eFinancialCareers Q4 2011 Job barometer: A tale of two halves

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London (PRWEB UK) 21 February 2012

By late 2010, the global banking and finance industry had demonstrated its resilience, and by mid-2011, most of the numbers depicted an industry that had emerged from the 2008 financial crisis. By the second half of 2011, however, banks and financial institutions were impacted by the sovereign crisis in Europe and the depressed global economic outlook. The number of job opportunities for finance professionals in the UK, Continental Europe and APAC in 2011 mirrored the market, posting growth in the first half of the year, followed by a decline in the second half. In those regions, the number of job opportunities increased 4% year-on-year for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, from 7,254 average daily job postings in Q4 2010 to 7,515 in Q4 2011. Asia Pacific recorded the strongest growth (+6%) over the period, followed by Continental Europe (+4%) and the UK (+2%).

Chart : Average daily job postings in the UK, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific, Q4 2010 and Q4 2011 (please contact press office if you are unable to view the table)

Source: eFinancialCareers

Moderate growth in the UK

The number of job postings for finance professionals in the UK showed an overall year-on-year growth of 2% in the fourth quarter of 2011. The number of job opportunities declined by 8% from Q3 to Q4 2011. In a normal market environment, recruitment activities in the Front office tend to slow down in the last quarter of the year as professionals wait for their bonus payouts before making a move. On the recruiter side, this is an expensive period to hire as they need to buy out a large proportion of their bonus to snap up top talent. This quarters slowdown, however, is more likely to be a reflection of the market uncertainty rather than costs or bonuses.

Top sectors advancers and decliners

When looking at Q4 2011 over the preceding quarter, positive growth in the number of job opportunities was recorded in private equity/venture capital (+6%), hedge funds (+ 6%), and compliance/legal (+5%).

Three sectors registered strong losses over the same period: operations (-28%), consultancy (-23%) and equities (-20%).

Table: Top sector Advancers and Decliners in the UK, % change in job postings by sector, Q4 2011/Q3 2011

Private Equity / Venture Capital

ThreatMetrix Launches TrustDefender Mobile to Help Identify Fraudulent Transactions Originating from Mobile Apps

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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

ThreatMetrix, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, announced today the launch of a new mobile software development kit (SDK) that helps identify fraudulent transactions originating from mobile applications. The new product, called TrustDefender Mobile, expands on ThreatMetrixs already established malware detection and cookieless device identification technology for laptops and desktop computers. The same risk-based fraud screening capability that is available to browser-based transactions is now available to mobile applications.

As an embeddable library for smartphone applications, TrustDefender Mobile creates cross- validating device fingerprints based on hardware, operating system and application parameters. It offers ThreatMetrix customers a frictionless experience by embedding risk intelligence into a companys native mobile applications, and ultimately providing comprehensive fraud screening solution across both browser and mobile application transactions.

The PC era is in its sunset years and unfortunately smartphones have more limited form factors that make remote device verification difficult, said Alisdair Faulkner, chief products officer, ThreatMetrix. The iPhone blocks third-party cookies by default and when Apple released iOS 5, gone was the ability to globally identify a device based on its UDID. TrustDefender Mobile ensures that trusted user device identification and reputation is tightly integrated into a single platform for reducing risk across all web transactions and applications. This additional anonymous machine-level intelligence helps identify suspicious activities, such as when a criminal jailbreaks an iPhone in order to wipe the devices identity.

TrustDefender Mobile is introduced during a time when the mobile channel is becoming a hotbed for fraudsters. Enterprise security organizations are still grappling with the increase in the number of unmanaged endpoint devices that are not owned and supported by internal IT. Since many companies are allowing employees to use their own personal mobile device today, confidential company information passes over an unprotected device. There are also personal transactions made on the same device used for work, which if not fully protected, can lead to hacked company information and infiltration, added Faulkner.

Mobile cybercrime is not only a concern for the workplace today, but in a variety of other instances such as mobile banking and mobile commerce. ThreatMetrix found that over the past year, there has been a 500% increase in mobile transaction volumes.

The results of a joint study with The Ponemon Institute in 2011, Mobile Payments & Online Shopping Survey of U.S. Consumers, also revealed the growing popularly and fraud threat of mobile transactions. Only 21% of the survey respondents, U.S. consumers who self-reported they are active users of the Internet, said they felt they are completely protected against fraudsters when conducting mobile banking activities in particular.

