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  • Metropolitan plans share buy-back Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:37AMJSE-listed financial services group Metropolitan will use some of its R2bn in excess capital to buy back its own shares.
  • RLC Board discusses funding issues Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:14AMINA — The Rend Lake College Board tabled two issues which are designed to help with the finances of the college, but will take the matters up at a special board meeting to be scheduled before the April regular meeting.
  • IMF: Inflation-targeting the right policy for SA Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:04AMInflation-targeting is the right policy for South Africa, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.
  • Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Results and Monthly Cash Distribution Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:39AMRoyalties increased 9.8% and distributable cash rose 10.6% with unusually strong year-end market conditions
  • Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Results and Monthly Cash Distribution Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:25AMTORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund today announced that royalties for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, were $8.5 million, up 9.8% from the same period in 2008.
  • Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Results and Monthly Cash Distribution Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:25AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: BRE.UN - News ) today announced that royalties for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, were $8.5 million, up 9.8% from the same period in 2008. Distributable cash1 during the quarter increased to $5.9 million, up 10.6% from the fourth quarter of 2008 while distributable cash per unit increased 15 ...
  • How to pay for long-term care Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:32AMPeople don’t like to think about long-term care. They say they don’t want to go into a nursing home, and that it won’t happen to them. It’s like car insurance, said Debbie Durham, vice president for Caretel Inns. People have it, but don’t believe they’ll ever get in an accident.
  • Nationwide lawsuit settled for $6 million Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:50AMChecks are headed to the mailboxes of 230,000 current and former Nationwide term-life insurance customers across the country, settling a class-action lawsuit against the Columbus-based company.
  • Put humans first and police these bad dogs Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:45AMThere should be a recognised term for the negative urban fantasy — the sort of paranoid daydream your subconscious conjures as you journey about the city.
  • Alliance Bank of Arizona commits to CityScape Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:36PMAlliance Bank signs on for a marquee position in CityScape and extends $40 million in financing for the downtown Phoenix project.
  • Straight answers to my health insurance queries are at a premium Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:45PMNatWest Life policy application needed a check-up of its own In 2007, I took out level term insurance with a NatWest Life personal pension. It cost £75 a month to cover my £270,000 mortgage. My financial adviser later questioned this. He knew my medical history and was surprised the premiums were so low. I had not been asked about my health when I signed the NatWest form, but I had a procedure ...
  • 'Dog Asbos' for dangerous pets Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:01PMA Labour backbencher scarred for life by a Rottweiler attack last year has said the government's proposals on strengthening dangerous dog legislation do not go far enough.
  • Mutual of Omaha income up Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:18PMMutual of Omaha said Monday it had net income of $143.8 million on revenue of $4.55 billion in 2009, compared with 2008 net income of $47 million on revenue of $4.07 billion.
  • HFF arranges $85 million acquisition financing for Lantana Media Campus in Santa Monica, California Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:00PMHOUSTON----The Houston and Los Angeles offices of HFF announced today that they have arranged $85 million financing for the Lantana Media Campus, a 462,429-square-foot Class A office campus in Santa Monica, California.
  • New-Issue Floodgates Reopen In Corporate Bond Market Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:42PM-(Dow Jones)- The supply floodgates in the corporate bond market reopened Monday, after a brief drought caused by concern over the economic recovery in the U.S. and, before that, sovereign debt prob...
  • Vail Valley: Here are some money tips for job seekers Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:41PMLosing your job is tough. But in the midst of a recession, rebounding and finding new employment is even harder. While uncertainty and doubt may overwhelm you, job loss can be an opportunity to reevaluate your career, take control of your situation, and most important, regain your self-confidence. However, while building a resume and making connections to find a new job are a priority, the first ...
  • China Banks to Rise as Government Spurs Spending, JPMorgan Says Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:21PMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese banks, insurers and airlines will rally as the government encourages individuals to spend more and save less, moving the nation toward a consumer-driven economy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said.
  • Fitch Rates Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s Senior Debt 'A-' Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:59PMNEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A-' rating to Ameriprise Financial, Inc.'s issuance of $750 million of 5.3% senior notes due March 8, 2020. AMP's other ratings are not affected by this rating action.
