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Seek lifts stake in Malaysian business
Online jobs agency Seek Ltd has increased its presence in Asia after paying $23.5 million to more than double its stake in a Malaysia-based jobs website.
Emotional distress led to manager's attempt to flee
Kate Lahey A former Macquarie fund manager who oversaw a team responsible for handling billions of pounds has told a court he was emotionally distressed when he tried to flee the country illegally earlier this...
Credit union mergers 'certain'
Danny John Further mergers of credit unions are inevitable as they to seek compete with the big banks and fill the gap left by the takeovers of St George and Bankwest, according to the head of the country's...
Seek posts 12 per cent rise in profits
Seek Ltd has posted net profit for the first half of 2009/10 up 12.6 per cent, and says it expects to capture a higher market share as the economy improves.
Seek looks to expand market share
Online jobs agency Seek has posted net profit for the first half of 2009-10 up 12.6 per cent, and says it expects to capture a disproportionately higher market share as the economy improves.
US law firms seek suit against Toyota
A group of 22 law firms in 16 states wants to bring a national class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp.
Investors rapidly seek green policies
Mathew Murphy The world's largest investors have called for governments to adopt strong climate policies because of the failure to establish a global treaty at Copenhagen.
Tennant to seek damages from BC Iron
Base metals trading house Tennant Metals says it will seek damages from BC Iron because the iron ore mining hopeful terminated a contract between the parties.
Receivers seek secret evidence
Vanda Carson The receivers for ABC Learning are seeking to get hold of secret evidence given by the corporate watchdog as ammunition in their proposed lawsuit against ABC founder Eddy Groves and other directors...
JAL's lenders to seek big overhaul
Lenders to struggling Japan Airlines will ask the govt for a more drastic overhaul of the company, including nationalising its healthy segments, a report said.
Dollar flies as investors seek attractive yield
Lucy Battersby The dollar continues to defy the experts' forecasts by rising higher and faster than anyone thought it could.
US, UK seek consensus on financial rules
US and British market regulators on Wednesday said they would seek a common approach to financial regulations, particularly for hedge funds.
Super experts seek clarity in labels
John Collett Superannuation experts want regulators to introduce 'truth in labelling' for superannuation funds' investment options.
Failed bankers seek $122m in lost wages and bonuses
Helia Ebrahimi LONDON: Six European bankers at Lehman Brothers are claiming £70 million ($122 million) for lost pay and bonuses from the administrators of the collapsed bank.
Timbercorp growers seek action over assets sale
Philip Hopkins Timbercorp almond growers will return to court today, claiming the $128 million sale of Timbercorp's almond plantations leaves them with nothing.
Swiss banks could seek foreign tax proof
Switzerland's banks are considering landmark plans to require that foreign clients conform to personal taxation requirements abroad, a leading banker says.
US retailers seek holiday season rescue
US retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season.
Lehman creditors seek billions
Christopher Scinta and Linda Sandler, New York Lehman Brothers creditors filed more than 16,000 claims against the collapsed bank before yesterday's court-imposed deadline.
Sovereign wealth funds seek a slice of Ivanhoe
Barry FitzGerald Several unidentified sovereign wealth funds want to get involved in the planned $5 billion-plus Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold project in Mongolia by investing in Ivanhoe Mines.
Dubai Government to seek repayment extension
Adele Ferguson and Lucy Battersby The Dubai Government has rocked the investment world with news it will seek an extension on debt repayments in its key holding company, Dubai World.
