Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index Up 2.76 per Cent in September
The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index finished September up 2.76 per cent, according to data compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices. The index measures the performance of 100 of the world's...
View ArticleAstro IPO to Raise $1.5 Billion as Malaysia Listings Flourish
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Pay-TV firm Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd will raise about $1.5 billion by selling shares at the top end of a marketing range, as privatization schemes and economic growth cement...
View ArticleAccused UBS Fraudster Was Trading Floor 'Star': Colleague
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated with additional testimony. LONDON (Reuters) - , the ex-UBS trader accused of losing the Swiss bank $2.3 billion, was a "star" and his desk was doing...
View ArticleHSU Arrest Puts Heat on Gillard
Byline: Jake Mitchell and Pip Freebairn Oct 04, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Police in New South Wales have charged a former leader of the Health Services Union, Michael...
View ArticleTrading Premium Forecast
Byline: Ben Wilmot Oct 04, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Charter Hall Retail and BWP Trust real estate investment trusts in Australia trade at a premium to their net...
View ArticleASX Takes on Brokers and Banks
Byline: George Liondis and Nabila Ahmed Oct 04, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Elmer Funke Kupper, CEO of Australian stock exchange operator ASX, has commented on the share...
View ArticleFormer Envoy Urges Independent Road
Byline: Robert Bolton Oct 04, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A former Australian ambassador to China has warned that Australia should not take sides in the battle between...
View ArticleAdvocates Want Texas Rainy Day Fund Tapped for Schools
Byline: Jim Watts DALLAS a A coalition of Texas public education advocates called on state lawmakers Tuesday to use the rainy day fund and billions of dollars of unanticipated tax revenues to restore...
View ArticleJPMorgan to Mentor Veteran-Focused Academy Securities
Byline: Keeley Webster LOS ANGELES a A fledgling broker-dealer firm with a mission to employ veterans and an eye on the municipal bond market is working on growth plans with assistance from a major...
View ArticleFormer CDR Employees Barred from Market by SEC
Byline: Jonathan Hemmerdinger WASHINGTON a The Securities and Exchange Commission barred four former CDR Financial Products, Inc. employees from participating in the securities markets. The SEC...
View ArticleBroward County Taps CFO from Beverly Hills
Byline: Shelly Sigo Broward County, Fla., has hired Scott G. Miller as its new chief financial officer. He will take the CFO's post on Monday. He will also direct Broward's finance and administrative...
View ArticleMarket Post: Munis Steady as Primary Wraps Up Pricing
Byline: Taylor Riggs The tax-exempt market traded flat Wednesday as traders said there weren't any trades to show strengthening or weakening. With most of the primary market priced, focus turned to the...
View ArticleIllinois Banks $165 Million in Prison Sale
Byline: Yvette Shields CHICAGO a Cash-strapped Illinois will pocket $165 million for its sale of the Thomson Correctional Center to the federal government, which will open it as a federal Bureau of...
View ArticleMortgage Applications Soar 16.6% as Refinances Surge
Mortgage application volume jumped 16.6% in the week ended Sept. 28, as refinances skyrocketed as rates continued to set record lows, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly...
View ArticleRBA Urged Silence: Hood
Byline: Patrick Durkin Oct 04, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A former Note Printing Australia (NPA) executive says top level managers at the Reserve Bank were dismissive...
View ArticleRate Cuts Keep Lid on $A
Byline: Jason Murphy Oct 04, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian dollar was buying $US1.023 late in trading on 4 October 2012. The currency may face more downward...
View ArticleAnother Gain Makes for Six of the Best
Byline: Mercedes Ruehl Oct 04, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian sharemarket posted modest gains on 4 October 2012, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 14 points to...
View ArticleGolden Years Tarnished
Byline: Michael Bailey Oct 04, 2012 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australians must increase their contributions to superannuation if they want to have sufficient retirement income. The retirement income...
View ArticleLifecycle: Tim Harvey
Byline: Nassim Khadem Oct 04, 2012 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Tim Harvey is dedicated to saving sea turtles. As the director of the Sea Turtle Foundation in Townsville, Queensland, he is determined to...
View ArticleJob-Sharing Lawyer Makes Partner
Byline: Georgina Dent Oct 04, 2012 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- All five lawyers promoted by commercial law firm TurksLegal in 2012 have been female. TurksLegal founder and managing partner, Peter Turk,...
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