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Austal acquires engineering company

04 Oct 2012 - Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) announces the acquisition of northern Australian engineering company HKME and its associated business KM Engineering.

ANZ announces $1.5B investment

04 Oct 2012 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) invests up to $1.5 billion of its existing investment plan in new mobile banking aps as well as branch upgrades in its quest to entice mor…

Fisher and Paykel board rejects takeover offer

04 Oct 2012 - Fisher and Paykel Appliances Holdings Limited’s (ASX:FPA, NZE:FPA)independent directors reject a $700 million takeover offer from China’s Haier Electronics Group.

Woolworths prepares to spin off property fund

04 Oct 2012 - Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) prepares to spin off a $1.4 billion property fund called the Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group, according to reports.

Suncorp Group opens capital raising

03 Oct 2012 - Suncorp Group Limited (ASX:SUN) says it has successfully completed the book build for its proposed offer of convertible preference shares.

Boart Longyear CEO resigns

03 Oct 2012 - Boart Longyear Limited's (ASX:BLY) Chief Executive Craig Kipp will be stepping down from the mining services and equipment company.

Gold One South African strikes spread

03 Oct 2012 - Gold One International Limited (ASX:GDO) says salary-motivated strikes have now spread to its recently acquired Ezulwini operation in South Africa.

BHP teams up with Skywest in WA

03 Oct 2012 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) chooses Skywest Airlines Limited (ASX:SXR) as its preferred vendor to provide air charter services for its new Jimblebar mine in Wester…

Goodman launching $400M capital raising

03 Oct 2012 - Goodman Group's (ASX:GMG) industrial property fund, Goodman Australia Industrial Fund Ltd (GAIF), will launch a capital raising for more than $400 million.

Sandfire produces DeGrussa concentrate

03 Oct 2012 - Sandfire Resources NL (ASX:SFR) produces its first copper concentrate from its DeGrussa Copper-Gold Project in Western Australia.

Transfield warns job losses lie ahead

02 Oct 2012 - Transfield Services Limited (ASX:TSE) has warned further job losses lie ahead as management looks to cut costs.

Central Petroleum $150M JV with Santos

02 Oct 2012 - Central Petroleum Limited (ASX:CTP) and Adelaide based Santos Limited (ASX:STO) have announced a $150M farm in agreement based in Central Australia.

Senex Energy extends Snatcher oil field

02 Oct 2012 - Oil and gas explorer Senex Energy Limited (ASX:SXY) extends its Snatcher oil field in South Australia’s Cooper Basin.

AngloGold flags downsizing in South Africa

02 Oct 2012 - AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ASX:AGG) flags the likelihood of prematurely downsizing its South African operations if current unprotected strikes continue.

Sundance takeover condition delayed

02 Oct 2012 - Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) reveals a key condition of its takeover by China’s Hanlong Mining has been delayed.

Ausdrill confirms financing talks

02 Oct 2012 - Mining services provider Ausdrill Limited (ASX:ASL) confirms it is in talks for a potential refinancing transaction.

Nufarm raising capital to pay debt

01 Oct 2012 - Nufarm Limited (ASX:NUF) prices $US325 million of unsecured notes in the United States to pay down existing debt.

Arrium rejects consortium takeover bid

01 Oct 2012 - Arrium Limited (ASX:ARI) rejects a takeover bid from a consortium including including Singapore’s Noble Group and Korea’s POSCO.

Energy World Corporation clarifies speculation

01 Oct 2012 - Energy World Corporation Limited (ASX:EWC) lashes out at media commentary published last week and clarifies speculation surrounding the development of its projects.

Fortescue expansion plans get a boost

01 Oct 2012 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) reaches a milestone in the pursuit of its iron ore production expansion in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Macmahon scores Olympic Dam contract

01 Oct 2012 - Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) scores a $200 million extension to its Olympic Dam contract from BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP).

Leighton wins $200M Iraq contract

01 Oct 2012 - Leighton Holdings Limited’s (ASX:LEI) Middle Eastern arm wins an oil and gas contract in Iraq worth more than $200 million.

Woolworths chairman announces retirement

28 Sep 2012 - Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) chairman James Strong retires from his role in November this year after twelve and a half years with the company.

DuluxGroup's offer unanimously recommended

28 Sep 2012 - DuluxGroup Limited’s (ASX:DLX)$2.05 per share cash offer is unanimously recommended by the board of Alesco Corporation Limited (ASX:ALS).

NIB Amends investor presentation

28 Sep 2012 - NIB Holdings Limited (ASX:NHF) amends the full year results posted on its investor presentation last month.

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