Finance News Archive

26-Aug-2005

• 'County's finance director resigns (Gazette.Net)
Joseph Zimmerman, Frederick County's director of Finance, resigned Thursday, the county's director of human resources, Mitch Hose, confirmed Friday. Zimmerman's resignation was effective immediately. He could not be reached for comment.
• 'Council ticks tips for farm finance (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, Aug. 26: The National Advisory Council has decided to go by the recommendations of the A. Vaidyanathan committee on how best to Finance small and marginal farmers.
• '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
• 'Investors warned about finance risks (NZCity)
"Mum and Dad" investors are being warned to be wary of high interest rates being offered on some term deposits. There is concern some finance companies are overstretching themselves and could be in crisis within the next two to three years.
• 'NFC award to be out in 2 months, forex bonds to be issued in December: Salman RECORDER REPORTKARACHI (August 27 2005): (Business Recorder)
KARACHI (August 27 2005): The Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Salman Shah, said here on Friday that the government would announce National Finance Commission (NFC)Award within the next two months.
• 'Former finance chief sentenced for fraud (San Jose Mercury News)
A judge sentenced HealthSouth Corp.'s former Finance chief to three months in prison Thursday for his role in a $2.7 billion earnings overstatement at the rehabilitation and medical services chain.