  • MetLife’s Surge in Corporate Debt Bolstered AIG Bid (Update2) Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:38PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- MetLife Inc. , the insurer that increased its bid to acquire a unit from American International Group Inc., was bolstered by more than $16 billion of gains in its corporate bond portfolio in the last nine months of 2009.
  • Tech stocks showed strength on an otherwise sleepy day for the market Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:37PMIn the wake of Friday's major payrolls-related rally, the bulls seemed slightly exhausted today...( Read More )
  • E-L Financial Corporation Limited Announces December 31, 2009 Year End Financial Results Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:08PMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - E-L Financial Corporation Limited (TSX:ELF)(TSX:ELF.PR.F)(TSX:ELF.PR.G) reported for the year ended December 31, 2009, consolidated net operating income 1 of $45.3 million or $10.62 per share compared with $111.3 million or $30.43 per share in 2008. The decrease in consolidated net operating income is the result of a deterioration in the ...
  • Some golden tax-saving tips Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:57AMIn an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, financial planning expertTrideep Choudhary offered some valuable investment tips.
  • AP Top News at 12:28 p.m. EST Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:36AMHAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A strong-willed winter storm that began with a whimper parked itself Friday over the Northeast, bringing hurricane-force winds, flooding and more than 2 feet of snow as it cut power to more than a million homes and businesses.
  • McMaster makes incoming president's five-year contract public Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:36AM(Mar 5, 2010) - Four months before Patrick Deane takes over as McMaster president, the university has made his contract public.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-05 07:54 UPDATE 1-China Life seeking to acquire a bank -chairman Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:29AMBy Samuel Shen and Doug Young
  • Violence a crucial health issue - Fri, 05 Mar 2010 PST Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:19AMMarch is Women’s History Month, recognizing women’s central role in society. Unfortunately, violence against women is epidemic in the United States and around the world. Domestic violence is on the minds of many now, as reports published by the New York Times implicate New York Gov. David Paterson in an alleged attempt to influence a domestic-violence case against one of his top aides. The Times ...
  • Sutter program targets frequent ER visitors Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:40AMThe mental patient in the midst of another anxiety attack. The homeless diabetic with recurring kidney problems. The drug addict with one in a series of infections.
  • One to One’s reach Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:49AMThe breakthrough came on a lingering San Juan summer day, as the boy reeled in the first fish he’d ever caught, with a new friend at his side.
  • Lincoln Appraisal & Settlement Services Expands Wholesale Mortgage Clientele by Adding Genworth Financial Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:15AMGenworth Financial, a publicly traded global financial security company with more than $100 billion in assets and a presence in more than 25 countries, has recently joined Lincoln Appraisal & Settlement Services as their newest client. Lincoln Appraisal & Settlement Services will be working with the Genworth Home Equity Access Division which offers highly competitive Reverse Mortgage Loans.
  • Lawmakers Work On Medicare Drug And Mental Health Legislation Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:40AMHouse Democrats are preparing to introduce legislation on Medicare drug prices and an effort to tackle some individual health issues while Congress debates a comprehensive bill. Congress Daily: "Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and more than 50 House members will propose legislation today that directs Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. Aides said Friday the bill is not expected on the floor ...
  • • Jon Mangin files in 6th District Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:35AMPolitical newcomer Jon Mangin says he represents the "down-to-earth conservative will" of the 6th District. Mangin is among the many GOP challengers trying to unseat 13-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, also a Republican. The GOP Primary is May ...
  • Veteran west-river legislator to retire after 30 years Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:20AMWhen residents of northwestern North Dakota think of the North Dakota Land Department Energy Development Impact Office, getting state tax money back to political subdivisions, state geophysical exploration laws and the Williston State College Petroleum Safety and Technology Center, the face of Rep. Frank Wald, R-Dickinson, probably doesnât come to mind.
  • Community briefs - March 4 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:11AMAround the community
  • Blunt words for business Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:09AMCall it a rallying cry. A lecture. A rebuke. Whatever it was, Mayor Gavin Newsom had some firm words for those representing downtown interests at the Chamber of Commerce's annual CityBeat Breakfast on Wednesday. Basically, he wants businesspeople to show up...
