MBA Announces Departure of President and CEO Jonathan L. Kempner

The Mortgage Banker’s Association (MBA) announced earlier this week that Jonathan L. Kemper, current President and CEO, will be stepping down on December 31, 2008. According to the same MBA statement, during Kempner’s seven years with the MBA, the association doubled its revenues and operating reserve fund.
“This has been an extremely intellectually stimulating and rewarding [...]

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MBA training for tech grads

AS A PhD student at Oxford University, Cleo Choong spent most of her waking hours at the lab, researching ways to help heal damaged bones with biodegradable material.
When she returned to Singapore, the bioengineering graduate wanted to market her work, but didn’t know where to start.
‘I was lacking skills in areas like finance and management,’ [...]

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Dialogue the way out, IIM-A tells SC.

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, has said that the unilateral decision of the Union ministry of human resources development regarding fees to be charged by IIMs does not seem to be a step in the right direction.
The affidavit, filed after the apex court served [...]

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Sunil Khanna to take over as Zee TV President.

ZEE Network has announced an in-house reorganisation possibly in the wake of Zee TV President, Ms Apurva Purohit’s plan to quit.
The company says the move is aimed at job enrichment and offering higher responsibilities.
Mr Sunil Khanna, CEO, Zee Turner, would take over from Ms Purohit. Mr Khanna has been with the Zee Network for 10 [...]

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Infosys’ MURTHY receives most admired Business Leader.

Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited (BSE: INFY) NR Narayana Murthy was presented on Saturday, the “brand-comm’s most admired Business Leader Award.
brand-comm, leading brand consultancy, advertising and relations company, said that after its third annual b-school study, Murthy has been admired for the most visionary and its value for the third consecutive year, [...]

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ONGC plans to hike included in equity Videsh.

Oil and Gas Corporation (ONGC) has submitted a government proposal to increase paid up capital by ONGC Videsh of Rs 300 crore according to RS 500 crore.
ONGC Videsh is a subsidiary of ONGC, is investing in oil ventures abroad.
“The registered capital of ONGC Videsh is relatively low compared to debt on its balance sheet. The [...]

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IT the key to banking revolution

Information Technology (IT) holds the key to kick-starting a revolution in banking, said Radha Unni, chief general manager, State Bank of India, here.
She was inaugurating a national conference on `Braving new frontiers in banking,’ organised by the ICFAI Business School, here.
She called for standardisation across banks and appealed to them to take the services to [...]

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Students Graduate in Ceremonies for 122d Commencement at St. John’s

St. John’s University conferred 2,146 undergraduate degrees at three graduation ceremonies held over the weekend.
The Rev. Donald J. Harrington, president of the university, gave the keynote address at all ceremonies for the 122d commencement exercises.
Addressing the students at the campus in Jamaica, Queens, yesterday, Father Harrington told the students that “the quality of life in [...]

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Charles K. ortel, Bushman, Clarissa marriage

Clarissa Lucretia Bushman, distribution and trading partners, in conjunction with Salomon Brothers Inc., the investment bank, bankers, and Charles ortel Kampmann, Associate Corporate Finance of the investment banking company of Dillon, Read & Company, was married yesterday at Grace Episcopal Church. The ceremony was developed by Rev. Paul FM Number
Connie Kang-Chuan Chin was the daughter [...]

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The communication of the importance of setting up Community Radio

R.S. Baskkaran, professor, Periyar anniversary Polytechnic College, Vallam, received the “Best Polytechnic Teacher Award” for 2005 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the polytechnic education system.
The release given here by the Polytechnic said the award was NO Shetty, chairman, Southwestern Region, AICTE, Bangalore, in the constitutive of the eighth Indian company for technical training [...]

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