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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The seventh World Economic Forum on Latin America will take place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on 16-18 April 2012. The meeting, held under the theme “Regional Transformation in a New Global Context”, will convene a record number of participants for this regional gathering, with close to 900 top regional and global leaders from 70 nations.
With the full support of the Government of Mexico and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the World Economic Forum on Latin America will convene key decision-makers from government, industry, civil society and academia. Leaders will shape a strategic vision for the region’s growth, gain understanding of its global potential and align stakeholders around that vision to inspire its realization.

Starships, warp speed, transporters, phasers. Think Star Trek technology is only the stuff of fiction? Think again.

Dr. Peter Jansen, a PhD graduate of the Cognitive Science Laboratory at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has developed a scientific measurement device based on the tricorders used by Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy and other space adventurers on the classic TV series that has spawned numerous spin-offs in more than 45 years.

“Star Trek inspired me to be a scientist” said Jansen, who has been formally working on his tricorder prototypes since 2007, but toying with the idea of making a functioning device since he was “a kid in high school.”

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The 29-year-old Jansen’s school days spanned the late 1990s when Star Trek: Voyager was on the air. It featured his favorite tricorder, a model with screens on top and bottom.

The first tricorder appeared on the original show’s initial episode in 1966, when Capt. Kirk swaggered toward audiences with his phaser weapon holstered to his side but a tricorder in his hand. The hand-held devices for data sensing, analysis and recording, have been a part of Star Trek ever since.

JEDDAH: A prestigious forum is being held in Jeddah today to help women in the Kingdom to improve their understanding of real estate investments, focusing particularly on the British market.

It will take place at Dar Al-Hekma College, a private, non-profit institution of higher education for women.

"This is the first of its kind event in Saudi Arabia. This is an educational initiative to equip Saudi women with a tool to invest in real estate in the UK," said Azeemeh Zaheer, vice president of London-based Gatehouse Bank and a key presenter at the special forum.

Gatehouse, a Shariah-compliant bank, is holding the event in partnership with CBRE.

"Saudi women getting more and more involved in wealth management. This is a big change compared to five to 10 years ago," Azeemeh told Arab News yesterday.

She said: "Women control 22 percent of the $7 trillion assets under management in the Middle East. This makes them an extremely influential investor group."

Azeemeh added: "These women are an inspiring segment of the business and investor landscape. At the forum, we hope to give them a solid understanding of what real estate investment can do for them - to generate and preserve their wealth for the benefit of their family and their own well being. Helping boost their long-term wealth preservation, while observing their specific needs for security and safety in financial products that appeal to their r...

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INNOVATION PROFILE UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School: IN SEPTEMBER 2012, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School will offer what is believed to be the first Master of Science in Energy Environmental Finance.

The programme is aimed at those who want to pursue a career in the energy and environmental markets sector and is suitable for graduates from a wide variety of disciplines including finance, economics, engineering, environmental science and mathematics.

The new programme is aimed at advancing understanding of finance theory, with specific focus on the practical aspects of energy-environmental financial markets. “It encourages students to develop creative and analytical approaches to problem solving in the energy-environment sphere and to enhance their interpersonal and leadership skills,” adds Dr Don Bredin, director of the MSc in Energy and Environmental Finance.

INNOVATION PROFILE UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School: IN SEPTEMBER 2012, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School will offer what is believed to be the first Master of Science in Energy Environmental Finance.

The programme is aimed at those who want to pursue a career in the energy and environmental markets sector and is suitable for graduates from a wide variety of disciplines including finance, economics, engineering, environmental science and mathematics.

The new programme is aimed at advancing understanding of finance theory, with specific focus on the practical aspects of energy-environmental financial markets. “It encourages students to develop creative and analytical approaches to problem solving in the energy-environment sphere and to enhance their interpersonal and leadership skills,” adds Dr Don Bredin, director of the MSc in Energy and Environmental Finance.

“I have been working on research in this area for the past six to eight years, and during that time, I noticed a dramatic growth in green energy investments worldwide,” he adds, explaining the origins of the programme. “Investment has increased almost fivefold, from $52 billion to $243 billion in 2010. At the same time, green investments managed out of Ireland have been growing very rapidly and have doubled to $2.3 billion over the past two years. And these are managed funds we are talking about – not just funds which are administered here.”

It is not about price, it comes down to trust
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 | Filed Under: Practice Management
“The demand in finances doesn’t respond to price,” Trott says. “Having a lower price doesn’t guarantee you more business. It’s not really about the price. It’s about the quality of service.”

There’s a great article in RIAbiz.com about pricing advisory services. It’s based upon a study conducted by PriceMetrix showing that advisors who didn’t lower their fees in the aftermath of 2008 market are much better off today than those who decided to reduce their fees.

This is more evidence that clients are seeking good advice from trustworthy advisors more than a deal on the management of their financial affairs. Take a look at the article

Dynamic Wealth Management Headlines: Google Revamping Search to Filter Out ‘Spam’ Sites
By kadewyatt on April 19, 2012
http://dynamicwealthmanagementtips.com/ Google, hoping to win back some of the goodwill it has lost over the past year, is making it harder for spam sites to“game” the search engine, giving legitimate online businesses a better shot at reaching consumers. Google’s [GOOG 642.59 -3.46 (-0.54%) ] Matt Cutts surprised attendees at a panel during this month’s South by Southwest conference by unveiling an update to the company’s search algorithms – which could impact the search results users...Read Full Story

Google, hoping to win back some of the goodwill it has lost over the past year, is making it harder for spam sites to“game” the search engine, giving legitimate online businesses a better shot at reaching consumers.

Google’s [GOOG 642.59 -3.46 (-0.54%) ] Matt Cutts surprised attendees at a panel during this month’s South by Southwest conference by unveiling an update to the company’s search algorithms – which could impact the search results users see.

“We don’t normally pre-announce changes but there is something we are working in the last few months and hope to release it in the next months or few weeks,” he said. “We are trying to level the playing field a bit.”

Dynamic Wealth Management Headlines: Google patches 9 Chrome bugs, pays more to top researchers
By Pacorro Utterback on April 18, 2012
http://dynamicwealthmanagementreports.com/2012/03/dynamic-wealth-management-headlines-google-patches-9-chrome-bugs-pays-more-to-top-researchers/ Computerworld - Google yesterday patched nine vulnerabilities in Chrome in the sixth security update to Chrome 17, the edition that launched Feb. 8. Wednesday’s update was the first since the Chrome security team issued a pair of quick fixes during the ”Pwnium” hacking event held March 7-9 at the CanSecWest security conference. Six of the nine bugs...Read Full Story