FY09 and FY10 numbers show effects of persistent budget gaps and Great Recession WASHINGTON — States’ annual costs and long-term liabilities for public sector retirement benefits continue to rise and compete for resources with other critical needs, according to a report to be released Tuesday, April 26, by the Pew Center on the States. The [...]
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Home Sales – Seasonal Illinois Housing Market Shows Positive Signs
Home sales in Illinois rose for the second consecutive month in March showing some momentum heading into the spring market, while sales remain lower than last year’s heightened totals from the tax credit. According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® latest report, statewide home sales (including single family and condominiums) in March 2011 totaled 7,833 homes sold, up 40.0 [...]
Financial System – Limit On Excessive Risk-Taking Of Derivatives Trading That Left Millions Jobless & Homeless Implemented
Citing Widespread Confidence Loss in U.S. Banks, Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Advance Shareholder Proposals at Citigroup and Other Top Banks. Today, a task force from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) meets with representatives from the Federal Reserve to discuss its progress implementing regulation passed as part of the Dodd-Frank [...]
Best Deals – Great Deals On Best Foods, Services, Goods And Events Offered
Eating, Drinking, Laughing and Chocolates as Well as Spas, Salons and Brazilian Straightening to Be Featured on Daily Deal Website Quopons (http://www.Quopons.com), a new daily deal website that offers consumers “Fantastic Deals” on the best food, services, goods and events, is launching today inMiami, FL and is “a great place to reach millions of people due [...]
Universal Health Care – Company Decision Makers Concerned With The Impact Of Health Care Costs On Corporate Costs
New Survey Reports Employer Opinions on Health Care Benefits and More Despite concerns about the impact of rising health care costs on their businesses and employees, only one in six employers (16.3 percent) say they favor a federally tax-funded universal health care system, according to the 2011 UBA Benefit Opinions Survey. Nearly all (99.4 percent) top [...]
Rental Properties – Private Sector Tenancies Are Missing Out On Deposit Protection Says Study
Up to a million private sector tenants with combined deposits worth up to a £1 Billion are believed to be missing out on deposit protection. The number of tenants who are exposed is set to grow rapidly as the rental market soars. The lack of protection leaves an average deposit of £1,000 for each tenancy [...]
Corporate Identity – Nationwide Campaign To Give Businesses Their Own Identity Launched
Leading UK office space provider MWB Business Exchange has launched a nationwide campaign to give businesses their identity back. A new poll of 500 businesses by MWB Business Exchange reveals 43% of businesses believe serviced offices are more about the supplier’s brand than their own company identity, with 93% wanting an office to ‘wow’ their [...]
Bribery Act – UK Companies Found Unfamiliar With Bribery Act
New Law will Expand Anti-Bribery Requirements, Make Penalties Unlimited for Companies Globally While 78 percent of respondents who participated in a Deloitte webcast poll said there will be greater global anticorruption enforcement in the next year, nearly as many (73 percent) say they are not familiar with provisions in the U.K. Bribery Act. The new [...]
Earth Day – Billing Industry Encouraged To Utilize Electronic Billing To Reduce Paper Usage
Firm Shows Commitment to Green Billing with Expanded E-Adoption Department In honor of Earth Day, Billtrust, the leading outsourced billing provider, is calling on billing industry professionals to sign an online pledge to reduce paper usage and increase the number of bills they send electronically. The pledge is the latest effort by Billtrust to raise awareness [...]
Shared Services – Key To Corporate Financial Growth Unveiled
Shared services helping companies identify growth opportunities, improve organizational processes More organizations are delivering incremental value to their bottom line through strategic and effective implementation of shared services initiatives, according to the results of Deloitte’s sixth biennial Global Shared Services Survey. The global survey of 270 executives shows an 11 percent increase in the number of [...]