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Mirvac Halts Trading, Seeks More Cash

Friday October 31, 2008
MIRVAC is the latest real estate investment trust to call a trading halt as it finalises moves understood to include a capital raising to help its balance sheet.

Suncorp May Cut Dividends To Save Cash

Thursday October 30, 2008
HARD-PRESSED shareholders in Suncorp-Metway could see their next full-year dividend cut by a fifth following the group's warning that it may target the payout to conserve cash on its balance sheet.

Suncorp's Shareholders Face Big Cut In Dividend

Thursday October 30, 2008
HARD-pressed shareholders in the bancassurer Suncorp could see their next full-year dividend cut by as much as 40 per cent following the group's warning that it may target the payout in an attempt to conserve cash on its tightly stretched balance sheet.

Super Funds Sell Shares As Members Crave Cash

Wednesday October 29, 2008
SOME super funds are selling shares to meet a sharp rise in members switching to cash, adding to the downward pressure on Australian equities.

Survival Means Having Cash For Investors

Wednesday October 29, 2008
ONLY those fund managers with the financial depth to meet the pressing cash needs of investors will survive the current economic meltdown in a better shape than their rivals, a leading investment firm has warned.

With Little Urge To Splurge, Shoppers Dream Of A Tight Christmas

Wednesday October 29, 2008
THE Government's cash handouts designed to boost a precarious pre-Christmas economy may backfire, with more than half of eligible Australians saying they do not plan to spend the money.

Short-term Cash Encourages Ceos To Ignore A Company's Long-term Future

Tuesday October 28, 2008
The culture of fast money for executives has played a part in the global downturn.

Super Funds Gutted, More Cash Frozen

Tuesday October 28, 2008
THE retirement savings of millions of Australians have been savaged by the global financial turmoil with the average superannuation fund falling 11.6 per cent in the year to September.

Abc Set To Shell Out $6m For The Thrill Of The Chaser

Sunday October 26, 2008
THE cash-strapped ABC is on the brink of signing a $6million deal that could see the return of The Chaser team next year.

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Sunday October 26, 2008
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Think Small To Earn More

Sunday October 26, 2008
Cash in on your hobbies and needs to boost your income, writes Debra Cleveland.

Cash Is Safe But It Isn't King

Sunday October 26, 2008
The deposit guarantee can't fight inflation.

Leaseback: Quick Way To Raise Cash

Saturday October 25, 2008
THE pending recession in Europe and Britain has forced many companies to review how to raise cash from alternative sources rather than trying a bank or the sharemarket. This has led to a huge increase in corporate sale and leaseback transactions.

B&b Considers Cash Injection

Friday October 24, 2008
BABCOCK & BROWN is considering at least six potential offers to inject much-needed capital into the troubled group from a range of investors including specialist fund managers, but any deal is unlikely to come to fruition before the new year, the company revealed yesterday.

Depression Logic Pushes Fast Cash Into The Economy

Thursday October 23, 2008
Throwing good money into overpriced assets will only make things worse, writes Alan Moran.

Victoria Uni Chief Accused Of 'pea And Thimble Trick' To Justify Job Cuts

Thursday October 23, 2008
A MEMBER of Victoria University's governing council has accused the vice-chancellor of manufacturing a cash crisis to justify the cutting of about 270 jobs.

Icc To Tackle Its Greatest Test: Keeping Tests Relevant

Sunday October 19, 2008
IT WILL be one of cricket's greatest responsibilities, in an era of fast cricket and fast cash, to ensure there is another 16-year-old like Sachin Tendulkar who can make 12,000 Test runs.

Worried Officials Working To Ensure There's A Place In The Game For Tests

Sunday October 19, 2008
IT WILL be one of cricket's greatest responsibilities, in an era of fast cricket and fast cash, to ensure there is another 16-year-old like Sachin Tendulkar who can make 12,000 Test runs.

Health Cash Woes Grow

Friday October 17, 2008
THE region's health service is again under fire for not paying its bills, with Wollongong health facilities named among the state's repeat creditor offenders.

Thomas Admitted Getting Al-qaeda Money

Wednesday October 15, 2008
JACK Thomas admitted in an interview with the ABC's Four Corners that he accepted a plane ticket and $US3500 cash from al-Qaeda in a desperate bid to return to Australia from Pakistan, a court has heard.

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Wednesday October 15, 2008
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Suncorp Pulls In The Sale Sign

Wednesday October 15, 2008
SUNCORP-METWAY'S banking arm is believed to have deliberately slowed the pace of lending over the past two months to preserve cash and reduce reliance on wholesale markets.

Afl Must Step Up Support For Struggling Victorian Clubs

Sunday October 12, 2008
It is not enough to hand out cash, the AFL should devise some long-term plans.

Rates Down, But Buyers Still Feel Jittery

Sunday October 12, 2008
THE property market yesterday endured one of its worst days this year as buyers - stunned by the global sharemarket meltdown and growing fears of a local recession - decided their best bet was to hang on to their cash.

Bad Day For House Sales As Jitters Spread

Sunday October 12, 2008
THE property market yesterday endured one of its worst days this year as buyers - stunned by the global sharemarket meltdown and growing fears of a local recession - decided their best bet was to hang on to their cash.

Nickel Prices Have Gone South, And So Has Minara

Friday October 10, 2008
It's tight now and the miner needs cash.

Free Rides Take A $50,000 Toll

Friday October 10, 2008
SYDNEY'S free ride on the Harbour Bridge is over after toll collectors voted yesterday to return to work after a day-long strike sparked by plans to replace them with cash-free booths.

Holiday Guilt Free

Friday October 10, 2008
A HUNTER tourist destination hoped to be the first community to go completely green in a bid to cash in on an ever-increasing niche market, the eco-conscious consumer.

Scan Provides Crime Lead

Friday October 10, 2008
A HIGH-TECH scan of a false passport has led to a breakthrough into an armed robbery at a Camberwell American Express subagency five years ago that netted $250,000 in cash and travellers' cheques.

Sydney's Finest March On South

Friday October 10, 2008
NSW-trained gallopers missed the rich Melbourne spring last year but there's little doubt they will cash in this time around, writes Craig Young.

Safe Haven No More

Wednesday October 8, 2008
Investors have discovered alternative assets are no substitute for cash and fixed interest in a financial storm.

Finally, A Reason To Smile

Wednesday October 8, 2008
THE Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official cash rate by 100 basis points, to 6 per cent, caught everyone off guard yesterday.

Show Turns Up The Heat

Wednesday October 8, 2008
Reality television visits the South Coast next week when two Shellharbour restaurants on the same street vie for a big cash prize on The Chopping Block, writes KILMENY ADIE.

Sweet Relief From Mortgage Crunch

Wednesday October 8, 2008
THE Reserve Bank's move to slash cash rates could not have come at a better time for the McMahon family.

Top Man Does Dash For Cash

Wednesday October 8, 2008
Michael Evans also figures a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Unhappy Return For Packer Backers

Wednesday October 8, 2008
UNIT holders who bought into James Packer's listed hedge fund, Ellerston GEMS, when it floated last year are likely to lose 20 per cent of their investment if they choose to cash in part of their stake at the end of this month.

Cash In On The Chaos

Monday October 6, 2008
DURING these times of economic uncertainty, our attention is turned to the role of cash in the investment portfolio.

Woe Replaces Euphoria At Speculative End Of Sector As Resource Prices Tumble

Monday October 6, 2008
With easy equity funding no longer an option, the cash-strapped juniors face some tough decisions.