Finance News Archive

19-Oct-2005

• 'Snap: Ultimate Finance makes progress (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Ultimate Finance, which provides small to medium sized businesses with flexible funding, said it was continuing to make progress today.
• 'Draft policy on urban housing for wider resource pool ? Housing finance cos may get to tap PFs, insurers (The Hindu)
HOUSING Finance companies (HFCs) are likely to be permitted to tap provident funds (PF) and insurance companies to raise resources.
• 'TAIWAN'S PHASE 2 FINANCE REFORM AIMED AT COMPETITIVENESS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Banking / finance Vice Premier Wu Rong-i defended the government's policy Wednesday to carry out the second-phase of financial reform, underlining the urgent need for Taiwan's banks to merge and sharpen their competitive edge internationally.
• 'Dawson proposes changing finance department of school district (Benton Courier)
In his first school board meeting since becoming interim superintendent of the Benton School District, Dr. Fred Dawson recommended a reorganization of the district's finance department, which he says will save the district about $20,000 annually.
• 'Business finance, city and markets news (Interactive Investor)
Business Finance and city news online from Interactive Investor (www.iii.co.uk). Plus financial and currency market news and information 24/7. Stock prices, share prices, currency markets news and business finance headlines. Also news from AFX and Reuters.
• 'New Zealand's Clark Reappoints Cullen as Finance Minister (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has reappointed Michael Cullen as finance minister in her new cabinet, while shuffling a number of senior portfolio positions.
• 'Tories appoint new finance director (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Ian McIsaac has been appointed the new Finance director of the Conservative party, it was announced today.