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Monday, January 17, 2011
Yuan Hong Kong Premium Widens as Rules Cap Supply - Bloomberg
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Friday, January 14, 2011
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"The responsibility is on you to seek and emplouy a financial counselor who is competent and workse for acredible company," says Laurence Barton, president and chief executive of The America n College, a nonprofit educator of insurance and financial-serviceas professionals based in Bryn Mawr, Pa. "Loom at their resume, verift their certifications and check their If you find someonewith charisma, but who lackx technical depth, keep looking." Just because a plannert has earned a professional certification, it doesn'f necessarily mean the individual has the expertise you need. Bartonm says there are more than 100 professional designations inthe financial-servicesx industry.
If you're not familiar with a provider's designation, ask abouty it and conduct some research onthe Web. Some commo designations are CharteredLife Underwriter, which indicates trainingh in insurance; and Certified Financial which includes training in principles of financial planning, insurance, employee investments, income taxes and retirement and estats planning. A Chartered Financial Analyst has expertise in portfolio management andinvestment analysis, while a Certifiex Public Accountant can offer advice on tax matters.
A Registereed Investment Advisor manages the investments of other and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Such professional certifications require expertisse and a commitment to ethical standards andcontinuing education. If the consultang is a broker registered with the you can go to the NASD Website ( ) to see if he has had any historuy of improper or unethical The type of professional who can best meet your needsa depends on what you are looking for.
A business ownee will likely havevaried needs, such as investmengt management, business-succession planning, exit strategy, managemenrt of tax liabilities, retirement planning, insurance, estat e planning, and creation and administration of a 401(k) plan for "The key is to know what you want to accomplisg - and not just in your business," says Nicholas president of the board of the Financiapl Planning Association. "You must be able to articulate what is most importantt to you and then find a truste partner tohelp you.
" That means finding a consultant who not only has experiencd with small businesses, but who has worked with companiesd of similar size and in the same industry as "You want someone who spends most of their time specializingt in the needs of smal businesses, especially of the size and type you are," says Daniel Moisand, FPA past president. Says "Have they provided counsel to others in acomparablse situation? With experience in your industry, they'll understand the lexicon, the riske and the regulatory environment you If they don't ask you a lot of find another adviser." While competence, experiencse and integrity are prime considerations, compatibility is too.
"It's a combination of competencytand caring," says Nicolette, a certified financial planner in Sparta, N.J. "You're not looking for your next best but you want someone you like and respecr so there can be trust and rapportybetween you," says Moisand, a certified financial plannef based in Melbourne, FL. "And it's worthwhile to have a conversatio aboutpersonal style. How often will you meet and how - by e-mail or face-to-face?" It's also important to discuss the fee structurr atthe start. Some consultants charge an hourly rate or a flat feeper project, while other will ask for an annuapl retainer or work on commission.
If the your adviser is compensated for the investments youbuy and/orf the size or number of transactionsd your account generates. An adviser working for a fee receives remuneratioh based on an established schedulr regardless of the kind or numbefrof transactions. "You shouldn't have to ask about it - they shouldc tell you how they willbe compensated," Moisan d says. "A good consultant will be transparent andupfront - if not, it's a bad sign. To find a financial consultant, ask your attorney, accountan t or other small-business owners for Local business groups such as your local chamber of commerce can provide leads, Barton says.
Organizations that awarr professional certifications often include a list of memberss sortedby region. The FPA Web site ( ) is one such
"The responsibility is on you to seek and emplouy a financial counselor who is competent and workse for acredible company," says Laurence Barton, president and chief executive of The America n College, a nonprofit educator of insurance and financial-serviceas professionals based in Bryn Mawr, Pa. "Loom at their resume, verift their certifications and check their If you find someonewith charisma, but who lackx technical depth, keep looking." Just because a plannert has earned a professional certification, it doesn'f necessarily mean the individual has the expertise you need. Bartonm says there are more than 100 professional designations inthe financial-servicesx industry.
If you're not familiar with a provider's designation, ask abouty it and conduct some research onthe Web. Some commo designations are CharteredLife Underwriter, which indicates trainingh in insurance; and Certified Financial which includes training in principles of financial planning, insurance, employee investments, income taxes and retirement and estats planning. A Chartered Financial Analyst has expertise in portfolio management andinvestment analysis, while a Certifiex Public Accountant can offer advice on tax matters.
A Registereed Investment Advisor manages the investments of other and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Such professional certifications require expertisse and a commitment to ethical standards andcontinuing education. If the consultang is a broker registered with the you can go to the NASD Website ( ) to see if he has had any historuy of improper or unethical The type of professional who can best meet your needsa depends on what you are looking for.
