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Tower Australia partners with Virgin Money

23 Sep 2010 - Tower Australia Group Ltd (ASX:TAL) partners with Virgin Money to deliver straight-talking life insurance in Australia from early next year.

Brickworks FY profit halves

23 Sep 2010 - Brickworks Ltd (ASX:BKW) reports a 55 per cent fall in fiscal 2010 net profit to $138.8 million, and forecasts a solid result in the following year.

Concern for Metcash merger with Franklins

23 Sep 2010 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission expresses its concern over a proposed tie-up of grocery wholesaler Metcash Ltd (ASX:MTS) and supermarket chain Fran…

Qantas looks at new ventures for Jetstar

23 Sep 2010 - Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) looks at a number of new joint ventures for its budget airline Jetstar to expand its footprint in Asia.

BHP Billiton CEO salary rises 9%

22 Sep 2010 - BHP Billiton Ltd's (ASX:BHP) CEO Marius Kloppers full year salary has rises 9 per cent to US$11.3 million.

Lend Lease awarded $600M US Army work

22 Sep 2010 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) says subsidiary Actus Lend Lease has been awarded $600 million of work for the US Army.

Leighton Holdings secures $180M contract

22 Sep 2010 - Leighton Holdings Ltd's (ASX:LEI) wholly owned subsidiary Leighton Asia secures a $180 million contract in Hong Kong.

David Jones achieves record FY profit

22 Sep 2010 - David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) achieves a record annual profit in line with analysts' expectations, and confirms its outlook for the year ahead.

Gindalbie Metals awards contract to Downer EDI

22 Sep 2010 - Gindalbie Metals Ltd (ASX:GBG) awards a $120 million power line contract to Downer EDI Ltd (ASX:DOW).

ANZ struck with $50M class action

22 Sep 2010 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) is to be struck with a class action having incorrectly charged customers millions of dollars in penalty charges.

Karoon Gas announces $100M SPP

21 Sep 2010 - Karoon Gas Australia Ltd (ASX:KAR) announces a $100 million share purchase plan to raise funds for exploration and appraisal programs in the Browse Basin, Brazil and …

Rio Tinto completes capital management

21 Sep 2010 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) completes the second tranche of its internal capital management.

FIRB approves Banpu bid for Centennial Coal

21 Sep 2010 - Australian regulators approve Banpu Public Company Ltd's $2.5 billion takeover proposal for Centennial Coal Company Ltd (ASX:CEY).

Premier Investments posts FY earnings drop

21 Sep 2010 - Premier Investments Ltd (ASX:PMV) posts a 3.8 drop in annual earnings to $79.6 million.

New Hope Corporation FY profit drops

21 Sep 2010 - New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX:NHC) records a 91 per cent drop in full year earnings to $183.8 million, falling from $1.95 billion the year before.

BHP extends hostile bid for PotashCorp

21 Sep 2010 - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) extends its US$40 billion hostile offer for Canada's fertiliser company Potash Corporation to 18 November.

Banpu extends Centennial Coal takeover offer

20 Sep 2010 - Centennial Coal Company Ltd (ASX:CEY) has had its $2.5 billion takeover offer from shareholder Banpu Public Company Ltd has been extended by a week.

James Hardie appeals Federal Court ruling

20 Sep 2010 - James Hardie Industries (ASX:JHX) again appeals the Federal Court's decision in regards to a dispute with the Australian Tax Office.

Acorn supports Conquest Mining bid for NQM

20 Sep 2010 - Conquest Mining Ltd's (ASX:CQT) has its takeover offer for North Queensland Metals Ltd (ASX:NQM) supported by investment manager Acorn Capital Ltd.

MAp group says Sydney Airport achieves record passenger growth

20 Sep 2010 - MAp Group (ASX:MAP) says Sydney Airport has recorded its strongest August for international, domestic and total traffic, with an average of 95,000 passengers per day.

Virgin Blue pursues ACCC approval

20 Sep 2010 - Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) affirms it will pursue regulatory approval of its planned alliances with US and New Zealand airlines.

ANZ considers stake in Korea Exchange Bank

20 Sep 2010 - ANZ Group (ASX:ANZ) completes due diligence on Korea Exchange Bank, enabling ANZ to decide whether to bid for a majority stake.

Sunshine Heart to raise $14.7M

17 Sep 2010 - Global medical device company Sunshine Heart Inc (ASX:SHC) announces a US private placement and rights issue to raise a total of $14.7 million.

Arafura secures site for rare earths complex

17 Sep 2010 - Arafura Resources Ltd (ASX:ARU) finds a suitable site for its rare earths processing complex.

Santos completes hybrid issue

17 Sep 2010 - Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) completes a 650 million euro hybrid issue, with 100% equity credit from Standard & Poor's.

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