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Thomson Reuters forms DataScope Select alliances

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Apr 25, 2012 | Financial Information, Platforms / Workflow Tools, Thomson Reuters, United States |

Thomson Reuters announced three strategic alliances that span the full investment process and enhance the pricing and reference data available to fund managers, fund administrators and asset managers. Clients of FundCount,...

How Mobile Communications Can Improve Collections

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Apr 25, 2012 | Accounts Receivable Management, Debt Collection and Recovery, FICO (Fair Isaac), Uncategorized, United States |

40% of defaulting borrowers who pay via mobile phone do so within 30 minutes of receiving a mobile payment request. 78% do so within 48 hours! Today, few lenders enable defaulting borrowers to manage payments via alternate...

Banking: Retreat from Everywhere! Lack of Funding for Businesses

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Apr 25, 2012 | Australia, SME Access to Finance Issue, Uncategorized |

According to the Economist the world’s lenders are pulling back to their home markets. In March the Reserve Bank of Australia revealed that the departure of European lenders had left an AUS$34 billion funding gap in the...

McGraw-Hill Revenues up 6% – Double Digit Growth in Commodities and Commercial Segment

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Apr 25, 2012 | Analytics, Business Information, Indices, McGraw-Hill, Platforms / Workflow Tools, Rating Services, Risk Solutions - Prediction, S&P, United States |

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) reported record revenue of $1,331 million in the first quarter, an increase of 6% compared to the same period last year. Net income from continuing operations was $123 million and diluted...