Cologne, May 24, 2012 – GreenPocket, one of the leading European providers for Smart Metering and Smart Home software, successfully finished its series B financing round. A group of existing and new capital providers invested under the leadership of the NRW. Bank. The decisive factors for the funding were the strong growth in revenues …

*** Gross rental income up to EUR 31.1 million (Q1 2011: EUR 27.6 million) *** Vacancy rate reduced to 12.3 per cent (Q1 2011: 14.3 per cent) *** FFO increased to EUR 10.5 million (Q1 2011: EUR 10 million) *** Forecast for 2012 FFO affirmed, at EUR 43 million to EUR 45 million Frankfurt, 15 …

NBB National Business Brokers has opened a fourth and fifth consultancy office in Hamburg and Munich to support medium-sized enterprises, thus reinforcing its international network and expanding its physical presence in Germany. In cooperation with the German headquarters in Frankfurt, NBB”s new partners and general directors, Peter Hufnagel (NBB Hamburg) and Joachim Zwicky (NBB Munich) …

Occupy Bozeman invites public to free event, representatives from Montana state bank working group and local credit unions to speak BOZEMAN, MT — Occupy Bozeman, a Montana group in solidarity with the international Occupy movement, invites the public to a discussion about alternatives to corporate banks. Representatives from local credit unions, as well as from …

ayondo: strong customer and account growth / Traders and followers benefit from three distinct new innovations Frankfurt am Main, 19th April 2012 // In early April ayondo introduced major new innovations that led to a resounding success in just a short space of time. Over the last 14 days, the amount of accounts opened with …

FRA says it is “excited” by the prospects of bamboo being hailed as the new super material, which can be used for everything from housebuilding to garment manufacture. Seattle, United States, April 12, 2012 — Forestry Research Analysis (FRA) says it is “excited” by the prospects of bamboo being hailed as the new super material, …

A new report from MTW Research shows that demand for timber frame housing will increase hugely over the coming four years in the UK. This could prove good news for forestry investors, according to FRA. Bainbridge Island, WA, April 11, 2012 – A new report from MTW Research shows that demand for timber frame housing …

Commodity investors are expected to reap the benefits of increasing prices this year, according to recent forecasts by Barclays Capital. Boston, MA, April 11, 2012 – Commodity investors are expected to reap the benefits of increasing prices this year, according to recent forecasts by Barclays Capital. Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) would like to add timber …

FRA has said it is ‘disappointed’ to hear that the US is still regularly importing illegally logged timber from the Amazon rain forest. Seattle, United States, April 11, 2012 — Forestry Research Associates (FRA) has said it is ‘disappointed’ to hear that the US is still regularly importing illegally logged timber from the Amazon rain …

Paris and SAN MATEO, Calif., April 4, 2012 – Zurich is today announcing the selection of Guidewire Software® (NYSE:GWRE), as the provider of a new claims handling platform for its UK General Insurance division. The software will be implemented into Zurich”s UK Claims operation by Capgemini Financial Services UK, the subsidiary of one of the …

First Utah Bank Introduces Kasasa, Offering Consumers a Better Banking Experience Salt Lake City, UT, April 04, 2012 – First Utah Bank asks consumers, “Do you Kasasa?” as it becomes the first financial institution in Utah to launch the country’s most innovative financial products. Kasasa® is a new brand of free checking and savings accounts …

The Salamander Industrie-Produkte GmbH (www.sip-windows.com), one of the leading European system providers and manufacturers of high-quality energy-efficient window systems made of PVC, has been concentrating on the further development of its gluing technology and now presents solutions in the areas of dry and wet gluing of PVC window systems at this year’s fensterbau/frontale in Nuremberg. …

Swiss food producer generated growth of almost 30% in the organic product segment – growing in international markets Bischofszell Food Ltd looks back on a challenging financial year 2011. The food producer saw a decline in sales by 1.3% due to the difficult market environment with a strong franc and strong competitive pressure in the …

Peter Leeds, author of “Invest in Penny Stocks” and publisher of the Peter Leeds penny stocks newsletter, has filled the third and final spot on his “Tomorrow’s Winners Today” penny stocks panel, which will take place this Tuesday at the World Money Show in Vancouver.  Goldgroup Mining will be joining Victoria Gold and Passport Potash …

New York, NY – March 26, 2012 – www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the OTCBB for Friday March 23rd.   SavWatt USA Inc. (OTC: SAVW) was the top percentage gainer and gained 0.0001 (100.00%) to close at $0.0002 on very high volume of over 162.49 …

