Finance News Archive

19-Sep-2005

• 'Strategic Finance appoints new CEO (Stuff)
Privately owned financier Strategic Finance Limited has appointed a new chief executive. Former Hanover Group chief executive, Kerry Finnigan, will take over the role from Jock Hobbs, who has led the company since 2001.
• 'S Korean Finance Ministry To Learn Innovation From Intel, Toyota (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Officials from South Korea's Finance Ministry will have an opportunity to learn from outstanding cases of innovation by two top global companies, government officials said Tuesday.
• 'Senator amends campaign finance report after ethics complaint (Kansas City Star)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Sen. Bill Alter has amended his campaign finance report to account for a nearly $58,000 discrepancy from one filing to the next.
• 'Merkel's would-be finance minister Kirchhof throws in the towel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Paul Kirchhof, who was to have been Angela Merkel's finance minister had the conservative CDU/CSU parties won Sunday's general election, announced he was pulling out of active politics in the wake of the debacle at the weekend that has left Germany in political limbo.
• 'Rohm and Haas Company Begins Exchange Offer for 6.0 Percent Notes of Rohm and Haas Denmark Finance A/S Due March 2007 (ChemPoint)
PHILADELPHIA -- August 23, 2005 - Rohm and Haas Company today announced that it has launched an exchange offer outside the United States to existing holders of euro 400 million in Rohm and Haas Denmark Finance 6.0 percent euro notes due March 9, 2007. The company is offering existing holders of the 2007 notes the opportunity to exchange the 2007 notes for Rohm and Haas Company 7-year
• 'US Treasury chief to hold talks with Iraqi finance minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US Treasury Secretary John Snow will hold day-long talks Thursday with Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi to discuss the restive country's economic future, a Treasury official said.
• 'S KOREAN FINANCE MINISTRY TO LEARN INNOVATION FROM INTEL, TOYOTA (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Transport Officials from South Korea's Finance Ministry will have an opportunity to learn from outstanding cases of innovation by two top global companies, government officials said Tuesday.