Monthly Archives: November 2010

Nasheed listed in magazine’s annual top 100 “thinkers”

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<!-- --> Email This Post                      <!-- -->  Print This Post By Neil Merrett | November 28th, 2010 | Category: Environment | No Comments » President Mohamed Nasheed has come in 39th place in Foreign Policy magazine’s list of its Top 100 Global Thinkers on the back of a number of high-profile environmentally-themed speeches and commitments such as a national pledge to be carbon neutral Read more [...]

A-listed

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WHAT HAPPENDED NEXT?: State OKs historic home demolitions

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 10-->MUNCIE -- The state has given the city of Muncie permission to knock down an unprecedented number of homes in historic districts, including some classified as "notable," "significant" or "outstanding."Meanwhile, Muncie Delaware Clean and Beautiful has launched an initiative to turn vacant inner-city lots into gardens with vegetables, trees, and native grasses and wildflowers.James Glass, deputy state historic preservation officer, sent the city a letter on Read more [...]

Archery Dropped From ‘Road To London 2012’ Programme – Ahmad Shabery

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November 28, 2010 23:21 PM Archery Dropped From 'Road To London 2012' Programme - Ahmad Shabery <!--By: Ramjit--> SEPANG, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Youth and Sports has decided to drop archery from the 'Road To London 2012' programme following the dismal performance of the national squad at the SEA Games in Laos, Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Asian Games in Guangzhou which concluded Saturday. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the decision was Read more [...]

Listed firms must comply 20% public float – DoF

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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Finance (DoF) said over the weekend that it will require listed companies to comply with the minimum public float of 20 percent to maintain their tax incentives. Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima said that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will write a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week, asking for the enforcement of the 20 percent public float requirement. “This is as part of the listing requirements of publicly Read more [...]

Macknuckle wins second Canberra Cup

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The locals were cheering on Sunday as Macknuckle became just the fourth horse to claim back-to-back Canberra Cups.The Bernie Howlett and Dwayne Dunn combination got the job done again with the Canberra stayer bursting to the front in the straight to win the $200,000 Listed event by a half neck."It's a big thrill, especially being the home town Cup," Howlett said.Howlett and the horse's excited owners celebrated the back-to-back victory with some of the owners bursting into their own special victory Read more [...]

Small listed asset managers to struggle

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When I started work as a junior fund manager, it was hard to find a more attractive sector to invest in than asset management. A growing top line, high margins, stable repeat revenue base, scalable operations, low fixed costs, low capital intensity, and high return on equity made this a great place to invest. In fact, one always had to question why an investor would ever buy shares in a fund if they could buy shares in the manager instead. The popular conception is that these characteristics still Read more [...]

De-listed AM’s fears for reputation of equality at Assembly

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Nov 28 2010 by Martin Shipton, Wales On Sunday Dumped woman AM hits out at male dominance A WOMAN AM dumped by party members in favour of a man says she fears the Welsh National Assembly could lose its reputation as a beacon of workplace sexual equality. In an emotional speech at a public seminar where the impact of women on Welsh devolution was discussed, Eleanor Burnham spoke openly about her sense of rejection by Liberal Democrats in the North Wales region. Ms Burnham, who is Read more [...]