclear reactors under construction at Plant Vogtle. MEAG Power provided no details about what its cost will be to finish the project in a notice filed on EMMA late Wednesday, after the MEAG board ... (Publication: The Bond Buyer)
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Bank Lobby Says Central Banks Will Need to Inject Cash to Calm Markets Following Brexit
Global Banking News-September 1, 2017--Bank lobby says central banks will need to inject cash to calm markets following Brexit (C)2017 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 01 September 2017 Reuters has cited a bank industry lobby as saying that central banks would need to ... (Publication: Global Banking News (GBN))
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Bay Banks of Virginia Closes USD35m Private Placement of Common Stock
Global Banking News-September 1, 2017--Bay Banks of Virginia closes USD35m private placement of common stock (C)2017 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 01 September 2017 Bay Banks of Virginia Inc. (OTCQB: BAYK), the parent company of Virginia Commonwealth Bank, has said ... (Publication: Global Banking News (GBN))
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Top 100 Most Influential People; Our 2017 Listing of the Thought Leaders and Visionaries Who Are Shaping the Accounting Profession
Byline: Editorial Staff Karen Abramson CEO, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting As leader of one of the biggest providers of tools to the tax and accounting profession, Abramson leaves her mark on the desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones of countless accountants. Career Highlights: CEO, Wolters ... (Publication: Accounting Today)
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Tech News
Byline: Editorial Staff SAGE BUYS INTACCT FOR $850M San Jose, Calif. - In a deal the companies managed to keep quiet until finalized, U.K.-based Sage Group has bought Intacct for $850 million. Intacct will be known as Sage Intacct going forward. The acquisition combines two of the leading companies ... (Publication: Accounting Today)
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Completes Geneva Advisors Acquisition
Global Banking News-September 1, 2017--Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce completes Geneva Advisors acquisition (C)2017 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 01 September 2017 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) (NYSE: CM) (TSX: CM) has said that it has completed the ... (Publication: Global Banking News (GBN))
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Bank of the Ozarks to Participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference
Global Banking News-September 1, 2017--Bank of the Ozarks to participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference (C)2017 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 01 September 2017 Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK) has said that it will participate in the Barclays ... (Publication: Global Banking News (GBN))
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Hilltop Holdings Offers Donation to Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Global Banking News-September 1, 2017--Hilltop Holdings offers donation to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts (C)2017 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 01 September 2017 (c)2005 - Electronic News Publishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), a ... (Publication: Global Banking News (GBN))
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FINANCIAL WELLNESS: App Helps Save Money
Byline: Amanda Eisenberg Nearly six in 10 Americans have less than $500 in their savings account to pay for an unexpected expense, according to Bankrate. That statistic that prompted Brendon McQueen, co-founder and CEO of financial services company Shuttle Finance, to create an app-based employee ... (Publication: Employee Benefit Adviser)
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Spinal Care in the Spotlight; Back Pain Is a Top Driver of Productivity Loss and Companies Are Taking Steps to Address It
Byline: Amanda Eisenberg For employers seeking to significantly reduce their healthcare spend, medical and benefits experts point to back pain relief as the low-hanging fruit. Almost half of American adults have a musculoskeletal condition like back pain, costing employers around $213 billion in ... (Publication: Employee Benefit Adviser)
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The Pitfalls of Becoming a Consultancy
Byline: Editorial Staff You hear it all the time: Change your agency! You'll go the way of the dodo bird if you don't! But is that actually good advice? There are a lot of downsides to making a major change that would move your business from "insurance broker" to "consulting firm." Let's explore ... (Publication: Employee Benefit Adviser)
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ASIC Reins in Proxy Firms before AGMs
Byline: Patrick Durkin Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Shareholder activism is likely to be a feature of the 2017 AGM season, with a number of large companies facing potential board spills under the "two strikes" regime. However, the Australian Securities & ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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When CBS Bought Ten
Sep 03, 2017 (Mumbrella - ABIX via COMTEX) -- It is possible that the Foreign Investment Review Board may seek to block the deal for US-based CBS to buy the Ten Network. The news that CBS is interested in buying Ten seems to have pleased a lot of people, who were worried that Lachlan Murdoch might ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Business Confidence Down in August to 114.4 as High Energy Prices a Threat to Economic Growth
Byline: Roy Morgan Research Sep 03, 2017 (Market Research Update - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Business Confidence in Australia fell 2.6pts (-2.2%) to 114.4 in August 2017, according to the Roy Morgan Business Single Source survey, following extensive discussions about the high cost of energy in Australia. ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Sunrise Gas Stirred by Deal on Sea Borders
Byline: Angela Macdonald-Smith Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A Woodside Petroleum spokesperson has welcomed an apparent breakthrough between Australia and Timor-Leste on their marine boundary dispute. The terms of the deal entered into by the two countries will ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Agriculture Too Shy to Invest in Asia: CBH
Byline: Julie-anne Sprague Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- CBH CEO Andrew Crane says Australian firms need to be more willing to invest in Asia. Crane, who is stepping down from his role at Australia's largest exporter of wheat in November, says local firms seem ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Unions in Super Fund Row over Jobs
Byline: Ewin Hannan Sep 03, 2017 (The Weekend Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The United Services Union wants Local Government Super to withdraw the $A113 million it has invested with IFM Investors. USU general secretary Graeme Kelly is irate that Ausgrid, which is majority-owned by IFM and ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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