Part of the problem with mobile fraud is that consumers dont treat their mobile devices as the tiny computers that they actually are, said Julie Conroy McNelley, analyst with Aite Group. Employees are often willing to download apps of completely unknown provenance. As a case in point, 88% of the top global risk executives said they believe the mobile channel represents the next big point of exposure in financial services fraud.

The ThreatMetrix Cybercrime Defender Platform

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Jewish Dating Site, SawYouAtSinai, Announces 700th Engagement

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

The Jewish Dating website SawYouAtSinai.com is wishing a Mazel Tov to their 700th engaged couple – An impressive success rate after only 8 years. The couple met from across the world, from Leicester, England to New York, USA, thanks to the help of the international Jewish matchmaking service.

SawYouAtSinais matchmaking service combines their team of 350 experienced and dedicated matchmakers with an in-house designed technology that sends compatible matches to their members. With an extensive online database of 30,000 Jewish singles, SawYouAtSinai bring the traditional matchmaking concept back with a modern twist, enabling Jewish communities around the world to receive a personalized online Jewish Dating service.

Harold Duke of Jerusalem, Israel who got engaged 2 weeks ago through the service says, Ninety percent of my dates were via online dating. I went out a lot before joining SawYouAtSinai, and I found my match after only two dates at SawYouatSinai!

The combination of the wide reach of the internet and the dedication of the matchmakers seem to be the key to this sites great success. Jewish singles dating through the service also love the fact that is saves them time having to browse profiles.

We bring a more humanizing element to online dating and more efficiency and accuracy to the traditional matchmaking system. explains founder Marc Goldmann, A great deal of your future and happiness is dependent on who you spend your life with, so why not seek the help of a professional.

SawYouAtSinai primarily serves the Orthodox Jewish singles community, but their partner site JRetroMatch.com focuses on non Orthodox Jewish singles, and has also had great success. The same matchmaker model is used on this service also, providing members with a personal assistant for their love life.

About SawYouAtSinai

SawYouAtSinai was created in 2004 to satisfy the need for a more private and personalized approach to online Jewish dating. This Rabbinic-endorsed site uniquely combines the power of technology, the accessibility of the internet, and the personal touch of a matchmaker to serve its 30,000 members. SawYouAtSinai has over 350 experienced matchmakers from diverse backgrounds, focusing on its members various age ranges, religious levels, locations and personalities. With over 1,400 members successfully matched, SawYouAtSinai continues to benefit Conservative, Modern Orthodox and Yeshivish singles from Jewish communities throughout the world.

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SummitCove Vacation Rentals in Keystone Releases a New Ski for Schools Rewards Program; Offers 5% Cash Back Reward on Group Lodging Reservations

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Keystone, CO (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

SummitCove Vacation Rentals, located in Keystone, Colorado has released the details of a new program called Ski for Schools. Ski for Schools is the newest addition to the SummitCove Group Lodging program, and allows for a 5% cash back reward to each participating school that meets the group reservation requirements. The Ski for Schools program is designed as a unique fundraising opportunity.

Interested participants can sign their school up for the program with a simple, one-page agreement. Once the school has a designated staff member listed as a main contact for the group program, SummitCove will then create a custom discount code and website landing page for easy booking. SummitCove will also provide advertising with flyers, posters and e-mail reminders about the fundraising opportunity.

Families that wish to book ski lodging in Keystone can contact SummitCove with the custom discount code to receive up to 10% off regular rates. An individual confirmation will be sent to each family. Once 10 reservations have been made under a school discount code, 5% of the reservation totals less tax and resort fees will be provided in the form of a check to each participating school to be used as desired.

SummitCove Vacation Lodging provides Keystone Resort area vacation lodging year-round. Properties are available in a variety of sizes and budgets. For availability or a complete property list, visit the SummitCove website. Information regarding lift tickets and ski or snowboard rentals are included in each reservation confirmation email.

For information about participating in the Ski for Schools program at SummitCove Vacation Lodging, please contact Kelly Slattery at (855) 220-4633 or via email at marketing(at)summitcove(dot)com.

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cPanel Acquires Small Hosting Provider, Siteocity.com

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Houston, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

On Tuesday, February 21, 2012, cPanel, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Hostbed, L.L.C., has acquired Siteocity.com, a small hosting solutions provider. The purchase will provide cPanel with a direct platform for real-world testing of its products. Siteocity.com will continue to operate under its current name.

With the Siteocity.com acquisition cPanel will be able to gain a deeper understanding of how website owners use cPanels software, said Aaron Phillips, cPanels vice president of operations. This will be accomplished by having direct access to live server data, help desk tickets, and hosting company feedback. We are looking for real world testing of installation, configuration compatibility, and reliability.

