Financial

• Stuart Gulliver and Douglas Flint and HSBC Holdings: Europe and the Shanghai Futures Exchange

  Aug 22 2011 In addition to HSBC slashing jobs across Europe, Stuart Gulliver and Douglas Flint announced plans to expand into China over the next few years, as well as into other emerging markets that promise revenue for the HSBC Group. HSBC Holdings said it will continue to hire and invest in China, despite tens of thousands of cuts worldwide.

• Recent banking news: Banking and social deals

  Aug 19 2011 Sites such as Groupon and Living Social offer daily social deals, but they are targeted to customers as a mass entity. And as these social deals gain ever more clout, it raises the question: are Groupon and similar sites going to adapt and cater to specific markets?

• Amazon Tax driving eBay, Virtual Corporations, and California Businesses out of California

  Aug 16 2011 California recently passed an Amazon Tax law, requiring virtual corporations to collect online sales tax. At the same time, Amazon has been petitioning against the new Amazon Tax law, fighting the war for itself and many other online retailers. This petition, or referendum, if successful, could affect all virtual corporations and businesses in California.

• New Apple Software Falling Behind Shanzhai iPhone 5 in Consumer Demand

  Aug 16 2011 The new Apple software, iPhone 4G White, has generated great business for Shanzhai in developing an iPhone 4 clone. Shanzhai released the Chinese ‘iPhone 5’ months before Steve Jobs. The delayed release date of the new iPhone 5 created an unprecedented market opportunity for ‘Shanzhai’ (meaning ‘Chinese companies that imitate brand name products’).

• Lagarde’s New IMF Role Will Require Yogic Concentration to Succeed

  Aug 15 2011 During the IMF campaign, Mexico’s Augustin Carstens seemed to be the “emerging market” favorite, but with votes from Brazil, India, and China for Lagarde, Carstens platform wasn’t as persuasive as he would have liked. So why among all the ‘emerging markets’ voters did they not choose an ‘emerging market’ IMF director?

• Lehman Brothers Contracts Translations Services from Foreign Translations

  Jul 29 2008 Lehman Brothers, operating since 1850, is a global leader in equity, fixed income sales, and investment banking.

• The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy Partners with Foreign Translations for Multilingual Support

  Jul 08 2008 The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy specializes in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share, providing bottom-line results for banks and financial services firms all over the world.

• Willis Relies on Foreign Translations for On-Going Translation of Foreign Claims

  Nov 07 2007 From Aerospace to the Utilities industries, Willis has more than 16,000 dedicated associates throughout the world. The Willis Group is one of the world's largest professional services firms specializing in risk management.

• Banco Buena Ventura Partners with Foreign Translations for Spanish Translations

  Oct 31 2007 Opening in early 2008, BancoBuenaVentura will be the first full service Latino bank based in Ventura County, California. Banco Buena Ventura will be staffed entirely with local bilingual and bicultural banking professionals committed to providing excellent personalized service to Ventura County's Latino consumer and business community.

• Aisling Capital Awards Foreign Translations with Clinical Trial Study Report Translation

  Oct 19 2007 Aisling Capital invests in life science companies developing biopharmaceutical products and creating businesses based on advanced life science technologies.

• Citizens Security Hires Foreign Translations, Inc.

  Jun 26 2007 Citizens Security provides, group, individual life, dental and insurance.