Finance studies and addresses the management and control of revenues and the conduct or transaction of money by individuals, businesses, and organizations, especially in the fields of banking and investment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 01 /CSRwire/ - The Social Capital Markets Conference, a landmark gathering of top business and government leaders creating market-based solutions for social impact, begins today at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center. The sold-out conference brings together more than 830...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /CSRwire/ - The "Green" real estate investment market not only sizeable but is a potential profit boom for financial institutions, according to a four-year comprehensive investment study conducted by the Capital Markets Partnership (CMP). Green real estate investment can also...
LONDON, Aug. 19 /CSRwire/ - According to an Acclimatise global report, backed by IBM (NYSE: IBM), nearly all electric utilities claim climate change is threatening power outages, higher costs and changes in usage as demand grows to power the world's expanding cities. Over...
Kansas City, Mo., August 12 /CSRwire/ - Jonathan S. Thomas, president and chief executive officer of American Century Investments, will participate in a panel on corporate social responsibility at the LIVESTRONG(R) Global Cancer Summit, Aug. 24-26, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. Moderated by Doug...
PHILADELPHIA, August 12 /CSRwire/ - One of the nation's largest and most prestigious awards programs for responsible lending in the financial services industry announced today that three leading U.S. community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are semi-finalists and four CDFIs are finalists for $8.25...
BOSTON, August 10 /CSRwire/ - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, announced today that former CEO María Otero has been confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs. With her confirmation,...
Washington, D.C., July 28, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that it will serve as the official sponsor of a new conference examining the latest microfinance investment strategies. 'Microfinance for Institutional Investors,' scheduled for September 21-23 in...
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 21, 2009 - Four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) from across the United States were rated by the CDFI Assessment and Ratings System (CARS(TM)) in the second quarter of 2009. This brings the total number of CDFIs rated to 48,...
New York, NY - July 15, 2009 - To join in the worldwide celebration of Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday on July 18, 2009, Shared Interest, the leading U.S. nonprofit social investment fund facilitating credit and technical assistance to black South Africans, announced the...
As the global financial crisis continues, smart businesses will do what they can to help address their employees' financial stress. Increased costs for basic necessities -- food, fuel, health care, housing -- are stretching families to the limit. Studies show that employee financial...
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