More than a year was spent looking for the perfect company. The criteria for purchase included more than three years of ongoing service, one hundred percent cPanel & WHM infrastructure, roughly one thousand customers, and no dedicated nor VPS plans.

By running Siteocity.com we hope to achieve a deeper connection to the hosting industry as a whole, Phillips said. We are certainly not operating Siteocity.com in order to compete with our customers. Ultimately, cPanel customers will get a stronger, more reliable product.

About cPanel, Inc.:

Since 1997, cPanel has been a leading innovator and developer of control panel software for the web hosting industry. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, cPanel builds software that allows web host professionals to transform standalone servers into fully automated point-and-click web hosting platforms. cPanel licensed software allows owners of servers and websites, along with resellers and developers, to optimize their technical resources and replace tedious shell-oriented tasks with dynamic, intuitive web-based interfaces. For more information, visit

MyMedLeads Software and PatientNOW Announce HL7 Integration

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Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

MyMedLeads, a lead management tool for the medical industry has announced their strategic integration with PatientNOW, a leading provider of EMR technology and practice management software. This new partnership will offer medical practices a fully integrated solution to tracking their online and offline marketing (such as print, yellow pages, SEO or pay per click) and scheduling them directly into PatientNOW without having to manually enter patient information. This agreement means that users will now be able to marry the sophisticated ROI tracking technology and lead conversion tools of MyMedLeads with PatientNOWs comprehensive and robust practice management capabilities.

Where office staff previously spent extra time transferring data captured by phone calls or form submissions to their practice management software, the integration will make scheduling from MyMedLeads into PatientNOW a simple, automated process. When practices rely on manual data entry alone, leads often get lost or mismanaged. MyMedLeads captures, manages and nurtures 100% of leads coming in via phone or form submissions. Once leads are ready to schedule, MyMedLeads incorporates with PatientNOW for seamless integration. This secure system meets the growing need of medical practices to unify and synchronize the tremendous amount of information healthcare firms generate.

We are pleased to welcome PatientNOW as a partner, given their strong reputation in the plastic surgery industry. said Enrique Rangel, president and CEO of MyMedLeads. More and more of our clients are requesting an integrated solution for tracking their marketing efforts and improving staff performance. With this integration, we aim to provide a comprehensive infrastructure for seamless workflow automation between these two powerful tools.

About PatientNOW

PatientNOW is the ONE EMR and Practice Management solution that provides everything for your plastic surgery practice. From initial contact through delivery of services, PatientNOW tracks and documents every step. Automated patient follow-up, appointments, patient portal, photos, clinical data, encounter note, e-prescribe, order labs, patient survey, quotes, invoices, gift cards, birthday reminders and procedure reminders. Increase your revenue and run your office more efficiently.

Take Medicare? PatientNOW offers a complete Certified EMR allowing you to receive reimbursement up to $ 44,000. We guide you through the whole process. 800-436-3150 or http://www.patientnow.com

About MyMedLeads

MyMedLeads is a lead management tool that integrates with your marketing to capture 100% of leads, manage used by medical practices to convert leads into patients. This tool helps office staff manage incoming ‘leads’ until the prospect is ready to schedule a consultation. MyMedLeads easily integrates with your website to help manage appointments and prevent no-shows. Call 512-301-9715 or visit http://www.MyMedLeads.com for more information.

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Country Crooner Revisits Nostalgic Nashville Sound with An Easier Side of Country

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Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Possessing a singing style reminiscent of legendary crooner Dean Martin, John effortlessly conveys heartfelt feelings of love and romance with his contemporary renditions of some of country musics most beloved ballads. Counting such classics as Welcome to My World, Make the World Go Away, and one of the most memorable and haunting versions of Oh Danny Boy ever recorded, this album is a must hear for enthusiasts of that bygone era.

John invites admirers of this easier style of country music to visit his website at http://www.johnstables.com where they can find samples and available digital downloads of his new album.

(Often credited with pioneering the mid 50s – early 60s Nashville Sound, producers Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley helped shape the immensely successful careers of country crooners Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline, by incorporating smoother pop music elements such as lush string arrangements into their recordings.)

