Times Online (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Prudential, the UK insurer, is planning to scrap its equity release product aimed at elderly homeowners in a move that puts up to 100 British jobs at risk.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The equity release industry was reassuring consumers on Tuesday that the market for lifetime mortgages remained strong in spite of the sudden withdrawal of one of the leading providers.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Prudential Financial was upped to outperform from market perform by Wells Fargo, as the broker said the insurer is emerging from the financial crisis better capitalized and with a higher degree of financial flexibility than many of its peers. "Prudential looks much as it did prior to the financial crisis, in our opinion; with a business mix oriented toward higher returning...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
VNBusinessNews.com - Prudential Vietnam Life Insurance Co.,Ltd has introduced two new life insurance products, including Phu Hung Thinh (Pru-Smart Saver) and Phu Hung Phuc Dinh Ky (Pru-Cash Back) to the market.The Phu Hung Thinh product was designed for prosperous customers with highin comes and stable health, while the Phu Hung Phuc Dinh Ky product aims at customers who want flexible financial resources...
The Real Estate Bloggers (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
So which would you rather buy in metro Detroit. This 3,200 square foot condo; or the Pontiac Silver Dome: Because for one week they were essentially selling for the same price. Yes sir, if you had the right bid, you could have bought the Pontiac Silverdome in metro Detroit for a little less than $600,000. The carrying costs [...] Thanks for reading this post. If you would like to see more articles...
PSD Blog - World Bank Group (Free subscription) | yesterday
Editor's note: Augusto de la Torre is chief economist, and Alain Ize a consultant, in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank. This is the 10th in a series of policy briefs on the crisis—assessing the policy responses, shedding light on financial reforms currently under debate, and providing insights for emerging-market policy makers. What market and regulatory issues led...
Pretoria News (Free subscription) | yesterday
PRETORIA chef Chantel Dartnall, of Mosaic Restaurant, has scooped top honours at the 2009 Prudential Eat Out Chef of the Year award.
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just as the world suffered grievously from the banking sector's ability to invent complex securities that no one understood, and thus were impossible to manage or value, are we now about to create a regulatory system that is also too complicated to understand? Yes, by the looks of the latest Bank of England contribution to the debate, a discussion paper with the utilitarian title The Role of Macroprudential...
Daily SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Posted by RobOusbey Introduction We'll often rattle off various metrics quite casually in conversation, but it's easy to forget that others (such as your clients!) might not know whether these are big numbers or small ones. For example: " We've just published a guest post on a site with Domain mozTrust 5.67. Mr_Gadget mentioned it to his 64 thousand followers, and it managed to get over 1,000...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
from Matt Caputo of the NY Daily News, Sixteen years after his NHL career was cut short by a stroke, Brian Mullen is still on the ice. Much of his life has revolved around Madison Square Garden, but on this day, the former Ranger and Islander is standing on the practice rink at the Prudential Center in Newark, coaching the New Jersey Rockets junior hockey team. “Coaching these guys is a lot of...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
A West Side security guard was ordered held on bond today in connection with planting fake bombs near the headquarters of the Boeing Co. and One Prudential Plaza -- and possessing drugs when he was arrested. Roosevelt Billups is suspected of planting hoax bombs outside 100 N. Riverside Plaza -- which is the Boeing headquarters -- and One Prudential Plaza, a police source said. Billups, 42, was ordered...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Police photo of Roosevelt Billups from Examiner.com A West Side man now faces three felony charges for allegedly planting fake bombs at two prominent downtown buildings, Chicago Breaking News reports. Roosevelt Billups, 42, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of planting "hoax bombs" at Boeing's headquarters at 100 N. Riverside Plaza and at One Prudential Plaza. Billups faces two additional...
SocketSite™ (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Listed with New Light Realty for $150,000 on October 12, according to the MLS the sale of 1358 Shafter closed escrow on November 19 with a reported contract price of $165,000. Today, it’s back on the market with Prudential...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee has taken up legislation dealing with financial regulatory reform. Mondaq had more on the bill: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has introduced a discussion draft of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (the "Dodd Bill"), which comprehensively addresses financial regulatory reform, encompassing...
Atlantic Yards Report (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
As he did during last month's radio appearance, Newark Mayor Cory Booker last night steered clear of any prognostication about a permanent move of the Nets to Newark but focused on a temporary one.He spoke during his monthly Newark Today with Cory Booker show on WGBO. The discussion focused on the Nets moving to the Prudential Center for a season or two before a potential move to Brooklyn.Host
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