IDBI Bank has achieved the landmark of Rs. 1 lakh crore in respect of collection of Central Taxes during the FY 2011-12. The Bank’s present collection of  Direct Taxes has been over 16% of the Government’s revised target for Direct Taxes. The Bank had gone live on January 16, 2012 in providing online duty payment …

DFE Chemie GmbH of Düsseldorf, Germany, winner of the industrial award 2011, is continuing to grow and impress ever more people in the steel industry with its FEPORID® series of high-efficiency pickle-inhibitors. The company will be presenting its products in China at the German Pavilion of the exhibition “Metal + Metallurgy China 2012″ from 9 …

Face-Them™ is proud to introduce AntiquityCar on our second Live Internet Broadcast on March 21, 2012 at 1:00PM EST. We are showcasing AntiquityCar to Investors around the world. Haifa, Israel, March 19, 2012 – Face-Them™ is proud to introduce AntiquityCar on our second Live Internet Broadcast on March 21, 2012 at 1:00PM EST. We are …

New York, NY – March 19, 2012 – www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Friday March 16th. The Nasdaq Composite ended slightly lower and fell 1.11 (0.04%) at 3,055.26.   Cogo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:COGO) was the biggest gainer on NASDAQ and surged $1.16 …

Mr. Edgar Perez, presenter of The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, “How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX” (http://www.TheSpeedTradersWorkshop.com), will present at Pace University’s Lubin Graduate Society, March 19, 2012, on How Traders Profit From High Speed Trading. To register, email lgs@pace.edu and include your name and …

Compliance Solution Adds Another 64 Controls To Stay Ahead Of Regulatory Onlsaught New Haven, CT, March 13, 2012 – Continuity Control, a financial technology company built to help community banks and credit unions meet their growing compliance requirements, today reported that 64 new controls have been added to its platform since the beginning of the …

The MahiFX platform has officially launched, giving retail FX customers access to same tight spreads and cutting edge technology as institutional FX traders 05 March 2012, London, England – MahiFX, the new proprietary-built foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, has officially launched to retail Forex traders worldwide. The platform, developed by ex-interbank traders, analysts and developers, …

33 new customers for FirstSpirit content management system / AppCenter opens up new dimensions for content and user experience management DORTMUND, Germany and BOSTON, MA, February 29, 2012 – e-Spirit (www.e-Spirit.com), developer of the FirstSpirit content management system, reports the most successful year in its company history: 33 new customers from a wide range of …

IDBI Liquid Fund has received 5 star ranking at the 9th Annual ICRA Mutual Fund Awards 2012. The award was received by Shri R M Malla, Chairman & Managing Director, IDBI Bank and Chairman IDBI Asset Management Ltd. IDBI Liquid Fund has been ranked 5 star indicating performance among the top 4.6% category of ‘Open …

- Framas Family shareholders and Management purchase shares – Biggest exit for HeidelbergCapital to date – Value increase through partnership-based private equity model Heidelberg, 13th February 2012 – The Private Equity Funds Group HeidelbergCapital, founded in 2007, has successfully closed the biggest exit of its current fund by selling its shares in Framas Kunststofftechnik GmbH. …

Zurich, 08.02.2012 – Start-up company Uepaa is the first player worldwide that turns smartphones into alpine life-saving devices. Uepaa commercializes technology that will turn these phones into alpine tracking, alert and rescue devices, which connect to other phones directly (without the need for a telecom infrastructure) using a disruptive wireless peer-to-peer technology. The financing round …

MahiFX vision, values, technology and functionality combine to offer retail FX investors enhanced trading experience. LONDON, ENGLAND – MahiFX, the new proprietary-built foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, was officially unveiled at a launch held on the 2nd February at 30 St. Mary Axe in the City of London.  The MahiFX browser-based platform will open for …

New York, New York – February 3, 2012 – www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal, specializing in sector research including tech stocks issues an investor alert for social networking stocks for the morning of February 3rd as the Facebook IPO frenzy continues to drive the sector. Tech stocks were strong in yesterday’s session, with significant …

A new report on the benefits of timber investment in Money Morning, has attracted attention and praise from FRA. Bainbridge Island, WA, February 01, 2012 – A new report on the benefits of timber investment in Money Morning, has attracted attention and praise from Forestry Research Associates (FRA). The research and analysis consultancy has highlighted …

NEW YORK, NY; BOSTON, MA; FRANKFURT, GERMANY – January 30, 2012 Blitzer, Clancy & Company, one of the nation’s premier boutique middle market investment banking firms continues to expand its industry-leading spectrum of financial and strategic advisory services in announcing the addition of John Floegel to its management team. Mr. Floegel will join BCC as …