UBS said Thursday it would close its municipal bond business after failing to find a buyer for what was the third-largest underwriter of American state and local government debt last year.
UBS, based in Zurich and Switzerland’s largest bank, will lay off about 280 people, a spokesman, Doug Morris, said.
“UBS explored a number of alternatives to [...]
Maryland health care regulators are planning to increase the size of businesses that will be eligible for a new health insurance subsidy that will become available in October.
The $15 million small business premium subsidy, created during last fall’s special legislative session, will open up this fall to firms with between two and nine employees. It [...]
Insurance agents and insurance companies. Insurance can be a great career for some, but getting started can be tough for the individual insurance agent or small insurance agency. Virtually everyone needs insurance of one kind or another, but the competition for clients can be stiff. And with the current economic climate, getting new business can [...]
VisitBritain are putting a push on its corporate travel products in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, recognising the opportunity to showcase the destination and surrounds to the lucrative MICE market, revealing its plans at Destination Britain yesterday.
Australian travellers are flocking to Britain for their MICE needs; however VB Head of [...]
“Very few people grow up wanting to be insurance agents,†Stickney said with a laugh.
But the Stickney siblings — Jim, president of the company; Sam Stickney, senior vice president; and Mary Alice Stickney Arthur, vice president over administration — have found they enjoy helping people and companies find policies that fit their needs. For the [...]
Trying to keep Midland ISD on sound financial footing in a time of static state funding is a challenge Executive Director of Business Services David Garcia faces daily.
Garcia gave the last presentation Wednesday to the district’s Key Communicators, a group of residents from across Midland who get a behind-the-scenes look at the district’s operations and [...]
Small businesses in New Hampshire are on way to having more affordable health insurance.
Gov. John Lynch has signed into law the HealthFirst initiative. It will require major insurance carriers to offer a standard wellness plan for businesses with up to 50 employees. Premium costs will be controlled by focusing on prevention, managing chronic conditions and [...]
WILMINGTON, Del., May 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) —-On May 19th, Preferred Capital president and CEO Rocco P. Perate will be honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Delaware District Office as the 2008 Financial Services Champion of the Year. Perate and other SBA Delaware District Office honorees will receive their awards on May 19, [...]
A department head at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Business was named dean of the College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Lance Nail, chairman of the business school’s department of finance, economics and quantitative methods, has taken the top spot at Southern Miss and will begin July 1.
Nail served as [...]
A well-rehearsed presentation and clever turn of a French phrase could help land a deal with a Parisian client.
But even the most prepared businessperson doesn’t stand a chance if he or she is stuck in a Chicago airport while a competitor schmoozes the prospective client in Paris. That’s why it is crucial for anyone planning [...]
