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Will Government Aid Come in Time for Small Business?

added: 10-02-2010

Not only has the recession left small business owners financially devastated, but a new survey has found that their physical and mental health has also suffered.

Employers Reduce Costs and HR Risks With HR Outsourcing

added: 10-02-2010

Thousands of employers are turning to human resources outsourcing firms and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) as a way to cut employment costs, reduce HR risks and improve efficiencies.

UK Online Recruitment Receded in January 2010, According to Monster Employment Index

added: 10-02-2010

The nine point (eight percent) January decline in the Monster Employment Index is widely attributed to seasonal factors that inform hiring and related online recruitment activity at the start of each year. Comparatively, the overall EU Index fell by seven points (seven percent) in January.

65 Percent of Investment Strategies Have Shorter Investment Horizons Than Intended

added: 10-02-2010

Some active equity fund managers have higher portfolio turnover rates than they themselves claim, a new study finds. Nearly two-thirds of institutional investor-focused investment strategies exceeded their expected turnover from June 2006 through June 2009. Of these strategies, the turnover was on average 26 percent higher than anticipated, with some strategies reporting turnover between 150 and 200 percent more than expected.

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2010 M&A Insights - US Entertainment & Media Outlook

added: 09-02-2010

Though economic and financing challenges still exist, positive pipeline metrics seen in the second half of 2009 could signal a rebound of deal activity in the US Entertainment & Media (E&M) industry in 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Transaction Services 2010 US Entertainment & Media M&A Insights report.

OECD Unemployment Rate Stable at 8.8% in December 2009

added: 09-02-2010

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 8.8% in December 2009, unchanged from the previous month but up by 1.8 percentage points from a year earlier.

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Continues to Improve in January 2010

added: 09-02-2010

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ rose in January for the fifth consecutive month. The index now stands at 93.2, up 1 percent from December's 92.3, but still down 0.7 percent compared to January 2009.

Hewitt Survey Reveals Most Companies Planning To Restore 401(k) Match in 2010

added: 09-02-2010

Many U.S. employers are increasingly losing confidence in their workers’ ability to save for retirement and, as a result, plan to step up their efforts this year to help workers maximize their 401(k) savings, according to a new survey by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing services company. High on employers’ priority lists in 2010: restoring company 401(k) matches that were suspended or reduced during the market downfall and adding automated tools and investment features that take the guesswork out of saving and investing.

Healthcare Still Tops the List of Most Important Issues

added: 09-02-2010

When asked to say, without being prompted or shown a list, what “are the two most important issues for government to address,” more people (45%) mention healthcare than any other issue. However, many more people, in total, mention either the economy (32%) or employment or jobs (31%). No other issue comes close.

The Euro Area Bank Lending Survey - January 2010

added: 08-02-2010

Overall, the January 2010 BLS points to a further decline in the net tightening of credit standards, although at a slower pace than in previous quarters. The decline in net tightening was stronger for mortgages than for consumer credit or for loans to non-financial corporations (NFCs). All in all, a turning-point in the tightening trend observed since the second half of 2007 is now closer, but has not yet
been reached.

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