This section offers an overview of recent news items about Wolters Kluwer, its people, and its businesses.
CCH Offers State Tax Citator
(WebCPA, January 2, 2009) - CCH has added a state tax citation capability to its state tax research products.
How to sell in China
(Fortune, December 18, 2008) - "There wasn't a ready pool of people to go to," recalls Matt Sullivan, managing director of Wolter Kluwer's CCH Asia unit. "Finding good people was incredibly challenging."
Transwide Achieves Quadruple Milestone
(Manufacturing&LogisticsIT, December 5, 2008) - With offices in Europe and the US, Transwide has reached a milestone with more than 100 single logo clients.
Will Regulators Spank Banks Over Red Flags?
(Bank Technology News, November 25, 2008) Ted Dreyer, senior attorney with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, warns that regulators aren’t going to buy it when institutions claim ignorance or confusion about the rules.
What’s Next For Mortgages? Try More Regulation
(Housingwire.com, Nov. 24, 2008) “Everyone’s instinct when something goes wrong in the financial services industry is to come up with a new regulation,” said Edward Kramer, Executive Vice President for Regulatory Programs at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. Services. “But oftentimes, it really is a matter of fixing what you already have.”
Chinese Accounting Lagging But Improving
(Forbes, November 20, 2008) - Written by David Lampert, President and CEO for Wolters Kluwer Asia Pacific, and Matthew Sullivan, Managing Director of CCH Asia, a part of Wolters Kluwer Tax, Accounting & Legal.
Person of the Week: Jason R. Marx Takes The Industry's Pulse
(MortgageOrb, November 18, 2008) MortgageOrb chats with Jason R. Marx, Vice President and General Manager, Mortgages, at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.
Start tax planning by figuring out which bracket you are in
(Chicago Tribune, November 2, 2008) - "Tax planning begins with such simple things as knowing your tax bracket," said Mark Luscombe, principal federal tax analyst for tax publisher CCH, a unit of Wolters Kluwer.
Confronting bank counterparty risk
(Treasury Perspectives, 2008-2009 Issue) - “Within our organisation bank counterparty risk is becoming more obvious than one year ago,” says George Dessing, vice president and corporate treasurer at Wolters Kluwer.
Nancy McKinstry: machtig, maar bescheiden
(de Volkskrant, October 28, 2008) - De Amerikaanse Nancy McKinstry bekleedt nu al vijf jaar de stoel van bestuursvoorzitter van de Nederlandse informatieconcern Wolters Kluwer. Wereldwijd doen weinig vrouwen haar na.
Nancy McKinstry: powerful, but modest
(de Volkskrant, October 28, 2008) - English translation of Dutch article
After five years as Chairman of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer, she is one of the few leading women in business. “I set the bar high”.
Careful tax planning is worth it if you want to pay less later
(Sarasota Herald Tribune, October 25, 2008) - Tax planning pays, with meaningful savings if you avoid going beyond the 15 percent bracket.
How to Love Your Stock Losses
(Forbes, October 22, 2008) - If your broker doesn't have basis information online, or if you have multiple accounts, you can track your basis with Gainskeeper.
The 2008 "Forty Under Forty" Awards
(CPA Technology Advisor Online, October 17, 2008) - Three CCH executives recognized among the top 40 leaders under 40 years old in the profession.
The Bailout Includes Lots of Treats
(Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2008) - The historic bailout package signed into law recently by President Bush spells long-awaited relief for millions of taxpayers.
Tax breaks are part of the deal
(Chicago Sun Times, October 5, 2008) - The historic bailout bill urgently passed and signed into law Friday allows the Treasury almost complete discretion to purchase $700 billion of mortgage-backed securities and other troubled assets obstructing lending.
Bailout bill includes tax breaks that could affect you
(Providence Journal, October 4, 2008) - The bailout bill approved yesterday includes a bunch of tax breaks, some of which will directly affect thousands of Rhode Islanders — including parents of college students, schoolteachers, homeowners and IRA owners.
Turning Around a Struggling Publisher
(The Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2008) - Nancy McKinstry, Wolters Kluwer CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, talks about the books that have been influential in shaping her management style.
International Power 50
(Fortune, September 25, 2008) - Nancy McKinstry, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Wolters Kluwer, listed the 13th Most Powerful Woman in international business.
