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Grant Kenny Buys Private Aviation Firm: Olympian and former ironman Grant Kenny has acquired Western Australia's largest privately owned aviation company, Slingair Heliwork WA, in a multi-million transaction.The Kununurra-headquartered company comprises two divisions, Slingair fixed-wing aircraft and Heliwork WA helicopters.It provides scenic air tours and safaris, and operates charter services, such as mining exploration and...; Tags: AAP, East Coast, Acquisition, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Aircraft, Business, Aerospace & Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Manufacturing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations; News items 2008-05-06
G4S Upbeat But Shares Dip on Placement Move: By Kim McLaughlin COPENHAGEN (Reuters UK) - Anglo-Danish security services firm G4S GFS said on Tuesday its underlying performance was slightly ahead of management's expectations and that it was confident about its 2008 performance. But shares in the world's top guard and security firm fell ...; Tags: Acquisition, Growth, Performance, G4S, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Performance Management, Security; News items 2008-05-13
NAB's Great Western Purchase Approved: National Australia Bank Ltd's $900 million purchase of US regional lender Great Western Bank has been approved by the American central bank.The US Federal Reserve board's approval of NAB's acquisition of Great Western's holding company was the last banking regulatory approval needed for the acquisition.NAB originally announced the purchase...; Tags: Acquisition, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Banking, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Financial Services, AAP; News items 2008-04-28
Marks & Spencer's Rose Faces Tougher Challenge: By Rachel Sanderson and Laurence Fletcher LONDON (Reuters UK) - Stuart Rose, chief executive of retailer Marks and Spencer MKS, will face tough questions when he takes to the stage at the company's annual results event on May 20. In past years he's experienced a level...; Tags: Retail Company, Marks & Spencer, CEO, M&S, Retail, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Operations; News items 2008-05-11
A&L Chairman and Governance Expert Higgs Dies: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Mortgage bank Alliance & Leicester ALLL said its chairman, Derek Higgs, had died suddenly on Monday. Higgs, 64, was the architect of Britain's corporate governance code, and became Alliance & Leicester (A&L) chairman in October 2005. His deputy, Roy Brown, will...; Tags: Alliance, Chairman, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Oukbs; News items 2008-04-29

FSA Warns Mutual Lenders on Crunch: LONDON (Reuters UK) - The financial watchdog warned building societies to do more to test their business models against extreme strains like the current liquidity crunch, with some still too slow to react to months of turmoil. The financial sector has been shaken by the near-collapse...; Tags: Lender, Financial, FSA, Financial Sector, Northern Rock, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law; News items 2008-05-07
Sprint Shares Up on Reports of D.Telekom Interest: By Ritsuko Ando NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Sprint Nextel S shares jumped on Monday on reports that Deutsche Telekom DTEGn may be interested in buying the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator, but analysts said such a deal would be fraught with problems. While combining Sprint...; Tags: Network, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, Corporate Law, AT&T Corp., Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Vodafone Group Plc.; News items 2008-05-05
Verizon Wireless completes SureWest acquisition: Verizon Wireless has completed its acquisition of the wireless assets of independent US communications holding company SureWest Communications. Under the terms of the previously announced sale, the operating assets of SureWest's wireless business, including spectrum licenses, have been transferred to Verizon Wireless for an aggregate cash purchase price of...; Tags: Asset, Acquisition, SureWest Communications, Verizon Wireless, Asset Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, John Edwards; News items 2008-05-12
EasyJet Hit By Fuel Costs: By John Bowker LONDON (Reuters UK) - Budget airline easyJet EZJ said rising fuel costs sent first-half losses up threefold to 57.5 million pounds, but that summer bookings were ahead of last year. The company, Europe's fourth biggest airline, reiterated an earlier warning that record...; Tags: Airline, Aerospace & Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Strategy, Manufacturing, Investment, Finance; News items 2008-05-07
