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12 hrs ago | GigaOM

With VentureHealth, InCube Ventures thinks crowdfunding can blend with traditional VCs

Over the past few years, the San Jose, Calif.-based life sciences venture capital firm has co-invested with accredited individual investors on a handful of deals.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Financial Services

18 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

EU bonus cap could hit 10 times as many London bankers

Barclays Bank paid 1,338 staff members more than A 500,000 last year. Proposed EU rules capping payments would have an enormous impact on London as a world banking centre.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Thu May 16, 2013

Seeking Alpha

Westar Energy's CEO Hosts Annual Shareholder Meeting

Well good morning to everybody on this beautiful, beautiful day. I am glad to see so many smiling faces.

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Related Topix: Westar Energy, Energy, Wichita, KS, Financial Services, Deloitte and Touche

Retailing Today

Former PetSmart COO new chair of Body Central board

Body Central Corp., a multichannel, specialty retailer that offers on-trend apparel and accessories at value prices, has appointed Donna R. Ecton as non-executive chairman of the board.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, H and R Block, Harvard University, Wellesley College

Business Journal

E&Y announces regional Entrepreneur of Year award finalists

Ernst & Young LLP has announced the 27 Entrepreneur of the Year finalists in the South Central Ohio and Kentucky region, and several of the finalists are Louisville companies.

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Related Topix: Ernst and Young International, Financial Services, Louisville, KY, Florence, KY, Erlanger, KY

Seeking Alpha

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call

Liam E. McGee - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Member of Finance, Investment & Risk Management Committee and Member of Enterprise Risk & Capital Committee Good afternoon.

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Related Topix: Hartford Financial Services Group, Insurance, Financial Services, Deloitte and Touche

Wed May 15, 2013

World Trade

Manufacturers Blind to SC Risks, says Study

Global manufacturers are putting their supply chains at the center of their business strategies to serve as the foundation for operational efficiency and collaborative innovation.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, KPMG L.L.P

Silicon Alley Insider

Long-Time Apple Investor Julian Robertson Has Dumped His Entire Stake In The Company

During the first quarter ended March 31st, Tiger Management dumped the rest of its stake in Apple , the filing shows.

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Related Topix: Hill International, McGraw-Hill Companies, Construction, Publishing, Media, McGrawHill Companies, The Industry Standard, Financial Services, H and R Block

Business Journal

Brookdale to pay $80.9M for 7 senior-living communities

Nashville-based Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has agreed to purchase seven senior-living communities from Chartwell Retirement Residences for $80.9 million, according to a news release.

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Related Topix: Brookdale Senior Living, Financial Services, Nashville, TN

The Heritage Foundation

With Obamacare, What Happens in Massachusetts Won't Stay in Massachusetts

PriceWaterhouseCoopers recently released a study of Massachusetts's experience with health care reform, claiming that under Obamacare most employers will not reduce or eliminate the health coverage they currently offer.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Health Insurance, Health

Tue May 14, 2013

Business Wire

Five Things Every Organization Should Know about Detecting and Responding to Targeted Cyberattacks

Yet most companies continue to try to protect themselves using approaches that are years out of date.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Ernst and Young International

Ventura County Star

Ventura business founder is regional finalist for entrepreneur award

Ernst & Young LLP has named Jeff Green, founder of Ventura-based The Trade Desk, a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year award for the greater Los Angeles area.

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Related Topix: Ventura, CA, Ernst and Young International, Financial Services, Beverly Hills, CA

Sys-Con Media

Ernst & Young Announces Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2013 Finalists in Northern California

The awards program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

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Related Topix: Ernst and Young International, Financial Services, Bell, CA, Startups, BrightRoll, Chico, CA

Business Journal

Dobbs career path as manufacturing expert has Kansas City roots

I recently had a chance to interview Dobbs after KPMG LLP released its 4th Annual Global Manufacturing Outlook survey.

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Related Topix: KPMG L.L.P, Financial Services, Automakers, General Motors

MarketWatch

Cheaper to insure after 'Obamacare': study

Small businesses are increasingly fretting over the costs they'll face to comply with President Obama's health-care overhaul, warning of dire scenarios with massive layoffs coming in order to get below thresholds in the law where employer coverage is required.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Financial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Information Technology

Sherrie McAvoy Joins Numerex Board of Directors

ATLANTA, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Numerex Corp , a leading provider of on-demand and interactive machine-to-machine enterprise solutions, today announced that Ms.

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Related Topix: Numerex, Telecom, Electronics, Financial Services, Deloitte and Touche, Corporate Governance, Law

Mon May 13, 2013

Business Journal

Supply-chain efficiency motivates manufacturers

Cost reduction remains the No. 1 priority of manufacturers, leading to a focus on supply chains and renewed interest in mergers and acquisitions, according to a new study KPMG LLP released Monday.

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Related Topix: KPMG L.L.P, Financial Services

Scoop

MYOB and BankLink unite for a new era in cloud accounting

MYOB Holdings Pty Limited , today announced that one of its subsidiaries, MYOB Finance NZ Limited, has signed an agreement to purchase the unlisted business, BankLink, from Media Transfer Services Limited.

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Related Topix: MYOB Ltd, Software

The Hartford Courant

Stemcor and lenders appoint advisors for standstill talks

Stemcor's banks have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to advise them as they assess the steel trader's proposal for a standstill on $1.2 billion of loans, people familiar with the situation said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ansonia, CT

Business Journal

Sebelius asks H&R Block, other donors to support health reform law

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has sought donations from H&R Block Inc.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, H and R Block, H&R Block

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