29

Nov

Geoffrey Heal: Corporate Social Responsibility and the TRI

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The EPA’S annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)report lists the toxics released by every U.S. company that employs 10 or more people. A study shows, says Heal, that upon the release of this report, companies with a bad TRI rating find that their share price falls. Thus pollution is a real cost to companies.
This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council event on May 21, 2008. For the full video and audio, go to the Council’s online magazine http://www.policyinnovations.org

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23

Nov

John McCain is acting like Al Gore; Pat Buchanan and Ari Fleischer debate 2008 USA financial crisis; Pat says ‘Elites are running the show’

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NBC Fleischer: ‘I don’t like this bail out’
Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer shares his thoughts shares his thoughts on the economy and the campaign. Pat Buchanan also weighs in.

Duration : 0:9:7

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21

Nov

Dominion Finance to ask for moratorium

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http://www.interest.co.nz

Dominion Finance to ask for moratorium for Dom Finance and North South
This is a surprise. Was seen as well run and relatively conservative
12,000 investors with over NZ$250 mln
Problems getting money out of residential property developers
Debenture reinvestment rate at 25%
Biggest loan was NZ$26 mln to a property developer in Queenstown
45% of loans for residential property development
Down from 60% a year ago but still heavily reliant on property sector
Money go round and the music stopped
Volumes for property sales down 50%
Any sort of resort or investment property sales have almost stopped
Can’t extract cash from developments
Dom Fin said in May only need to get back 38% of their money from loans in next year to payout debentures
Was confident it could make it
Big blow for debenture investors and for stock market investors in Dom Fin

Share price has dropped from $2.40 last year to 50 cents before shares suspended
Big losers here are husband and wife team of Terry and Ann Butler who owned 61% of Dom Fin
Other shareholders included renowned South Island investor Allan Hubbard
He and South Canterbury Finance owned 8% of it. ACC owned 1.7%
So what happens now
Wait for moratorium deal involving trustees and Banks
Trustees are Perpetual Trust for Dominion Finance and Covenant for North South
Banks are HBOS and ASB
Moratoriums used a lot more lately
Geneva Finance and MFS successfully got debenture holders to vote for them
Big blow for the sector
Reinforces two tier nature
Investment grade in one corner with reinvestment rates of 70% plus
UDC, Marac Finance, South Canterbury
Non-investment grade have reinvestment rates of less than 50%
Hanover, Strategic, Dorchester Pacific and St Laurence
Tough times ahead

Duration : 0:4:28

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19

Nov

07.11.08 - Forex Market Reviews with BForex Analyst

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Join the Bforex Strategy Team in our Forex Review’s published each weekday -bringing you the latest market news and developments closely following the progress of major currency pairs and commodities.

Duration : 0:2:28

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15

Nov

Japanese contracts add to BHP share price boost

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Japanese contracts add to BHP share price boost

Lateline Business | Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:18:00 +1000 | Duration 2m 31s

While speculation of a Chinese move on BHP Billiton excited investors, confirmation today of a three-fold increase in coal contracts with Japanese steel mills also helped underpin the rise in the miner’s share price.

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Tags: mining, australia, japan

Duration : 0:2:31

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15

Nov

Trading analysis - FTSE ’set to hit 3000′

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Updata’s David Linton says we could be in line for a 70’s style meltdown in stocks after this week’s extraordinary events.

Duration : 0:4:17

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13

Nov

11 05 08 Spanton Forex Recap

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http://www.globalfxradio.com to hear my audio recap and find out about my Forex premium service!

Duration : 0:10:3

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05

Nov

Market Crunch Time (3) - Newsnight & BBC 17.03.08

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Part 3 of 3: Newsnight looks at the days falling Markets and its impact on the Global Economy.

(contd. from Part 2) Concluding Panel Discussion by Jeremy Paxman with Lord Lawson (Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-89), Dr. Irwin Stelzer (Fellow, Hudson Institute) and Gerry Hoffman (Visiting Prof., Cardiff Business School), including topics such as the road ahead.

Following a report marking the 5th year after the invasion of Irak (will be uploaded soon), Jeremy Paxman is stopped from highlighting the days papers. After a brief interlude he returns to highlight the Newspapers, but adding the following remark: “The cat-flap was invented by Sir Isaac Newton” (??? Anyone any idea what that is all about?

Concludes with BBC1 News at 10 own report.

* The cat never chaces its own tail

Duration : 0:10:41

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03

Nov

Market Crunch Time (2) - Newsnight 17.03.08

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Part 2 of 3: Newsnight looks at the days falling Markets and its impact on the Global Economy.

(contd. from Part 1) Report by Jackie Long on the impact in Britain and the volatile Mortgage Market. Including overviews on mortgage costs, liquidity and Credit Cards, Mortgage lenders and the Banking Sector. Interview with Claire Francis (moneysupermarket.com), on the effects on Credit Cards.

Concluding Panel Discussion by Jeremy Paxman with Lord Lawson (Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-89), Dr. Irwin Stelzer (Fellow, Hudson Institute) and Gerry Hoffman (Visiting Prof., Cardiff Business School), including topics such as essing the situation and determining if this is the worst recession since WWII. (continued in Part 3).

* At one Point (6:20) Dr. Stelzer remarks that the media coverage does not help by highlighting the negative without pointing-out the positive developments, such as that the US Markets recovered slightly by the end of the day. But in Part 1 (5:40) the Report does make a point of this.

Il corpo nostro e sottoposto al cielo, e lo cielo e sottoposto allo spirito.

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01

Nov

BP plc, Leadership; where your gas money goes!

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A recent BP leadership meeting included this surprise performance. Senior leaders with a song they wrote and practiced for several months (flying a singing coach from Australia to support); Dilbert is alive and well, meanwhile the share price continues to tank while these fat cats dance! Not The Owners more likely; no surprise that the share price is going down!

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