Mesa Seeks $70 of GOs for Parks
Byline: Jim Watts Mesa, Ariz., will finance extensive upgrades to its parks system if voters approve $70 million of general obligation bonds in November. The City Council adopted the proposed project...
View Article-Pandit Receives Praise from Billionaire Citi Shareholder
Global Banking News-October 23, 2012--Pandit receives praise from billionaire Citi shareholder(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 23 October 2012 Prince Alwaleed bin...
View Article-Former Central Banker Says Brazil Needs to Grant Formal Autonomy to Central...
Global Banking News-October 23, 2012--Former central banker says Brazil needs to grant formal autonomy to central bank(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 23 October...
View ArticleBarclays Bank Egypt Appoints Managing Director
Barclays Bank Egypt Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Edward Marks as Managing Director. Marks was most recently appointed as Interim Managing Director, a position he has held since...
View ArticleNBK Capital Advises Qtel on Largest Acquisition in GCC
NBK Capital advised Qatar Telecommunications (Qtel) on the successful completion of their KWD 519.1 million ($1.8 billion) acquisition of 39.61 per cent of National Mobile Telecommunications Co....
View ArticleSIFMA: BASEL III Bad for Munis
Byline: Jonathan Hemmerdinger WASHINGTON a A proposal by banking regulators that would increase the amount of capital banks must hold against assets could discourage banks from buying municipal bonds,...
View ArticleMARC Issues Clarification on Senari Synergy's Islamic Medium Term Notes' Rating
MARC has issued a clarification notice pertaining its 22 October 2012 rating announcement of Senari Synergy's (Senari Synergy) MYR 380 million Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) Programme. The last...
View ArticleATO Bunks Down on Fund Boost
Byline: Katie Walsh Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Extra funding will allow the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to strengthen its compliance activities. The...
View ArticleWorld Luxury Fashion Week Debuts in Abu Dhabi in November
World Luxury Fashion Week will make anticipated debut appearance in Abu Dhabi this year and is set to become an annual fixture for the UAE capital city. World Luxury Fashion Week will bring together...
View ArticleWoolies Wants Elbow Room
Byline: Sue Mitchell Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Woolworths CEO Grant O'Brien has urged regulators and politicians not to shackle Australia's biggest retailer as...
View ArticleIndustrial Age Mindset Must Stop
Byline: Steve Vamos Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Federal Government's establishment of the Centre for Workplace Leadership could lead to better debate about...
View ArticleJapan's Yearning for a Weaker Currency
Byline: Robert Guy Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Bank of Japan is under heavy political pressure to increase its asset purchase strategy to boost economic...
View ArticleAGL Leads Price Attack
Byline: Angela Macdonald-Smith Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Three large electricity retailers have criticised regulation of retail power prices. AGL Energy,...
View ArticleMums Cry Foul on Swan's Baby Brakes
Byline: Jake Mitchell Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Treasurer Wayne Swan claims that the re-use of cots and prams partially justifies cutting the "baby bonus" from...
View ArticleService Is Better but Fund Fees Are Rising
Byline: Sally Patten Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Research by Chant West reveals that superannuation fees for those with savings of $A25,000 rose between 2005 and...
View ArticleSuper Rewrite Bemuses Industry
Byline: Patrick Durkin Oct 23, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- REST Super CEO Damian Hill claims that the Australian Government's move to reclassify "lost" superannuation...
View ArticleGAM Assets Rise 5 Percent on Performance, Inflows
ZRICH, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss groupsaid assets under management rose 5.1 percent in the third quarter, helped by rising markets and inflows into hedge funds and retail products. That helped...
View ArticleSecond Auction Set for 38 Studios
Byline: Paul Burton The second of two scheduled auctions of property belonging to failed video-game company 38 Studios will be held Tuesday in Providence, R.I. SJ Corio Co., a Warwick, R.I., company...
View ArticleDavid Lerner Associates Faces Tough Sanctions from FINRA over Muni Rule,...
Byline: Jonathan Hemmerdinger WASHINGTON a David Lerner Associates Inc. has agreed to pay about $4.3 million in fines and restitution for charging excessive markups on transactions of municipal bonds...
View ArticleSanta Fe County Sets $35M GO Election
Byline: Jim Watts Voters in Santa Fe County will decide in November on a three-part, $35 million general obligation bond referendum that officials say will not require significant increases in New...
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