Archive for March, 2010

Port finance director on leave amid review

The port’s finance director is on paid leave during an investigation about false documents relating to financial accounting.


Islamic Finance, Muslim Philanthropy

Two articles have been sitting on my desk for weeks now and I’ve spent a number of afternoons mulling over what to write about them. The first Doing God’s Work from the Wall Street Journal takes another look at the success of Islamic finance funds and ask how well they are fairing & whether they


Mexico’s Finance Ministry Nudges 2010 GDP Estimate Up To 4.1%

Mexico’s Finance Ministry Nudges 2010 GDP Estimate Up To 4.1%


Final Glance: Finance companies

NEW YORK — Shares of some top finance companies were mixed at the close of trading: Bank of America rose $.09 or .5 percent, to $17.85.


Campaign finance reports starting to trickle in

Wednesday was the deadline for declared candidates and incumbents up for election this year to file campaign finance reports. A grace period runs through April 5


Kerr boosts support for ailing South Canterbury Finance

George Kerr, a cornerstone investor in Pyne Gould Corp, has boosted his support for the ailing South Canterbury Finance, subscribing to some $22 million worth of secured convertible notes in Allan Hubbard s Southbury Corp.


Port finance director on leave amid review

The port’s finance director is on paid leave during an investigation about false documents relating to financial accounting.


National Bank calls notion that it could be taken over ‘finance fiction’

MONTREAL – National Bank Financial Group says it has no reason to believe it could become the object of a hostile takeover, a scenario dismissed by the bank boss Wednesday as “finance fiction.”


Finance director boosted his pay by $151K

LAUREL — Former Laurel schools Finance Director William Hitch Jr. paid himself $151,322 more than he was entitled to, according to a state audit that also documents other financial issues in the district.


Acton-Boxborough schools select finance director

The Acton-Boxborough and Acton School Committees recently voted on Donald Aicardi for the Director of Finance position to replace Sharon “Tess” Summers, who will retire this summer.