| JEDC to adjust grants for Adams St. project Plans to renovate a 98-year-old building on Adams Street into a modern multi-use project have been a lot more difficult than The Kimmik Corp. originally anticipated, both structurally and financially, so the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission is proposing to stretch out the disbursement of a grant the company has already received to help keep the project moving. feeds.bizjournals.com |
SNB Bank of Kansas, ready for new brand, drops the acronym SNB Bank of Kansas is undergoing a rebranding initiative, dropping the 鈥淪NB鈥 from its name as it seeks to take advantage of a simple but far-reaching brand. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Select Staffing agrees to be acquired (AP) Temporary employment services company Select Staffing has agreed to be acquired by buyout vehicle Atlas Acquisition Holding Corp. for stock worth about $245 million, the companies said Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
More respect for behavioural studies (at FT.com) From now on, the asset management industry is going to have to take more account of risk, according to the responses to FTfm in its informal survey of the industry. "The most important lesson is about managing risk"; "the crisis has highlighted the importance of managing risk in asset management, regardless of its nature"; "risk has to go back to the heart of the investment approach of a solid investment manager" - these are typical comments from the chief executives, chief investment officers and consultants who pondered the lessons of the past decade and forecast the challenges of the next for us. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Credit Suisse to expand Asia prime services (Reuters) Credit Suisse will increase the headcount in its prime brokerage team in Asia by 15 percent to 20 percent in 2010 as it aims to win business from the increasing number of global hedge funds eager to set up base in the region, a senior official at the Swiss bank said. us.rd.yahoo.com |