Australia
09:39 :
Cyclone shuts Australia's largest iron ore port -
A tropical cyclone bearing down on west Australia forced the closure of some of the world's largest iron ore ports and several offshore
oil fields on Wednesday, the first major series of shutdowns in what is forecast to be a ...
22:10 :
Cyclone off W.Australia threatens iron ore, energy ops -
SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A cyclone has formed off Western Australia and is forecast to come ashore south of Port Hedland, one of the world's largest export terminals for iron ore, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology forecast on Wednesday.
11:13 :
BW Offshore: Sale of FPSO Ningaloo Vision -
A subsidiary of Apache Energy Limited has agreed to purchase the FPSO Ningaloo Vision for USD 185 million on behalf of the Van Gogh field joint venture partners (Apache 52.501 percent and INPEX 47.499 percent). The unit is sold on an "as is where is" ...
00:17 :
Insurance Australia sees higher FY12 reinsurance -
SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Insurance Australia Group , the country's top car and home insurer, said on Wednesday it has finalised its 2012 reinsurance programme and expected total reinsurance expense of A$700 million ($726.57 million) ...
23:35 :
BRIEF-Moody's rates NAB covered bond tranche -
Dec 28 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service has today assigned a definitive long-term rating of Aaa to the Series 1 Tranche 2 covered bonds issued under the US$ 20.0 billion covered bond programme of National Australia Bank Limited.
22:02 :
Australia's IAG says seeks Malaysia insurance deal -
SYDNEY, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Insurance Australia Group said its 49 percent-owned Malaysian associate, AmG Insurance Berhad, is seeking regulatory approval to acquire Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad to make it the market leader in the ...
10:11 :
Thalidomide class action lawsuit to be heard in Australia -
Australians born with birth defects after their mothers took thalidomide
win right to have case heard in their own country Members of an Australian class action lawsuit who blame a German pharmaceutical company's anti-morning sickness drug, ...
04:50 :
Deadline looms for UBS Australia pay agreement-sources -
SYDNEY/HONG KONG, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A unique deal to protect part of the annual bonus pool at
UBS Australia expires within weeks , say sources with direct knowledge of the matter, raising the prospect that the business may ...
00:20 :
Hammer blow leaves Levene's bank courting NAB -
Lord Levene's NBNK could make a fresh approach to National Australia Bank about its UK business in the wake of its failure to land Lloyds Banking Group's Verde business.
02:20 :
Australia cannot avoid drag from Europe crisis -RBA -
SYDNEY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - An escalation in Europe's debt crisis could hurt trade across Asia, drive up bank funding costs and depress confidence at home, a top Australian central banker warned on Wednesday.
actualidad Australia -