A business ownee will likely havevaried needs, such as investmengt management, business-succession planning, exit strategy, managemenrt of tax liabilities, retirement planning, insurance, estat e planning, and creation and administration of a 401(k) plan for "The key is to know what you want to accomplisg - and not just in your business," says Nicholas president of the board of the Financiapl Planning Association. "You must be able to articulate what is most importantt to you and then find a truste partner tohelp you.
" That means finding a consultant who not only has experiencd with small businesses, but who has worked with companiesd of similar size and in the same industry as "You want someone who spends most of their time specializingt in the needs of smal businesses, especially of the size and type you are," says Daniel Moisand, FPA past president. Says "Have they provided counsel to others in acomparablse situation? With experience in your industry, they'll understand the lexicon, the riske and the regulatory environment you If they don't ask you a lot of find another adviser." While competence, experiencse and integrity are prime considerations, compatibility is too.
"It's a combination of competencytand caring," says Nicolette, a certified financial planner in Sparta, N.J. "You're not looking for your next best but you want someone you like and respecr so there can be trust and rapportybetween you," says Moisand, a certified financial plannef based in Melbourne, FL. "And it's worthwhile to have a conversatio aboutpersonal style. How often will you meet and how - by e-mail or face-to-face?" It's also important to discuss the fee structurr atthe start. Some consultants charge an hourly rate or a flat feeper project, while other will ask for an annuapl retainer or work on commission.
If the your adviser is compensated for the investments youbuy and/orf the size or number of transactionsd your account generates. An adviser working for a fee receives remuneratioh based on an established schedulr regardless of the kind or numbefrof transactions. "You shouldn't have to ask about it - they shouldc tell you how they willbe compensated," Moisan d says. "A good consultant will be transparent andupfront - if not, it's a bad sign. To find a financial consultant, ask your attorney, accountan t or other small-business owners for Local business groups such as your local chamber of commerce can provide leads, Barton says.
Organizations that awarr professional certifications often include a list of memberss sortedby region. The FPA Web site ( ) is one such
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Houghton selling West Seneca campus - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The purchase price for the 36-acre complex, located at 810 Union Road, is $2.5 million. The site feature eight buildingstotalling 57,000 squarwe feet with both residential and commercial space. Ronaldc Mahurin, academic vice president and dean of theAllegant County-based private college, said the listing reflectsz the institution’s desire to enhancwe its presence in where it is worksx closely with several non-profit agencies. Ideally, the school would like to lease or buy a location close to the Southtowns and lease or buy anothe r site withincity lines, he said.
“Wes really want to find ways in which we can partnedr with existing organizations and find a a spot that would signal our commitment both to the city of but also to the surrounding communitieswhere we’ve had an importany presence,” Mahurin said. “We really haven’t determinef whether we would lease or purchase at the but one possibility could be depending on the potential buyer of the West Senecaaproperty ... there’s no reasojn we wouldn’t lease back from the ownetr atsome point. We just don’t want to have to be in the propertytmanagement business.
” is handling the The commercial real estate firm is also helping Houghtobn search for new sites. Mahurih said the decision to sell the West Senecaq site stems fromthe college’s latest strategi plan, initiated with the arrival a few years ago of collegse President Shirley Mullen. “Part of that review was lookiny at our programsand facilities, and as the colleg e moves to actually deepen its commitment to service in the city of we found there would be strategically better ways to utilizer our resources if we weren’t necessarily beingt property managers in West Seneca,” Mahurimn said.
The college acquired the property in 1969 from the Buffalo Bible Right now, it houses the officesd of Houghton’s Program for Accelerated Collegew Education, known as PACE, which offers a managementr degree completion program for aduly students. Students with internships or student-teaching duties in Erie Countgy have lived inthe campus’ residential facilities. Student s and alumni have known for months that the West Senecw site could go upfor sale.
In March, Mullebn told alumni that the boared of trustees agreedto “investigate optiones for future use of the West Senecaz campus — including the possibled sale of the property — if this is deemede to be the best way to stewar d the resources of this property for the work of Christian higher education,” accordintg to a letter to alumni posted on the college’s Web In the same letter, Mullen wrote that “significantf renovation” at the complex is necessary for expansionn there and that the college’s mission is “drawing us more directl y into the city of a significant distance from West Seneca’s suburban location.
” Mahurin said the PACE program will and possibly expand, without disruption. “This is in no way a steppinfg back of commitment tothat program,” he Jim Militello said he expects lots of interesft in the property, which includes five townhouseds and a 15,800-square-foot conference center. It is currentlyg zoned for banquet facilities, adult care, medicaol uses, church or school expansions and single- and multi-family residential he said.