100 Most Powerful Women
(Forbes, August 26, 2008) - Nancy McKinstry, Wolters Kluwer CEO and Chairman of the Board ranks in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women.
Nielsen, Wolters Kluwer form alliance
(Medical Marketing & Media, August 18, 2008) - In an effort to raise the bar on consumer health targeting, messaging and measurement, Nielsen and Wolters Kluwer Health have launched HealthScape, an information platform.
CCH injects MYOB into Pro System tax and practice software roadmap
(AccountingWEB.co.uk, Aug 5, 2008) - MYOB and its associated products PerTax and Viztopia will disappear as practice software brands, but will live on within the expanded CCH ProSystem product roadmap announced last week.
House Passes Housing Bailout Bill
(Accountingweb, July 25, 2008) - The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, designed to reduce foreclosures, strengthen the housing market and shore up lending institutions will also change the amounts many taxpayers owe to the IRS, according to CCH.
Health Care Partnership for Nielsen and WKH
(Market Research Industry Online, July 23, 2008) - US-based phama business intelligence firm Wolters Kluwer Health (WKH) and Nielsen have formed an alliance to analyse consumer purchasing behaviour for prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) and other health-related products.
New Perspectives
(CFO.com, July 8, 2008) - Forward-looking finance executives can benefit from a past in investor relations. Kevin Entricken has enjoyed an eventful finance career.
A Healthcare Search Site That Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin
(Information World Review, May 7, 2008) - Wolters Kluwer Health - OvidSP. Wolters Kluwer Health is a big player in delivering custom electronic research data for the academic, healthcare and medical sectors.
Career Resources Profile: Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
(Technology Review, May 2008) - Today, Jay Levine is a C-level executive who leads product development for a nationally recognized financial-services firm, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.
Art & Charlie's Weekend Web For April 12-13: Best Buy & CCH Complete Tax|
(NBC5.com, April 12, 2008) - With today's super-information highway traveling at broadband speed some say forget about buying software to prepare your income taxes. So, the Web Guys invited the team from CCH Complete Tax, an online tax service that specializes in a question and answer approach to filing.
Do Ambulatory Surgery Centers Use Electronic Health Record Systems?
(iHealthBeat, April 10, 2008) - Eighty-two percent of ambulatory surgery centers do not use an electronic health record system, according to a new survey, commissioned by Wolters Kluwer Health and conducted by Renaissance Research, of ambulatory surgery center administrators.
SIIA announces 2008 Codie finalists
(March 24, 2008) The 2008 finalists for the 23rd Annual Codie Awards were announced by the SIIA. CCH CompleteTax is a finalist in the content category Best Online Consumer Information Service.
Wolters focuses on organic growth
(Financial Times, March 9, 2008) - Wolters Kluwer will find opportunities while its closest rivals are preoccupied with the integration of large acquisitions, its chief executive has said, as she defended the professional publisher’s growth rates and strategy.
Interview with Wolters Kluwer CEO Nancy McKinstry on CNN
(CNN, February 28, 2008) - CNN's Charles Hodson speaks to Wolters Kluwer's Nancy McKinstry about the company's earnings in 2007. Also highlighted on CNN is the interview with Nancy McKinstry as profiled in CNN's Boardroom series of interviews with top CEOs. Click here to watch that video.
Interview with Wolters Kluwer CEO Nancy McKinstry on CNBC
(CNBC, February 27, 2008) - Wolters Kluwer met consesus forecasts Wednesday, with a 20% rise in fourth-quarter core profit. But the Dutch publisher trimmed its outlook for 2008. Nancy McKinstry, CEO of Wolters Kluwer, speaks about the company's earnings.
ALM's Law Technology News Names Vendor Winners of Technology Awards Program
(TMC Net, February 11, 2008) - ALM's Law Technology News announces the vendor winners in its fifth annual Law Technology News Awards program, which recognize the best technology use -and users -in the legal profession.
Lannett Encouraged by Levothyroxine Development in Florida
(AMEX: LCI - News, February 11, 2008) -Lannett Company, Inc. today said it is encouraged by a legal development in Florida that could remove generic Levothyroxine Sodium from the state.
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