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http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/ThreatMetrix-to-Exhibit-and-Present-How-to-4370312.php Cybersecurity Leader to Demonstrate How e-Commerce Merchants Can Prevent Payment Fraud, Account Takeover and Identity Theft San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 20, 2013 ThreatMetrix™, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, today announced that it is presenting and exhibiting in booth 1010 at the 2013 ANNUAL MRC e-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference, March 25 - 28, at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) is a merchant-led non-profit trade association focused on electronic commerce risk and payments globally. The MRC leads industry networking, education, benchmarking and advocacy programs to make electronic commerce more efficient, safe and profitable. According to a 2012 survey conducted by CyberSource and MRC, two of the top online fraud threats experienced by e-commerce merchants were account takeover and identity theft, each often the result of malware targeting a merchant through their customers. Using 2012 industry market projections, CyberSource's "2013 Online Fraud Report" estimates that total revenue loss on e-commerce sales in North America translates to approximately $3.5 billion. "With both reputations and real dollars hanging in the balance, it's imperative for e-commerce merchants to prioritize the implementation of multi-layered cybersecurity programs to protect their organizations and create highly effective online retail experiences," said Andreas Baumhof, CTO, ThreatMetrix. "Cybercriminals have targeted e-commerce merchants with malware designed to deliver access to customer data and other restricted information. Criminals are ramping up their attacks with new variants of the Zeus Trojan - advanced malware that allows cybercriminals to seamlessly intercept customer data at the time of checkout." Get more info: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1089015-the-tyler-group---glo

http://www.powershow.com/view/3ce477-MmFmN/The_Tyler_Group_News_Barcelona_Commodities_Are_Dreadful_and_Have_Almost_No_Place_In_Your_Portfolio_powerpoint_ppt_presentation The Tyler Group News Barcelona- One of the things I really hate about the current Wall Street environment is how so many people have been fooled into thinking that commodities are a necessary part of your asset allocation. I've been pretty hard on commodities over the years (see this detailed piece here). I think it's mostly just a ruse to sell another group of products and I think it's really dangerous. But even worse, I just think betting on commodities is fundamentally flawed thinking. Not only are you speculating in a zero sum game involving production-less input costs, but you're directly betting against human ingenuity. I don't like either of those bets. If one actually takes a look at the long-term real returns of commodities you realize they're actually quite dreadful. Even if we cherry pick a decent period that includes a big boom like the last 20 years we still see pretty awful performance. Over the last 20 years commodities have returned just 1.6% per year over the last 20 years (see figure 1). That's a real return of about MINUS 1%. I prefer to think of commodities as something that is an input or a means to helping us innovate. If you're bullish on oil price dynamics you shouldn't go buy barrels of oil and store them in a locker somewhere. You should find the companies who leverage the use of that commodity and will benefit by innovating through the use of that input. Don't bet against innovation. Bet on it. The Tyler Group News Barcelona Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/commodities-have-almost-no-place-in-your-portfolio-2013-4

Germany, UK Issue Travel Warnings For US Due To Government Shutdown http://www.economywatch.com/news/germany-uk-travel-warning-us-government-shutdown.03-10.html Germany and the United Kingdom have become the first countries to issue advisories for travellers to the United States, warning of possible delays at immigration and tourist sites as the U.S. government remains partially shut due to a budget impasse. In a notice posted on its website, the German Foreign Ministry warned that "travellers should expect longer wait times at immigration control," even though air traffic controllers and Customs and Security operations at U.S. airports should be operating normally; while the U.K. government also warned of delays in air travel and at immigration. According to a report by the Daily Mail, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), the U.K.'s travel trade association for tour operators and travel agents, also warned British tourists that they were unlikely to receive a refund on their holidays unless a "significant part" of their trip has been affected by closures as a result of the U.S. shutdown. According to ABTA, around 30,000 Britons are currently holidaying in the U.S., with only a fraction booking trips to national parks, which have all been closed. Britons comprise the largest European tourism contingent to the U.S., according to U.S. Commerce Department statistics, followed by Germans. On Wednesday, European leaders expressed disappointment at the federal government shutdown, but were optimistic of minimal damage to the economy, as long as U.S. politicians can reach an agreement within two weeks. "The German government is following the developments and events in the United States very closely and we regret that there has not yet been a resolution of the conflict over the US budget," said government spokesman Steffen Seibert to reporters, as cited by AFP. "We hope that there will be progress soon that will allow the conflict to end."

The Tyler Group Expat Connections at Barcelona - Below is a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles faced by entrepreneurs wishing to incorporate and register a new firm in Spain. It examines the procedures, time and cost involved in launching a commercial or industrial firm with up to 50 employees and start-up capital of 10 times the economy's per-capita gross national income. This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 189 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in June 2013.[...] Did I forgot something from above? Share us your thoughts here