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ANZ hikes interest rates

16 Apr 2012 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) again hikes its interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Centro offloading stakes in three centres

13 Apr 2012 - Centro Retail Australia Limited (ASX:CRF) is gearing up to offload stakes in its three largest shopping centres.

Qantas pleads for second Sydney airport

13 Apr 2012 - Qantas Airways Limited's (ASX:QAN) chief Alan Joyce pleads the case for a second airport in Sydney.

ANZ cuts 230 wealth management jobs

13 Apr 2012 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) reportedly cuts 230 jobs from its wealth management business, after flagging in February it would cut 1000 jobs by the end of the year.

IAG accelerates Asian expansion

13 Apr 2012 - Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX:IAG) expands into Malaysia’s insurance market with a $235 million investment into a new business.

Lynas plant scores Malaysian court win

14 Apr 2012 - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) has scored a victory in Malaysia with the High Court knocking back an attempt to delay the rare earth developer’s processing plant…

Kagara shares sink to record low

13 Apr 2012 - Shares in Kagara Limited (ASX:KZL) sink to a record low after the base-metal mining company says it will suspend a mine in Queensland to cut costs.

PanAust maintains FY output guidance

12 Apr 2012 - PanAust Limited (ASX:PNA) has maintained its annual output guidance in its first quarter report.

Ten Network H1 profit sinks 70%

12 Apr 2012 - Ten Network Holdings Limited (ASX:TEN) first half net profit has dropped 70 per cent to $14.8 million.

Quickflix partners with Panasonic

12 Apr 2012 - Quickflix Limited (ASX:QFX) has announced it will be incorporated on Panasonic’s Viera Connect platform.

Ansell acquires Sweden’s TPP

12 Apr 2012 - Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) has agreed to purchase a Swedish protective product business for about $30 million.

Sirtex Medical reports Q3 growth

12 Apr 2012 - Sirtex Medical Limited (ASX:SRX) has reported 34 per cent sales growth for its liver cancer therapy SIR-Spheres microspheres.

Reckon invests in new Australian business

12 Apr 2012 - Reckon Limited (ASX:RKN) has purchased a 30 per cent stake in a new Australian business called Connect2Field Holdings Pty Ltd for $660,000.

Alumina to receive $26M dividend

11 Apr 2012 - Alumina Limited (ASX:AWC) will gain a fully-franked dividend of $US26 million from its interest in the Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals joint venture.

Cudeco announces upgrade at Wilgar

11 Apr 2012 - CuDeco Limited (ASX:CDU) announces an upgrade at Wilgar, a prospect located within the Rocklands Group Mining Lease.

Gunns considers name change

11 Apr 2012 - Gunns Limited (ASX:GNS) is reportedly considering changing its name and establishing a new office in Melbourne.

Alcoa rebounds to Q1 profit

11 Apr 2012 - The parent of Australia’s Alcoa (ASX:AAI), Alcoa Incorporated (NYSE:AA), rebounds from a quarterly loss to a first quarter net profit.

GWA issues FY12 profit warning

11 Apr 2012 - GWA International Limited (ASX:GWA) warns it expects earnings to drop by as much as 25 per cent in the full 2012 financial year.

Analysts mull Fortescue Teck tie up

11 Apr 2012 - Analysts mull the viability of a tie up between iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) and Canadian miner Teck Resources.

Galaxy produces first lithium carbonate

10 Apr 2012 - Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) produces first lithium carbonate at its $100 million Jiangsu Plant in China.

Leighton awarded Indonesian mining contract

10 Apr 2012 - Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) is awarded a $420 million mining contract on the island of Borneo in Indonesia.

Virgin Australia to invest in Skywest

10 Apr 2012 - Skywest's (ASX:SXR) codeshare partner Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) will invest $8 million into the Australian and South East Asia regional airline.

ACCC clears Foxtel Austar merger

10 Apr 2012 - Australia’s competition regulator gives the green light for Foxtel’s planned $1.9 billion bid for Austar United Communications Limited (ASX:AUN).

Clough scores Eni Blacktip contract

10 Apr 2012 - A Clough Limited (ASX:CLO) AMEC joint venture scores a contact to provide maintenance support for Eni’s Blacktip Project offshore Australia.

Fortescue extends life of Nullagine mine

10 Apr 2012 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) and BC Iron Limited (ASX:BCI) extend the life of their Nullagine iron ore mine in Western Australia.

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