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CBA core banking modernisation

14 Mar 2011 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) has modernised its core banking systems, in some cases the bank had been dealing with systems dating back 40 years.

BHP to resume drilling

14 Mar 2011 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) set to resume drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.

QBE estimates Japanese claims

14 Mar 2011 - QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) advises its preliminary estimate of the net claims from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is around $US125 million.

New European chief for Macquarie

14 Mar 2011 - Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) hires Deutsche Bank's David Fass as chief executive for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Westpac tax adjustment

14 Mar 2011 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) says $1.1 billion will be added to its first half statutory net profit through tax consolidation thanks to its takeover of St Ge…

Macmahon Holdings $150 million contract

11 Mar 2011 - Macmahon Holdings Ltd (ASX:MAH) has been awarded a $150 million Gladstone LNG civil works subcontract.

ALE looks to raise $160 million

11 Mar 2011 - ALE Property Group (ASX:LEP) is looking to raise $160 million in commercial backed debt.

Lend Lease Valemus acquisition

11 Mar 2011 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) announces it has completed the $960 million acquisition of Valemus.

BHP Billiton under investigation

11 Mar 2011 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) is under investigation after 24 workers were hospitalised according to media reports.

Downer blames high cost of tendering

11 Mar 2011 - Downer EDI Ltd (ASX:DOW) withdraws from a potential $2 billion contract because of high tendering costs.

JPMorgan auctions Centro debt

11 Mar 2011 - JPMorgan auctions around $340 million of its remaining debt in the Centro Properties Group (ASX:CNP) holding company.

Equinox books FY turnaround profit

10 Mar 2011 - Equinox Minerals Ltd (ASX:EQN) books a turnaround full year profit and exceeds its full-year copper production guidance.

BlueScope announces structural reorganisation

10 Mar 2011 - BlueScope Steel Ltd (ASX:BSL) announces senior management changes and plans to merge three existing business units into a single Australia and New Zealand business.

SA harvest drives record Viterra Q1 result

10 Mar 2011 - Viterra Inc (ASX:VTA) reports its biggest first quarter earnings, posting EBITDA of $221 million, compared to $90 million the same time a year before.

Westpac re launches Bank of Melbourne

10 Mar 2011 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) resurrects its Bank of Melbourne brand in Victoria as part of its multi-brand strategy.

ANZ customers leave after fees ditched

10 Mar 2011 - Many of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's (ASX:ANZ) customers have abandoned the bank since it ditched mortgage exit fees.

Woodside led Sunrise project dealt a blow

10 Mar 2011 - Woodside Petroleum Ltd's (ASX:WPL) led Sunrise joint venture is dealt a blow, with East Timor threatening to cancel its historic treaty with Australia.

Tabcorp customer numbers to grow

09 Mar 2011 - Tabcorp Holdings Ltd's (ASX:TAH) Star city casino expects to exceed its initial target of 32,000 daily visitors by next year.

Westpac CEO Kelly to stay

09 Mar 2011 - Westpac Banking Corporation's (ASX:WBC) chief executive Gail Kelly plans to lead it for at least the next three years.

OZ Minerals buys $250M copper gold project

09 Mar 2011 - OZ Minerals Ltd (ASX:OZL) inks a $250 million deal to buy the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia.

Catalpa achieves H1 profit on record output

09 Mar 2011 - Gold miner Catalpa Resources Ltd (ASX:CAH) has reported a $3 million first half pre-tax profit, underpinned by record gold production.

Extract shares jump on possible takeover

09 Mar 2011 - Shares in Extract Resources Ltd (ASX:EXT) jump after news the uranium explorer's major shareholder, Kalahari Minerals, has received a takeover bid.

Banpu acquires $45M Hunnu Coal stake

09 Mar 2011 - Hunnu Coal Ltd (ASX:HUN) forges a partnership with Banpu Minerals (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thailand's Banpu Public Company Ltd.

Northern Star boosts Paulsens resource base

08 Mar 2011 - Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST) boosts its resource estimate at its Paulsens project in WA to 226,000 ounces of gold.

Lynas confirm talks to sell Crown desposit

08 Mar 2011 - Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX:LYC) confirms it may sell its Crown polymetallic deposit at Mount Weld in Western Australia to Forge Resources Ltd (ASX:FRG).

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