BHP Says Chinese Likely to Take Stake: BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers says Chinese interests will take a stake in the mining giant.The prediction comes as BHP Billiton says it is just "weeks" away from formally filing its $179 billion takeover bid for Rio Tinto Ltd.The market was awash with rumours last month after an...; Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Regulator, European Union, BHP, Regulations, Corporate Law, Government, Business Operations, AAP; News items 2008-05-07
NYSE Euronext Profits Triple: NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters UK) - NYSE Euronext's NYX quarterly earnings rose more than three-fold as European trading volumes hit records, the company said on Tuesday. The trans-Atlantic exchange beat forecasts as it reaped higher-than-expected technology-related savings. NYSE Euronext's first-quarter net income rose to $230 million...; Tags: NYSE Euronext, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Investment, Finance, CME Group Inc.; News items 2008-05-06
Rentokil Profit Slumps: By Mark Potter LONDON (Reuters UK) - Pest control to parcel delivery group Rentokil Initial RTO expects to slash its dividend this year after first-quarter profit more than halved, it said on Friday. The services group, which has issued three profit warnings since December, announced...; Tags: Acquisition, Dividend, Financial Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Finance, Amazon.com Inc.; News items 2008-05-02
Yahoo, Google Say Talked to DOJ About 2-week Test: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc GOOG and Yahoo Inc YHOO told the Justice Department about a two-week test combining some of their search and advertising business before it happened, the two companies said on Wednesday. "We informed the Justice Department before we launched...; Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Washington, advertisement, Internet search, Thomson Reuters Corp., antitrust, collaboration, Internet; News items 2008-04-23
Foster Success for People: Two Musts for Motivation: Tired of hearing that people are your most important resource? That's fair. These buzz words have been overused and abused in the board room, in speeches to employees and in business books. People have heard these words so often, in situations where actions degrade their meaning, they have grown cynical....; Tags: Leadership, motivation, board; White papers
Dismissal Case Study: A major national charity appointed a new chief executive. Warned that she might be a bit of a loose canon, one of the trustees was nominated to supervise her work on behalf of the trustee board who were very keen to be kept informed in detail of all new initiatives...; Tags: termination, CEO; Case studies
The Blending of Banks & Insurance: Insurance products are becoming a mainstay for banks as they grow and branch into fertile new arenas to remain competitive. Bankers have so many products and services that they can offer. Trying to get shelf space and mind space and to get them trained has been a heavy task. We...; Tags: Financial Planning, Board Member Inc., banker, insurance, bank; White papers
Corporate Governance Guidelines-NATIONAL-OILWELL INC.: This is a Corporate Governanace guidelines of National-oilwell, inc. By adopting these Guidelines, the Board of Directors of the Company has committed to promote: Transparency in reporting the company's financial condition and results of operations, compliance with not only the literal requirements but also the Company's perception of the intended...; Tags: corporate governance, compliance, financial; White papers
Post-Divestiture LEC Management & Regulation: The slides talk about RBOC environment after divestiture, equal access and LD competition, beginnings of local competition, RBOC strategies, and major challenges post divestiture regulatory environment. It points out the required culture changes. The major challenges to change culture are also discussed. Further it reveals that it takes time to...; Tags: Corporate law, Financial accounting, divestiture, subsidy, regulation, corporate culture, environment, telecommunications, strategy, industry, network; Presentations
SWOT Analysis: The external environment of a firm consists of the moves and the strategies adopted by its rival firms. It is imperative for the firm to conduct external analysis and ascertain opportunities and threats prevalent in its external environment. Having done this, the firm can devise suitable strategies to exploit the...; Tags: SWOT analysis, environment, analysis, strategy, tool; Presentations
Engineered Wood Wall Framing: The decreasing supply of large diameter, old-growth trees has resulted in an increased popularity of engineered wood materials -- those that process young, small diameter trees into strands and reassemble them into panels, boards, and framing material. Engineered wood has many uses, including wall framing. Engineered wood wall framing is...; Tags: Construction, NAHB Research Center, wall, board, tool; White papers