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QR National share documents to go public
QR National share documents to go public Share documents for the Queensland government’s $7 billion float of QR National are due to be made public. Read more on BigPond News
UK public finances begin to improve
UK public finances begin to improve A pick up in tax receipts has been responsible for the narrowing of the deficit but the Treasury said they still remained below their pre-recession peak Signs of improvement in Britain’s public finances emerged today when the government revealed that borrowing in July was down on the same month [...]
Man Caught with Pants Down and an Armless Mannequin in Public Park
Man Caught with Pants Down and an Armless Mannequin in Public Park According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department, 61-year-old Eddie M. Campbell from Belle was caught at Booker T. Washington Memorial Park in Malden with his shirt off and his pants around his ankles. Read more on WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia
Eastday-Cinda planning public float on domestic bourses
Eastday-Cinda planning public float on domestic bourses State-owned asset management company China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd is planning to list its shares on the domestic capital market and rope in large financial institutions, including major commercial lenders, as strategic investors after it completes the restructuring process, president Tian Guoli said on Friday. Read more [...]
Bonus Caps Stop Traders Gambling Public Money: Sharon Bowles
Bonus Caps Stop Traders Gambling Public Money: Sharon Bowles One of the most disturbing aspects of the financial crisis was the extent to which risk was fuelled by hugely disproportionate bonuses. For the ordinary taxpayer who ended up footing the bill for bailing out the banks, the zeros on the end of a banker’s bonus [...]
Nielsen To Go Public
Nielsen To Go Public After months of speculation, television ratings giant Nielsen Holdings BV has pulled the trigger on its planned initial public offering, announcing a deal that it hopes will raise $1.75 billion to help reduce its $8.6 billion debt and for general corporate purposes. Read more on MultiChannel News
States scaling back public pension plans to close funding gap
States scaling back public pension plans to close funding gap If you thought earning a fat pension in a public-sector job was a sure thing, think again. According to an analysis by the Pew Center on the States, state and local pension plans are operating under a deficit of at least $1 trillion. A separate [...]
Government & Public Sector
Government & Public Sector Responding to an internal Republican Party of Florida audit, Attorney General Bill McCollum announced on March 31, 2010, that former party Chair Jim Greer was the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation. Read more on Mondaq
OPP ask public for help in missing person case
OPP ask public for help in missing person case Members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are continuing their investigation into the missing person Robert Aho. On Oct. 12 at about 1 p.m., Robert Aho, 31, of North Bay left Land O’Lakes Cottages located in Marten River heading West Bound on Highway [...]