The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) will allow shareholders of listed companies to issue exchangeable bonds, a move to ease oversupply in the stock market that has helped to drive down share prices.
The CSRC published a draft regulation on the newly-introduced financing tool on its website on Friday night, [...]

Reed Elsevier, the UK-listed publisher, has delayed the posting of the information memorandum on its Reed Business Information (RBI) division because it is still finalising its financing package, sources close to the situation told dealReporter.
Reed Elsevier wants to offer staple finance to prospective buyers, and so far, JPMorgan is at the most advanced stages of [...]

Clusters of TV and computer screens beam chatty videos about cooking, travel and wellness books. A music kiosk lets visitors download MP3s or burn CDs, while another offers tips on how to publish your own novel.
Welcome to the newly opened Borders bookstore in Southbury, Conn., which looks less like a traditional branch of the nation’s [...]

Crucial to the efficient functioning of modern economies are reinsurance companies that, for a fee, insure policies sold by other insurers, essentially to spread the risk. A founding father of Singapore’s reinsurance industry is Hwang Soo Jin, 72 years old, chairman emeritus and senior adviser at Singapore Reinsurance Corp., or Singapore Re as it is [...]

Austral Pacific has had four chief executives since 2005, a stake in the “head-scratcher” Cardiff gasfield that has failed to deliver for three years, and now an annual loss of $22 million.
Its shares are down to 85c from $1.90 seven months ago, and $3.90 in 2005.
Its balance sheet at the end of December looked worrisome, [...]

SneakySunday an Atlanta-based Web site that features recommendations for bars and clubs, restaurants, hotels, shopping and live entertainment, has officially launched in more than 80 U.S. cities, including Baltimore.
Originally introduced online and tested with 20 U.S. cities beginning last August, the site has all-new features and content to provide locals and visitors recommendations on the [...]

Dominating internet advertising and search have allowed the company to embark on a seemingly endless expansion into all manner of internet products, including email, video sharing, online mapping, mobile phone software, social networking and office productivity.
But while Googles revenues in 2007 were 37 times greater than in 2002 and its headcount has ballooned to well [...]

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Barkers managing director Michael Barker has sent out a letter to its staff, shareholders, growers and customers in a bid to defend the companys name and reputation in the marketplace.
Mr Barker was on the defensive after it was reported that Anathoth was using imported fruit and vegetables in its jams and pickles.
Barkers bought the South [...]

The offers come from Colonial Capital Corporation, run by Australian David Tweed, which makes %26quot;low-ball%26quot; bids for shares allowing him to clean up when shareholders accept the terms.
Financial services company AMP has warned customers not to be duped.
Kapuka man Donald Marshall said he and his wife had received three letters from the corporation in the [...]