Finance News Archive

06-Oct-2005

• 'Funding of colleges, universities key issue for education, finance ministers (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - How to Finance necessary improvements at Canadian colleges and universities will be the focus for the country's post-secondary education and Finance ministers when they meet Thursday in Quebec City, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says.
• 'Good books for a child on finance (Baltimore Sun)
Do you have a rec- ommendation for a chidren's book on Finance and investing in the stock market? My-12-year-old son is intrigued about how the markets work. We went to the bookstore, but the only title listed is no longer in print.
• 'Son of accused Roslyn finance chief charged in scandal (Newsday.com)
The son of the former Roslyn school finance chief charged with bilking millions from the district was arrested today for allegedly using a district Home Depot card to buy supplies for his contracting business and then creating false documents to cover it up, prosecutors said.
• 'Bridge Healthcare Finance Names Associate Director in California Office (RedNova)
Bridge Healthcare Finance, a Chicago-based organization, today named Joe Kernan an Associate Director. Kernan, 38, will report to Brett Crabtree in Bridge's recently established West Coast office.
• 'GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services and Walden Leasing in a New Financial Agreement to Expand Fleet Financing to (The Auto Channel)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--Oct. 5, 2005--GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services announced today it signed an agreement on Oct. 4, 2005, to work with Denny Hecker's Walden/Rosedale Leasing (Walden Leasing) headquartered in St.
• 'Pressure on finance chiefs 'unsustainable' (Stuff)
Chief financial officers are under unsustainable pressure because their job description has changed dramatically in recent years, an international study by Robert Half Finance and Accounting has found.
• '06 October 2005 12:40 Finance ministry reports increase in Stabilization Fund (Gateway to Russia)
In September 2005, the Stabilization Fund of Russia increased by RUR128.6bn (approx. USD4.49bn) to RUR960.7bn (approx. USD33.57bn), a source in Russia's Finance ministry has reported. The ministry forecasts the Stabilization Fund at RUR1.3 trillion (approx. USD45.4bn) at the end of 2005.