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Telstra stepping up surveillance & monitoring

24 Jun 2014 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) steps up its surveillance and monitoring offering through a new joint venture with Australia’s third largest security firm, SNP …

St Barbara CEO to tackle key strategic decisions

23 Jun 2014 - St Barbara Limited (ASX:SBM) announces a changing of the guard with Bob Vassie set to take the reins from Tim Lehany from July 1, 2014.

Echo inks JV for Brisbane development

23 Jun 2014 - Echo Entertainment Group Limited (ASX:EGP) enters into a strategic joint venture for the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane development project.

Tough trading bites into Metcash FY profit

23 Jun 2014 - Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS) plans to significantly reinvest into its grocery division after posting an 18 per cent annual profit drop amid tough trading conditions.

Stockland boosts WA residential portfolio

23 Jun 2014 - Property developer Stockland (ASX:SGP) boosts its residential portfolio in Western Australia for $58.1 million.

Westpac tops CBA on satisfaction rank

23 Jun 2014 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) tops Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) on a rank for small business satisfaction.

GDI buys Sydney CBD building for $136M

23 Jun 2014 - GDI Property Group Limited (ASX:GDI) inks a deal to buy the Civic Tower in Sydney’s central business district for $136 million.

Hills buys Audio Products Group for $15M

20 Jun 2014 - Hills Limited (ASX:HIL), will spend $15 million to buy a supplier of professional audio products, Audio Products Group.

Gold miners gain after price spikes

20 Jun 2014 - Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) is leading the local gold miners higher after the price of gold spiked more than 3 per cent overnight.

Virgin & Jetstar in the firing line for drip pricing

20 Jun 2014 - Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) and Jetstar are in the firing line from Australia’s competition regulator for misleading and deceptive conduct.

IAG to take control of Wesfarmers insurance

20 Jun 2014 - Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX:IAG) is poised to take control of Wesfarmers Limited's (ASX:WES) insurance underwriting business by June 30.

Leighton scores Qatar pipeline project

20 Jun 2014 - Leighton Holdings Limited's (ASX:LEI) Middle Eastern arm wins $US300M contract to construct pipelines in Doha in Qatar.

David Jones postpones meeting

20 Jun 2014 - David Jones Limited (ASX:DJS) postpones until July 14, its scheme meeting dealing with the buyout proposal from Woolworths SA.

Graincorp scores win for Newcastle facility

19 Jun 2014 - Grain logistics company Graincorp Limited (ASX:GNC) scores a regulatory win for its Newcastle bulk grain facility.

Aveo strikes services alliance with RDNS

19 Jun 2014 - Aveo Group (ASX:AOG) strikes an alliance with RDNS as it strives to deliver increased levels of care and support services to its retirement village residents.

Asciano axing 500 jobs to save costs

19 Jun 2014 - Asciano Limited (ASX:AIO) announces job cuts as it ramps up its acceleration of two new business improvement programs.

Ten reining in costs as TV revenue slides

19 Jun 2014 - Ten Network Holdings Limited (ASX:TEN) affirms its commitment to reining in costs while warning it will book a fall in television revenue this financial year.

JB Hi-Fi affirms FY profit guidance & CEO swap

19 Jun 2014 - JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX:JBH) affirms its fiscal 2014 profit guidance and says its CEO transition will take place at the beginning of the new financial year.

Resolute to take control of Bibiani gold project

19 Jun 2014 - Resolute Mining Limited (ASX:RSG) is poised to take control of the Bibiani Gold Project in Ghana.

Aquila backs $1.4B Baosteel & Aurizon bid

18 Jun 2014 - Aquila Resources Limited (ASX:AQA) backs a $1.4 billion takeover bid from Chinese giant Baosteel and coal haulage company Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ).

Qantas launches luxury LA lounge

18 Jun 2014 - Australia’s biggest airline Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) launches a multimillion-dollar luxury business class lounge in Los Angeles.

Steadfast buys trade credit insurance brokerage

18 Jun 2014 - Steadfast Group Limited’s (ASX:SDF) buys a specialist boutique trade credit insurance brokerage called IMC Trade Credit Solutions Pty Ltd.

Pulse Health ties up private hospital buy

18 Jun 2014 - Pulse Health Limited (ASX:PHG) ties up a $3 million purchase of the 34-bed North Mackay Private Hospital in Queensland.

David Jones suitor clears takeover hurdle

18 Jun 2014 - South African retail group Woolworths clears a hurdle in its bid to buy David Jones Limited (ASX:DJS).

Telecom NZ to expand cloud offering

18 Jun 2014 - Telecom Corporation of New Zealand (ASX:TEL, NZE:TEL) expands its cloud offering through the acquisition of business cloud specialist Appserve.

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