Regulator on Risk Watch over IT Upgrades
Byline: Ruth Liew and James Hutchinson and George Liondis Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chairman John Laker says...
View ArticleDownloads Now the Big Hit
Byline: Dominic White Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian music industry has changed, but it faces further challenges. Sales of physical recorded music...
View ArticleNews Split 'Will Put Pressure on Print'
Byline: Jessica Gardner and Natalie Gerritsen Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- News Limited CEO Kim Williams is concerned that the division of News Corporation will...
View ArticleChinese Set to Buy ElectraNet Stake
Byline: Matthew Cranston and Michael Smith and Anthony Macdonald Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Chinese state-owned electricity supplier State Grid Corporation will...
View ArticleStates Wary of Unfunded Gonski Bill
Byline: Joanna Mather and Julie-Anne Sprague and Mathew Dunckley Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Prime Minister Julia Gillard will try to agree a deal with the...
View ArticleLeica Snaps Record
Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Westlicht gallery in Vienna says the price achieved at auction for a rare camera is a new all-time high for such an object, at...
View ArticleRichmond Fed: Service Sector Strengthens
Byline: Gary Siegel Service sector activity "expanded in November, although employment remained soft," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released...
View ArticleMarket Post: Munis See Gains and Buyers Take Over
Byline: Taylor Riggs The tax-exempt market climbed higher Tuesday after a slow Monday as traders said the market was busy putting money back to work. Market participants are taking advantage of the...
View ArticleIndiana Surplus Means Refund for Taxpayers
Byline: Caitlin Devitt Indiana taxpayers will get a $111 credit on their income-tax returns next year thanks to a new law that requires a taxpayer refund if the stateas surplus totals more than 10% of...
View ArticleCalifornia GOs Tighten amid Upgrade Speculation
Byline: Randall Jensen SAN FRANCISCO a Californiaas general obligation bond yields have tightened against top-rated municipal debt since the November election, partly amid investor speculation that the...
View ArticleFate of Poseidon Desalination Plant to Be Decided
Byline: Keeley Webster LOS ANGELES a After nearly a decade of court battles with environmentalists, Stamford, Conn.-based Poseidon Resourcesa water desalination project in Carlsbad, Calif., will move...
View ArticleCross-Border IPO Activity to Remain Significant
Research by PwC and Banker & Mckenzie shows cross-border IPO activity will continue to be a significant factor in equity markets until today's emerging markets become the developed markets of...
View ArticleMarket Post: Buyers Step Up as Sellers Flood Market
Byline: Taylor Riggs Activity in the tax-exempt market picked up Tuesday morning as traders looked to clear out some inventory ahead of what is expected to be a big day in the primary. Traders said...
View ArticleRichmond Fed: Mfg Activity Gained 'Moderately'
Byline: Gary Siegel Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region "advanced moderately" in October, according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of...
View ArticleChain Store Sales Jumped 3.3% in Week Ended Nov. 24
Chain store sales surged 3.3%, aided by Black Friday promotions, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot released Tuesday. Year-over-year, sales rose 4.0%. "Extra shopping...
View ArticleWoodside Warned on Browse
Byline: Julie-Anne Sprague Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Shell Australia as joint venturer with Woodside Petroleum in the Browse offshore gas project in Western...
View ArticleFunds Giant Picks Aussie Bonds, Dumps Treasuries
Byline: Lukanyo Mnyanda Nov 28, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Scotland-based Standard Life Investments has rebalanced its fixed-income portfolio, increasing its exposure...
View Article-US Bank Acquires Prepaid Card Processing Company
Global Banking News-November 28, 2012--US Bank acquires prepaid card processing company(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 28 November 2012 US Bank (NYSE:USB) has...
View Article-Central Bank of Singapore Warns of Fall in Loan Quality
Global Banking News-November 28, 2012--Central Bank of Singapore warns of fall in loan quality(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 28 November 2012 The central Bank...
View Article-Hungary Cuts Interest Rate for the Fourth Time
Global Banking News-November 28, 2012--Hungary cuts interest rate for the fourth time(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 28 November 2012 Hungary cut its interest...
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