The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and Enwisen, a leader in on-demand workforce communications solutions, announced today that the two organizations will jointly launch a "Next Generation Workforce Communication" education and research track. The track is one of several topics addressed in HCI's Talent Strategy community of interest and focuses on the ways in which the best organizations are leveraging next generation communications technology to create a more informed, productive, engaged, and satisfied workforce. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008)

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BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation's leading accounting and consulting organizations, today issued a client advisory regarding key accounting changes to be implemented later this year. FASB Statement No. 141R, which revises the accounting for business combinations, and FASB Statement No. 160, which changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests, do not take effect until December 15, 2008, but acquisitive companies that plan to make deals between now and the effective date will likely need the time to plan ahead. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008)

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Spire Investment Partners, LLC (formerly Legacy Advisors, LLC), of McLean, VA, has announced a major expansion. A nationally recognized Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), Spire has created its own Broker/Dealer (B/D) and is recruiting 25 to 50 new consultants to its existing crew of 20 advisors. Operating with 13 consulting teams working in six offices from Virginia to Colorado, Spire manages $1.2 billion in assets for high net worth individuals. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2008)

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BlueOptima, Ltd., a London-based Software-as-a-Service company, today announced the release of a series of podcasts on managing offshore software development projects. The company conducted in-depth interviews with industry experts on the subjects of Offshore Governance, Program Management, Productivity and Metrics. Podcasts will be released periodically beginning February 4, 2008, and continue throughout 2008. BlueOptima interviewed Ernie Zibert of HP on the subject of Offshore Relationship Governance in the February, 2008 edition. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008)

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The declining pool of available research on many companies makes it more difficult for organizations to gather strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats (SWOT) analysis of new competitors, partners and investment options. To help address this growing knowledge gap, Techdirt today announced Smart Dossiers, a new packaged online research service ready to deliver fast, intelligent company-specific reports with multiple analytical perspectives developed by its Techdirt Insight Community expert network of independent analysts. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2008)

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Today ChartwellETF.com and Chartwell Partners Asset Management released an executive summary of a white paper; Global Sector ETF Investing (attached) at the World Money Show in Orlando. The white paper focuses on the S&P Global 1200 index and the ten global sectors it breaks down into, all available through exchange-traded funds, which offer investors and advisors a transparent, liquid, flexible and low cost approach to building a global portfolio. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008)

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Altico Advisors (www.AlticoAdvisors.com), a Microsoft Certified Partner headquartered in Massachusetts, announced today the availability of free Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) trial CDs. While supplies last, companies that want a hands-on experience with Microsoft's most popular business and financial management software can order a free 90-day trial CD from the home page of the Altico Advisors Web site. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008)

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Today, US Fiduciary, Inc. ("USF") rolled out a new pricing strategy for wirehouse advisory teams going independent. The new pricing model allows the wirehouse rep ("FA") to keep their existing wrapped pricing approach with their clients and not be "nickeled & dimed" by their independent broker-dealer or RIA platform provider, which has been the standard. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008)

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Filipinos living and working in the UAE can now benefit from the new Mobile Remittance Service "payMAX" as paybox and Lari Exchange have successfully launched their new mobile Money Transfer service in January 2008. The partnership extends paybox's mobile Commerce Portfolio and strengthens Lari's positioning as the leading exchange house in the U.A.E. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2008)

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The falling yield on the 10-year Treasury since late spring 2007 has created a full-blown credit crunch for commercial real estate developers. Yet despite the volatility that comes in a market where coverages are up, spreads are at record levels, and the 10-year interest-only loan is gone, developers can still access the money they need to maximize new deals. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2008)

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