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Northern Iron to pay ASIC penalty

19 Dec 2012 - Northern Iron Limited (ASX:NFE) to pay $66,000 ASIC penalty, for failing to meet continuous disclosure obligations.

CFX asset values soften

19 Dec 2012 - CFS Retail Property Trust’s (ASX:CFX) asset values have eased slightly according to an independent valuation.

Liquefied Natural Gas eyes US pipelines

19 Dec 2012 - Perth based Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (ASX:LNG) files application to secure US LNG market.

Leighton completes VIC desal project

19 Dec 2012 - Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) signs off on Victorian desalination project following final testing.

News Limited posts $476M loss

19 Dec 2012 - News Corporation’s (ASX:NWS) Australian arm News Limited widens net loss to $476 million amid falling advertising revenue.

Tungsten commences drilling program

18 Dec 2012 - Tungsten Mining (ASX:TGN) follows up yesterday’s Initial Public Offering on the ASX with the announcement that drilling has commenced on its flagship Kilba Tungsten P…

DuluxGroup reaches 90% acquisition threshold

18 Dec 2012 - DuluxGroup Limited (ASX:DLX) reaches the 90 per cent interest threshold in takeover target Alesco Corporation Limited (ASX:ALS) and will commence the compulsory acqui…

Lend Lease faces potential VIC government ban

18 Dec 2012 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) is reportedly at risk of being banned from Victorian government contracted work for as long as four years.

Ansell acquires Brazilian company

18 Dec 2012 - Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) acquires a privately owned Brazilian company for $US77 Million.

Yellow Brick Road teams up with Run Property

18 Dec 2012 - Yellow Brick Road Holdings Limited (ASX:YBR) teams up with Run Property Limited (ASX:RNC) in a referral program deal.

Paladin applauds Japanese election result

18 Dec 2012 - Shares in Paladin Energy Limited (ASX:PDN, TSE:PDN) gain as the uranium producer’s investors applaud Japan’s latest election result.

G8 acquires Victorian childcare business

17 Dec 2012 - G8 Education Limited (ASX:GEM) announces the acquisition and settlement of a childcare centre in Ormond Victoria for $2.4 million.

Fortescue considers selling down TPI stake

17 Dec 2012 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) starts the process to explore selling a minority interest in The Pilbara Infrastructure (TPI).

UXC expands North American business

17 Dec 2012 - UXC Limited’s (ASX:UXC) wholly owned US subsidiary UXC Eclipse Intelligent Solutions completes the acquisition of New York based business management services provider…

IAG confirms sale of UK broking arm

17 Dec 2012 - Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX:IAG) confirms the sale of its specialist UK broking arm Independent Commercial Brokers (ICB) for approximately $15 million.

ANZ Bank lowers home loan rates

17 Dec 2012 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) follows its banking rivals and lowers its variable interest rate for mortgages by 20 basis to 6.4 per cent.

Fairfax Media sells Trade Me to cut debt

17 Dec 2012 - Fairfax Media Limited (ASX:FXJ) sells its remaining stake in New Zealand online auction house Trade Me Group Limited (ASX:TME, NZE:TME) to cut its debt load.

Caltex expects to swing to FY profit

14 Dec 2012 - Caltex Australia Limited (ASX:CTX) anticipates to a full year profit following increased production volumes at its Kurnell and Lytton refineries in Sydney and Brisban…

IAG to offload UK operations

14 Dec 2012 - Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX:IAG) sells its UK based Equity Red Star business to privately owned New York based equity and venture capital firm Aquiline Cap…

Asciano sees increased QLD haulage

14 Dec 2012 - Asciano Limited (ASX:AIO) enjoys a solid increase in Queensland coal haulage over the past two months following a drop in demand, however remains cautious of signific…

APN braces for FY profit drop

14 Dec 2012 - APN News and Media Limited (ASX:APN) expects full year profits to drop by nearly a third to between $51 and $54 million, owing to a struggling newspaper advertising m…

Mermaid Marine and Toll win INPEX contract

14 Dec 2012 - Mermaid Marine Australia Limited (ASX:MRM) and Toll Holdings Limited’s (ASX:TOL) equal joint venture wins a $20 million contract from INPEX.