IMF the White Knight
Byline: Georgina Dent Oct 04, 2012 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Federal Court of Australia has ruled in favour of investors in the case against Lehman Brothers Australia. The claimants, who were...
View ArticleIt Might Pay Not to Pay
Byline: Leo D'angelo Fisher Oct 04, 2012 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Overcharging by lawyers and consultants is quite common in Australia. Dale Gillham, co-founder of investment education company Wealth...
View ArticleWoolies Should Have Stuck to Its Knitting
Byline: Georgina Dent Oct 04, 2012 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Woolworths has sold electronics chain Dick Smith to Anchorage for just $A20 million. Morningstar head of equities research Peter Warnes...
View ArticleGunns Controversy Lives On
Byline: Leo D'angelo Fisher Oct 04, 2012 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The collapse of Australian-listed timber company Gunns will have a big impact on the Tasmanian economy. The state needs more...
View ArticleFirst Gulf Bank's EMTN Conventional Bonds 4x Oversubscribed
First Gulf Bank reports that its $ 650 million five-year Euro Medium Term Note Programme (EMTN) conventional bonds issuance,which has a Long-term rating 'A+' by Fitch and 'A2' by Moody's was four times...
View Article-Standard Chartered Faces Dissent from Main Investor in Singapore
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--Standard Chartered faces dissent from main investor in Singapore(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012 Standard...
View Article-Malaysia to Witness Growth in Life Insurance Business
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--Malaysia to witness growth in life insurance business(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012 The life insurance...
View Article-UK Housing Market Drops for Third Consecutive Month
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--UK housing market drops for third consecutive month(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012 According to Halifax, the...
View Article-Finance Minister in India Keen on Reforms
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--Finance minister in India keen on reforms(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012 The Indian finance minister...
View Article-Union Bank Repays Central Bank of Nigeria
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--Union Bank repays central bank of Nigeria(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012 Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has...
View Article-EBA Sticks to Capital Target for Banks
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--EBA sticks to capital target for banks(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012 According to Reuters, the European...
View Article-Assurant Shares Make Gains Following Upgrade by Goldman Sachs
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--Assurant shares make gains following upgrade by Goldman Sachs(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012 Assurant Inc...
View Article-US Security Researchers Say Cyber Attack on US Banks Was Sophisticated
Global Banking News-October 4, 2012--US security researchers say cyber attack on US banks was sophisticated(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 04 October 2012...
View ArticleFATCA under the Spotlight in Beirut
The Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the World Union of Arab Bankers (WUAB) is holding a four-day forum in Beirut on the impact of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) under the theme...
View ArticlePolicymakers and Investors Are on a Razor's Edge
Last week featured relatively light trading volume in advance of the unofficial end of summer. The highlights included Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated Jackson Hole speech (in...
View Article-Pacific Gas and Electric Company Signs 10-Year Lease on Additional Space at...
International Resource News-October 4, 2012--Pacific Gas and Electric Company signs 10-year lease on additional space at Bishop Ranch(C)1994-2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk International...
View ArticleAustin Eyes $189M of Airport Projects
Byline: Richard Williamson DALLAS a The Austin City Council is considering bond projects worth about $189 million to accommodate the growing passenger traffic at Austin Bergstrom International Airport....
View ArticleFitch Downgrades Milwaukee to AA
Byline: Yvette Shields CHICAGO a Fitch Ratings hit Milwaukee with a one notch downgrade to AA as the city faces lingering economic stress with limited reserves and recently restricted powers to raise...
View ArticleJapan's Giant Pension Fund Eyes Property, Private Equity
TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's biggest public pension fund, said it may venture into alternative assets, such as infrastructure and private equity...
View ArticleLayoffs Hit Avenue Capital, Firm to Begin Lending
NEW YORK (Reuters) - 'shedge fund is downsizing and laying off roughly 6.5 percent of its staff, according to an employee memo reviewed by Reuters. The $12.7 billion fund that specializes in...
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