  • Nufarm in a club no one wants to join Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:08AMThe agricultural chemicals company Nufarm yesterday joined a small, but ignominious, group of companies required by the ASX to explain the timing of disappointing profit result releases. The market darling Toll Holdings and the troubled timber company Gunns had joined the club in recent weeks after shocking the market with their half-year numbers.
  • News briefs Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:06AMThe Board of Selectmen has voted to consolidate the town election originally planned for Tuesday, May 4 with the special election that has been called to fill the vacancy in the state Senate seat formerly held by Scott Brown, which is set for Tuesday, May 11. The special election has necessitated a delay in the previously announced start of annual Town Meeting from Monday, May 10 to Thursday ...
  • Jerry Brown stresses experience, bipartisanship Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:40AMDemocrat Jerry Brown - acknowledging he's more pragmatic and centrist than when he was California governor three decades ago - said Wednesday that if elected again he will bring Republicans and Democrats together with "businesspeople, union people and Tea...
  • Abbott Labs CEO Miles White dishes on politics, drug prices Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:40AMAbbott Laboratories CEO Miles White shared his views about health care, the pharmaceutical business and the economy with USA TODAY's David Lieberman at the 11th USA TODAY CEO Forum on Feb. 22 at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business.
  • FTSE rises 1% on commodities while HSBC leads banks lower Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:32AMLondon's top share index rose one per cent yesterday as big gains from miners and energy stocks, boosted by firmer commodity prices, outpaced faltering banks following disappointing results from HSBC.
  • Letters to the editor: Crescent Road Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:26AMI moved to Westport at 6 weeks old. I've lived in Westport for 19 years, and I've been to 33 Memorial Day parades in Westport. I consider myself a Westporter to the bone.
  • Tower Group Q4 Revenues Up 98.7% To $271.4m Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:24AMAllstate, a publicly held personal lines insurer, has appointed Peruvemba Satish as managing directo ... The Hartford Financial Services has appointed Christopher Swift as executive vice president and chie ...
  • Brown Set To Enter Governor's Race Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:20AMState Attorney General Jerry Brown has frustrated his fellow Democrats for months while playing a wait-and-see game in the California governor's race. The waiting game is expected to soon end. Sources told CBS 5 a video announcement will take place Tuesday on Brown's campaign website.
  • Reinhard to fill Emmaus council seat Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:26AMEmmaus Borough Council welcomed back a familiar face Tuesday, unanimously appointing former Councilman R. Erick Reinhard to its ranks.
  • Pottstown area hit hard by teen crashes Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:20AMIn the 20 days that spanned Nov. 23 to Dec. 12, 2009, tragedy struck twice. In two crashes on two major roadways in the Pottstown tri-county area, four young lives were extinguished, two more were ruined, and countless lives were left forever changed.
  • PREVIEW-India's REC litmus test for govt stake-sale plan Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:11AM* 203 rupee price at near 8 pct discount to Wed closing
  • Spence returns to coaching after battle with leukemia Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:13AMAssistant coach Fritz Spence kneels in the sand pit of the Mult-Sport Facility at practice Feb. 4.
  • Behind those lap-band ads Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 2:10AMLos Angeles is awash in billboards and other outdoor signs advertising the weight loss treatment. One feature of life in Southern California that's become hard to avoid is the relentless advertising for a weight-loss procedure known as lap-band surgery.
  • GOP gubernatorial primary: Negative campaigns may aid all hopefuls Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 1:08AMAUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, the state's two leading Republicans, have turned into each other's harshest detractors. Their race to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination on March 2 could have fostered a higher level of discussion on how to move Texas forward. Instead, it has turned negative.
  • At the swingers convention with wife, Wally Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 12:47AMDave BarryTribune Media Services You don’t think of swingers as being the type of people who hold conventions. By “swingers,” I mean couples who swing with other couples. By “swing” I mean, “You know exactly what I mean.”
  • Insurance regulator may focus on small policyholder this year Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 12:40AM2010 will see India's insurance regulator coming of age and focusing on how to provide maximum benefits to the average policyholder, industry watchers expect.