Jul. 15–HUGHES APPOINTED HR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT: Blythe Hughes has been appointed by Countrywide Home Loans Inc. as its senior vice president of human resources for its consumer markets division.In this position, Hughes will be responsible for implementing human resources […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 14, 2003–The Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 1.2% net of fees in June, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, Inc. (VAN), a leading hedge fundadvisory firm. The Index, which is one of the hedge fund […]

CEO Bill Shea is the only member of Conseco Inc.’s current board of directors who will carry over to the new board scheduled to take charge after the company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. IBJ has learned Glenn Hilliard, a […]

A new pounds 5 million fund to support the growth of creative businesses in the West Midlands is to be launched in Birmingham this week. The Advantage Creative Fund (ACF) is a region-wide venturecapital investment fund which expects to help […]

Sir John Templeton is a legendary investor and founder of the Templeton Funds mutual funds. Sir John had this to say recently about the housing market in the United States: �Every previous major bear market has been accompanied by a […]

The cuts in interest rates in the US have been closely watched and emulated in Britain and key Asian countries which have acted quickly to mitigate the effects of SARS and a soft economy. Incomparison the ECB rigid stance hampers […]

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 14, 2003–firstRain, Inc., the leading business monitoring software and solutions provider, today announced that it has attracted $8 million of Series B funding. Newinvestor Ampersand Ventures led the round, joining existing investors St Paul Ventures, Diamondhead Ventures […]

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 14, 2003– Award-winning data warehousing software provider enhances business model to fuel expansion in US and Europe Kalido, the data warehousing and data management software provider, has raised substantial funds from Atlas Venture and Benchmark Capital to finance […]

All across the nation, there has been a flux of activity in the biotechnology industry. But in the wake of the dot-com demise, venture capitalists have shied away from previously made investments inmore fledgling sectors of the economy, making startup […]

JACKSON – SmartSynch has closed an additional round of funding with its existing investors. The syndicate of investors included JP Morgan Partners, Kinetic Ventures, Lime Rock Partners, Nth Power,OPG Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital and members of the company’s management team. […]

Jul. 14–There are two dynamics at work in the stock market. Hedge fund managers, who think the market is overvalued, keep selling, while individuals, earning less than 1 percent on their moneyfunds, keep buying. One of these groups will be […]

Jul. 13–An area organization hopes to alleviate unemployment by bringing together people who believe in entrepreneurship. Since October 1999, the Indus Entrepreneurs group of Dallas-Fort Worth has created opportunities for business leaders, capital investors, academic researchers and entrepreneurs to interact. […]