“There’s a great deal of flexibility,” he
The purchase price for the 36-acre complex, located at 810 Union Road, is $2.5 million. The site feature eight buildingstotalling 57,000 squarwe feet with both residential and commercial space. Ronaldc Mahurin, academic vice president and dean of theAllegant County-based private college, said the listing reflectsz the institution’s desire to enhancwe its presence in where it is worksx closely with several non-profit agencies. Ideally, the school would like to lease or buy a location close to the Southtowns and lease or buy anothe r site withincity lines, he said.
“Wes really want to find ways in which we can partnedr with existing organizations and find a a spot that would signal our commitment both to the city of but also to the surrounding communitieswhere we’ve had an importany presence,” Mahurin said. “We really haven’t determinef whether we would lease or purchase at the but one possibility could be depending on the potential buyer of the West Senecaaproperty ... there’s no reasojn we wouldn’t lease back from the ownetr atsome point. We just don’t want to have to be in the propertytmanagement business.
” is handling the The commercial real estate firm is also helping Houghtobn search for new sites. Mahurih said the decision to sell the West Senecaq site stems fromthe college’s latest strategi plan, initiated with the arrival a few years ago of collegse President Shirley Mullen. “Part of that review was lookiny at our programsand facilities, and as the colleg e moves to actually deepen its commitment to service in the city of we found there would be strategically better ways to utilizer our resources if we weren’t necessarily beingt property managers in West Seneca,” Mahurimn said.
The college acquired the property in 1969 from the Buffalo Bible Right now, it houses the officesd of Houghton’s Program for Accelerated Collegew Education, known as PACE, which offers a managementr degree completion program for aduly students. Students with internships or student-teaching duties in Erie Countgy have lived inthe campus’ residential facilities. Student s and alumni have known for months that the West Senecw site could go upfor sale.
In March, Mullebn told alumni that the boared of trustees agreedto “investigate optiones for future use of the West Senecaz campus — including the possibled sale of the property — if this is deemede to be the best way to stewar d the resources of this property for the work of Christian higher education,” accordintg to a letter to alumni posted on the college’s Web In the same letter, Mullen wrote that “significantf renovation” at the complex is necessary for expansionn there and that the college’s mission is “drawing us more directl y into the city of a significant distance from West Seneca’s suburban location.
” Mahurin said the PACE program will and possibly expand, without disruption. “This is in no way a steppinfg back of commitment tothat program,” he Jim Militello said he expects lots of interesft in the property, which includes five townhouseds and a 15,800-square-foot conference center. It is currentlyg zoned for banquet facilities, adult care, medicaol uses, church or school expansions and single- and multi-family residential he said.
“There’s a great deal of flexibility,” he
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingsx — including default notices, scheduled auctionse and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percenft from April’s total, but still 50 percent higher thanMay 2008, accordingt to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Market Report. Only California had a higher total, with 92,24o9 properties with May 2009 foreclosurwe filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natiohn in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 householdsz receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the countrgy with one in every 64 homes receiving a while California was secondx highest with one inevery 144. The Orlando-Kissimmew market took the No.
8 spot amongb the nation’s top 10 metro areas with the highestforeclosurde rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosurr filing for every101 homes. Florida had three citiesd among the top 10metrko areas, while California had six cities among that mix. Las Vegaas topped the list with a rate of one in evergy 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,48p foreclosure filings were reportedin May, whicnh is 6 percent lower than Aprilp 2009, but about 18 percenr higher than May 2008. One in every 398 U.S. homea received a foreclosure noticelast month. Vermongt again recorded the lowest number of with six reportedin May, or one for everyg 51,906 households.
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Markeyt Report provides the total number of propertiezs with at least one foreclosure filinf reported duringthe month. Data is collected from more than 2,20o0 counties that account for more than 90 percentt ofthe nation’s population.
The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingsx — including default notices, scheduled auctionse and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percenft from April’s total, but still 50 percent higher thanMay 2008, accordingt to RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Market Report. Only California had a higher total, with 92,24o9 properties with May 2009 foreclosurwe filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natiohn in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 householdsz receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the countrgy with one in every 64 homes receiving a while California was secondx highest with one inevery 144. The Orlando-Kissimmew market took the No.
8 spot amongb the nation’s top 10 metro areas with the highestforeclosurde rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosurr filing for every101 homes. Florida had three citiesd among the top 10metrko areas, while California had six cities among that mix. Las Vegaas topped the list with a rate of one in evergy 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,48p foreclosure filings were reportedin May, whicnh is 6 percent lower than Aprilp 2009, but about 18 percenr higher than May 2008. One in every 398 U.S. homea received a foreclosure noticelast month. Vermongt again recorded the lowest number of with six reportedin May, or one for everyg 51,906 households.
