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Financial

Bloomberg expands terminal for IR professionals

Brittaney Kiefer June 19, 2013

NEW YORK: Bloomberg LP has released additional tools and analytics for investor relations professionals in an expansion of the company's financial data platform.

Money2020 retains SpecOps Communications as AOR

June 14, 2013

NEW YORK: Financial services event Money2020 said this week that it will continue to work with SpecOps Communications to promote its 2013 event.

Should companies begin to use social media to disseminate financial data?

June 01, 2013

Companies should release financial information on social media because more customers will look for it there. However, they should be very careful to make sure that strategy is a good fit and that all executives understand the rules.

ASPire appoints Reed as comms, marketing head

Lindsay Stein May 14, 2013

TAMPA, FL: Retirement plans provider ASPire Financial Services has hired Shelia Reed to lead communications and marketing at the company.

FTI strategic comms revenue flat in Q1

Brittaney Kiefer May 09, 2013

WEST PALM BEACH, FL: FTI Consulting's strategic communications unit reported a 1% year-over-year revenue increase to $45.5 million in the first quarter of 2013.

Financial pros turn to social media for investment info

Sarah Shearman May 01, 2013

NEW YORK: A "significant" percentage of financial professionals are turning to social media for investment information as Wall Street experiences a generational shift, according to research from Marketwired.

CooperKatz emerges as winner of TD Bank review

Brittaney Kiefer April 25, 2013

CHERRY HILL, NJ: TD Bank has selected CooperKatz & Company as AOR following a competitive review.

McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union taps Crenshaw

Brittaney Kiefer April 24, 2013

NEW YORK: McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union has selected Crenshaw Communications as its PR agency following a competitive review.

Michelman to depart Visa amid marcomms restructure

Lindsay Stein April 17, 2013

FOSTER CITY, CA: Doug Michelman, Visa's global head of corporate relations, will exit the company at the end of next month amidst a restructuring of its communications and marketing departments.

Global M&A slows in Q1

Brittaney Kiefer April 16, 2013

NEW YORK: Brunswick Group worked on global and US M&A deals worth the highest combined value in the first quarter, while Sard Verbinnen & Co. counseled on the greatest number of US deals by volume, according to Mergermarket's League Tables of PR Advisers.

Three companies tap Water & Wall Group

Brittaney Kiefer April 11, 2013

NEW YORK: Trishield Capital Management, 8of9 Consulting, and Lear Capital have turned to Water & Wall Group for PR support.

LaSalle Investment Management hires MSL

Brittaney Kiefer March 28, 2013

NEW YORK: LaSalle Investment Management has appointed MSLGroup as its first PR AOR in North America following a competitive review.

StockWell merges with Holloway & Associates

Alec Mattinson, PRWeek UK March 27, 2013

LONDON: Financial and strategic communications specialists StockWell Communications and R Holloway & Associates will combine their businesses.

Financial platform taps Whitegate as AOR

Brittaney Kiefer March 06, 2013

NEW YORK: Money.Net, a platform that delivers market data and financial information, has selected Whitegate PR as its AOR.

Pelham Bell Pottinger promotes Davis to MD

Alec Mattinson, PRWeek UK March 05, 2013

Pelham Bell Pottinger will get new day-to-day leadership as agency founder James Henderson concentrates on group-level management of Bell Pottinger Private.

MDC Q4 revenue up 12%; company sees $23m net loss

Sarah Shearman February 21, 2013

NEW YORK: MDC Partners reported revenue of $294.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, representing 11.9% organic growth compared with the same period of the prior year.

Barclays marketers warned to adhere to new 'values'

Alex Brownsell, Marketing February 19, 2013

Barclays has warned marketing staffers that they must adhere to its new corporate "purpose and values," as the bank tries to rebuild its reputation in the wake of the Libor crisis.

Barclays' review previewed 'like a political speech'

John Owens, PRWeek UK February 11, 2013

The outcome of Barclays' strategic review is being trailed "like a political speech" to reflect its importance to the company's future, PRWeek understands.

Hamzahee to head Fleishman's UK financial

Lynsey Barber, PRWeek UK February 11, 2013

The former partner and co-head of Kreab Gavin Anderson's financial services practice, Patricia Hamzahee, will join Fleishman-Hillard's London office at the beginning of March.

TD Bank begins AOR review

Brittaney Kiefer February 07, 2013

CHERRY HILL, NJ: TD Bank has issued an RFP for a PR AOR.

Next Fifteen eyes digital, social acquisitions in 2013

Brittaney Kiefer January 29, 2013

LONDON: Next Fifteen Communications Group CEO Tim Dyson said the holding company plans to make several acquisitions this year in the social, digital, and analytics spaces.

Bank of America moves business to Burson

Brittaney Kiefer January 28, 2013

NEW YORK: Bank of America has shifted the majority of its PR duties to Burson-Marsteller.

Genworth consolidates PR work with Prosek Partners

Brittaney Kiefer January 23, 2013

RICHMOND, VA: Genworth Financial has consolidated its PR agency roster and appointed Prosek Partners AOR after a competitive review.

US M&A market rebounds in last quarter of 2012

Brittaney Kiefer January 22, 2013

NEW YORK: The US merger and acquisition market saw its best performing year in 2012 by deal value since 2007, according to Mergermarket's year-end League Tables of PR Advisers.

TD Bank leverages customer, employee voices

Brittaney Kiefer January 04, 2013

CHERRY HILL, NJ: TD Bank has developed an integrated campaign that focuses on the voices of customers and employees.

IPO market to see no improvement in 2013: survey

Brittaney Kiefer December 27, 2012

NEW YORK: Two-thirds of US transaction attorneys believe the IPO market will be flat in 2013 compared to 2012, according to a survey by KCSA Strategic Communications.

Barclay's James to lead Christie's global comms

Lynsey Barber, PRWeek UK December 19, 2012

Barclay's former head of corporate affairs Howell James has been appointed global head of corporate communications at Christie's, the top communications position at the auction house.

Beneficial Bank hires Brownstein as AOR

Virgil Dickson December 05, 2012

PHILADELPHIA, PA: Beneficial Bank has hired Brownstein Group as its brand AOR. The financial institution is the oldest and largest bank headquartered in Philadelphia.