Talk of Many Things

In a recent comment on a Finextra post (http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=4490), Madelie von Ludwig ( http://www.finextra.com/community/profile.aspx?memberid=51569) of Nedbank, Johannesburg wrote that banking products "are becoming a commodity and differentiation has to take…

For the first time in over ten years, I was disappointed with a FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 issue. This year's issue had far less coverage of the gyrations of the corporate…

Just by looking at the picture on the right, if you can guess who is featured on it, you don't need to read any further. However, like most of us…

Let me share a recent example in which I was able to extend the life of the evaluation copy of a software. After 30 days, my Corel Draw evaluation copy…

Income tax consultants and financial advisors everywhere advise you never to pay any excess income tax to the government because of the difficulties and delays involved in getting a refund.…

NEWS ITEM Americans prefer to access PFM tools though bank sites - survey Americans prefer to access personal finance management (PFM) tools through banking Web sites, with security concerns trumping…

Indian offshore-centric IT services firms have created a multi-billion dollar business from nothing in less than three decades. Companies, large and small, have accomplished this by riding the wave of…

Business development executives and inside salespersons crave for direct telephone numbers of contacts in potential buyer organizations so that they can reach them directly to pitch their products and services. However,…

Frequent users of credit cards recognize that there's much more than annual fees and APRs to distinguish one card from another. From their years of usage, they might've realized that their overall…

In a recent "While You Were Out" column in the FORTUNE magazine, Stanley Bing says, "I put up with a lot of things on the job, like working. In return,…