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Be Prepared This Small Business Tax Season with Five Tips from BizFilings

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Madison, WI (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

For small business owners, even thinking about tax season may bring up feelings of anxiety. However, small businesses have many tax options and deductions available to them and the sooner planning for taxes start, the better off entrepreneurs will be. BizFilings, a leader in online incorporation and a supporter of small businesses, offers these five tips for maximizing your deductions and making filing taxes more of a cakewalk than a headache:

1. Get organized! In the hectic life as a small business owner, taxes can seem foreign and daunting. Take steps now to get ahead, organizing your receipts, records and tax documents. Be sure to save all information you receive in the mail such as 1099 forms, W-2s and other documents of interest. Organization can be key when asking a tax professional to help file your tax return, as he or she will be better able to define relevant deductions.

Getting home office deductions organized is also important around this time of year. Home office space thats used strictly for business (no personal use allowed) can allow entrepreneurs to deduct rent, utilities, improvements to the home, and more for this designated area but there are strict requirements. Its important to know the exact square footage of the space used as a home office, as well as the total square footage of a home. A tax official can help determine the tax deductible amount of expenses based on these facts. For more information on what can and cant be deducted, use the Home Office Deduction Tool.

2. Make sure youre filling out the right forms. Filing taxes isnt a one-size-fits-all opportunity. Different business formations, accordingly, will file tax documents unique to their entity type. For example, a 1040 individual income tax return must be filed by an LLC, a C corporation or an S corporation but each of those business entity types require additional distinct forms to be filed. . BizFilings has created a business type tax comparison chart to detail which forms are required for which formations, as well as the different benefits and considerations that each business formation provides.

Its true that there are many different tax advantages to different business structures, says Karen Kobelski, vice president, small business sales, service & digital marketing of BizFilings. Whats important for entrepreneurs is to form the business entity that will serve them best both at tax time and beyond.

3. Stay on top of the tax updates that impact your business. This year, the IRS is introducing the 1099K, a form that documents the gross amounts businesses paid by credit card, electronic transfer or via online merchants like PayPal. These forms will be sent in the mail to appropriate businesses, but entrepreneurs who dont receive the form may want to check with the IRS and determine if the 1099K is needed. For more updates and changes, entrepreneurs can visit the IRS website.

4. Increase contributions when possible. Though the calendar says 2012, there are still actions that can be taken to impact 2011s taxes. Small business owners who havent already done so can still consider contributing to an IRA (either traditional or Roth). Contributing to a traditional IRA can lower your taxes, and the contribution in the retirement account will compound tax-free. The maximum IRA contribution for 2011 is $ 5,000.

5. Use a professional to make sure you receive all the benefits and deductions that you deserve. Above and beyond these tips, there are often deductions that are easily overlooked like business gifts, office supplies, parking, postage, and even taxi fares. To learn more about maximizing your tax deductions, visit the BizFilings small business resources learning center. The Learning Center has information about deductions and credits, as well as tax benefits exclusive to corporations. It also may be best to consult an accountant who is familiar with small business taxes and can help you get the most out of your tax return.

About BizFilings

BizFilings is a full-service, online incorporation service provider, offering small business owners a fast, easy, and economical way to form a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or other business structure online or by phone. BizFilings also offers a full range of business filing and compliance products, including nationwide Registered Agent Service, helping keep businesses in compliance with state regulations. BizFilings can be found online at http://www.BizFilings.com. BizFilings is a part of Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services, a business of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2010 annual revenues (of 3.6billion ($ 4.7 billion) and employing approximately 19,300 people worldwide. Visit http://www.wolterskluwer.com.

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Dating Experts Discuss the Challenges of Asexuality on Planet Love Match

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Relationship experts DeAnna Lorraine and Ryeal Simms examined how asexuality affects relationships on recent episodes of the weekly dating advice show, Planet Love Match Radio. Shedding light on this rarely discussed sexual classification, they each try to answer questions about what asexuality is (also known as Gray-sexuality), the importance of sex in relationships, and how science is involved in our levels of interest in having sex.

Like some psychiatrists and psychologists, dating coach DeAnna Lorraine sees Asexuality as a barrier to finding happiness. Asexual means that you just have no interest in sex. I dont think its actually healthy for someone to be Asexual their whole life, she asserts.

With certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnosis, and Emotional Freedom Techniques, DeAnna specializes in helping her clients find happiness in their existing and future relationships. Nicknamed Ms. Hitch, she believes that getting to know your hidden sexual side can boost your confidence and improve your well-being.

I think its important to unleash that sexual part of you, adds Lorraine.

Board-certified relationship counselor Ryeal Simms attributes Asexuality to each humans unique biology, with some having different levels of attraction producing hormones. The term (Asexual) is based on our testosterone and our estrogen levels. Sometimes women may have a little bit more than the male, he states.

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