Argentina May Boost PF Payments By 169

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Argentina is planning to raise its pension fund payments by 169 on Sept 1 2010 Read more: Argentina May Boost PF Payments By 169

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AIC Appoints New Chairman

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The Association of Investment Companies has appointed Sarah Bates as its new Chairman Read the original post: AIC Appoints New Chairman

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Obama Administration Pushing To Expand U.S. Arms Exports By Gutting Approval Process

July 30, 2010

WASHINGTON — The United States is currently the world biggest weapons supplier — holding 30 per cent of the market — but the Obama administration has begun modifying export control regulations in hopes of enlarging the U.S. market share, according to U.S.

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Video: Nan Fung’s Choi Discusses Hong Kong Property Market: Video

July 30, 2010

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Donald Choi, managing director at Nan Fung Development Ltd., a privately-held developer, talks with Bloomberg’s Phillip Yin about the outlook for Hong Kong’s real estate market. A private owner has put a building site in the Peak district, one of Hong Kong’s most exclusive residential areas, up for public tender, according to property broker Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. Nan Fung and Wharf (Holdings) Ltd

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Video: Control Risks’ Ramsay Discusses Outlook for Indonesia: Video

July 30, 2010

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Jacob Ramsay, an analyst with Control Risks Group, talks with Bloomberg’s Susan Li about the outlook for the Indonesian economy and government. Indonesia’s benchmark stock index has risen 22 percent this year, the best performer among Asia’s 10 biggest markets, as record-low interest rates accelerated growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and boosted earnings

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SEC Accuses Sam And Charles Wyly, Billionaire Dallas Investors, Of Insider Trading Yielding $550 MILLION

July 30, 2010

DALLAS — Famed Dallas billionaire investors Sam and Charles Wyly made $550 million in undisclosed profits through 13 years of insider trading in the shares of companies on whose boards they served, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit filed Thursday. In a 78-page complaint filed in a Manhattan federal court in New York, the SEC said the Wylys held and traded tens of millions of securities in the companies and “defrauded the investing public” by misrepresenting the Wylys’ ownership and trading of those shares. “The apparatus of the fraud was an elaborate sham system of trusts and subsidiary companies located in the Isle of Man and the Cayman Islands … created by and at the direction of the Wylys,” the SEC complaint stated

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Video: Wendt Says Rio-Chalco Deal a `Win-Win’ for Both Parties: Video

July 30, 2010

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Gavin Wendt, a senior analyst with MineLife Co. Ltd., talks with Bloomberg’s Susan Li from Sydney about Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.’s agreement to pay $1.35 billion for a stake in Rio Tinto Group’s Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

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Video: Haverty Sees Wynn, Las Vegas Sands Shares Rising 50%: Video

July 30, 2010

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Larry Haverty, a portfolio manager at Gamco Investors Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Susan Li about the outlook for Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp., and his investment strategy.

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Video: Semmens Says Weekly Jobless Claims Below 450,000 Is Key: Video

July 29, 2010

July 29 (Bloomberg) — David Semmens, economist at Standard Chartered Bank, and Jeanne Branthover, managing director at Boyden Global Executive Search, talk about the outlook for the U.S.

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Donna Flagg: Where HR and Finance Departments Split

July 29, 2010

I am always shocked when I hear about the horror stories that come out of HR departments. They often involve recounts of rudeness, unprofessionalism, thoughtlessness and a plain old lack of regard for fellow man. However, this is the group in an organization, mind you, that above all is supposed to be about the people .

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