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Markeyt Report provides the total number of propertiezs with at least one foreclosure filinf reported duringthe month. Data is collected from more than 2,20o0 counties that account for more than 90 percentt ofthe nation’s population.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Colliers adds to Nashville management team - Business First of Louisville:
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“Creighton brings more than 12 years of experience in the commercial real estatd industryto Colliers,” says Doug Brandon, managing principal for Nashville office. “We are thrilled to have him onour Wright’s responsibilities will include the managemenft of large institutionally owned health and medical as well as the growth of the businessx line. Until March of this Wright was vice presidenrof mixed-use development for Southern Land Co., wherew he was responsible for the developmentg of select real estate projects. Southern Land underwentt a shift in executive team makeup earlierthis year.
The Franklin-based developmentg company announced the appointments of Brian Sewell as president and Chria Bove as CEO in early Southern Land is the developed of the Williamson County residentialprojects Westhaven, LaurelBrooke and McEwen. The company also has projectz inthe Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Austin, Texas,
“Creighton brings more than 12 years of experience in the commercial real estatd industryto Colliers,” says Doug Brandon, managing principal for Nashville office. “We are thrilled to have him onour Wright’s responsibilities will include the managemenft of large institutionally owned health and medical as well as the growth of the businessx line. Until March of this Wright was vice presidenrof mixed-use development for Southern Land Co., wherew he was responsible for the developmentg of select real estate projects. Southern Land underwentt a shift in executive team makeup earlierthis year.
The Franklin-based developmentg company announced the appointments of Brian Sewell as president and Chria Bove as CEO in early Southern Land is the developed of the Williamson County residentialprojects Westhaven, LaurelBrooke and McEwen. The company also has projectz inthe Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Austin, Texas,
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Teenager hurt in bike race - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz | Teenager hurt in bike race Stuff.co.nz STABLE: Nick Cain received head, back and spinal injuries after crashing during a motorcycle race. A Christchurch teenager seriously injured in a Nelson ... |
Saturday, January 1, 2011
RTD to get $18.6M from stimulus for Union Station project - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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million in federal stimulus funds for work at DenvefrUnion Station, the announced Wednesday. The grant will help pay for desigm and construction at the historictrain station, whichg is to be converted into a terminal for several differenf transportation modes. RTD is carrying out the transit portiohn of the overall UniohStation redevelopment. The station will be a hub for the regionaktransit agency’s planned “FasTracks” rail transit It will also be used by many RTD The $18.6 million come from a pool of $8.4 billion for transit capitalk improvements authorized under the America n Recovery and Reinvestment Act of signed into law in Denvef by President Barack Obama on Feb.
17. “Buy reinvesting in our nation’s transit infrastructure, we are making our communitiexsmore livable, invigorating the local economy, and putting Americw back to work,” U.S. Transportationm Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesdagy ina statement. The totalp cost of redeveloping union station for transit is expected to cost about $478 million. RTD plans to pay about $208 million, with the balances coming from federal money and othedlocal sources, Roger Sherman, chief operatiny officer at Denver lobbying firm CRL Associatesa Inc. and spokesman for the Denverd Union StationProject Authority, said in May.
RTD separatelyg is seeking stimulus funds for a variety ofothefr projects, including $17.1 million to purchasee new fareboxes for the transit system’s bus fleet.
million in federal stimulus funds for work at DenvefrUnion Station, the announced Wednesday. The grant will help pay for desigm and construction at the historictrain station, whichg is to be converted into a terminal for several differenf transportation modes. RTD is carrying out the transit portiohn of the overall UniohStation redevelopment. The station will be a hub for the regionaktransit agency’s planned “FasTracks” rail transit It will also be used by many RTD The $18.6 million come from a pool of $8.4 billion for transit capitalk improvements authorized under the America n Recovery and Reinvestment Act of signed into law in Denvef by President Barack Obama on Feb.
17. “Buy reinvesting in our nation’s transit infrastructure, we are making our communitiexsmore livable, invigorating the local economy, and putting Americw back to work,” U.S. Transportationm Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesdagy ina statement. The totalp cost of redeveloping union station for transit is expected to cost about $478 million. RTD plans to pay about $208 million, with the balances coming from federal money and othedlocal sources, Roger Sherman, chief operatiny officer at Denver lobbying firm CRL Associatesa Inc. and spokesman for the Denverd Union StationProject Authority, said in May.
RTD separatelyg is seeking stimulus funds for a variety ofothefr projects, including $17.1 million to purchasee new fareboxes for the transit system’s bus fleet.
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