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Secure NewsSEC is forcing US banks to line up more capital as protectionThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is forcing American banks to secure more capital for longer periods to protect themselves from even more drastic events than the collapse of a US investment house.Read Full Article SEC pushes US banks to hold capital protectionThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is forcing American banks to secure more capital for longer periods to protect themselves from even more drastic events than the collapse of a US investment house.Read Full Article Silverjet secures $25m Gulf lifeline$Silverjet, the last business class-only airline flying from Britain, has secured a $25 million ($£12.6 million) lifeline from a Middle Eastern investor to keep it operating for at least the rest of this year.Read Full Article No majority for Mugabe in recountPresident Robert Mugabe’s party has failed to secure control of Zimbabwe’s parliament in a partial recount of March 29 votes, which last night handed the ruling party its first defeat in 28 years.Read Full Article Big companies set to fight global crisis with job cutsBritain’s top 350 companies plan to cut spending and jobs and to dispose of assets as they struggle to cope with the credit crisis, but only a few are considering cutting dividends, according to a survey by Deloitte, the accounting firm.<br/> <br/> Deloitte interviewed finance directors of British companies with a combined market capitalisation of almost £100 billion and found that credit conditions had worsened in this year’s first quarter, even when compared with the depths of the credit crunch in the second half of last year. About 73 per cent of finance directors said that credit was more expensive, up from 64 per cent last December.<br/> <br/> Sixty-two per cent said that credit had become more difficult to secure, up from 48 per cent last September.<br/> <br/> Ian Stewart, associate director of Deloitte Research, said, however, that finance directors continued to prefer bank loans to raising cash via rights issues or bond issues. “Debt markets are, for a lot of companies, closed or disrupted and equity markets have weakened or are undervalued, so that’s not an attractive option,” he said. “So they still say that their first port of call is their banks.”<br/> <br/> Finance directors believe that the credit crunch has at least six months left to run and 44 per cent of them plan to raise the gearing of their company in the next 12 months. Despite a rights issue of about £10 billion expected to be announced by Royal Bank of Scotland tomorrow, Mr Stewart said that finance directors “overwhelmingly say that now is not a good time to raise equity”. Seventy-eight per cent feel that equity in their company is undervalued, up from 69 per cent in December.<br/> <br/> Discretionary spending, such as travel, entertaining and training, will be the first to go as the credit squeeze continues. More than half of companies plan to slow down hiring and almost 40 per cent are considering cutting workforces. Just under a third plan to sell assets to raise capital.<br/> <br/> Only 3 per cent would consider cutting payments to shareholders to save cash. Mr Stewart said: “The dividend is seen as a signal of long-term strategy.”Read Full Article External News for: secureHuskies secure spot in sweet sixteen - SCSU University ChronicleHuskies secure spot in sweet sixteenSCSU University ChronicleBy Staff Report The Huskies toppled the favored and first-seeded Minnesota State Mavericks for the second time this season. ...and more »Huskies secure spot in sweet sixteen - SCSU University ChronicleHuskies secure spot in sweet sixteenSCSU University ChronicleBy Staff Report The Huskies toppled the favored and first-seeded Minnesota State Mavericks for the second time this season. ...and more »Hawks Secure First At-large Bid into NCAA Tournament, Will Play LSU on ... - Hartfordhawks.comHawks Secure First At-large Bid into NCAA Tournament, Will Play LSU on ...Hartfordhawks.comWest Hartford, CT – The University of Hartford women's basketball has punched a ticket to the 2010 NCAA Tournament after a successful 2009-10 season with ...and more »Huskies secure spot in sweet sixteen - SCSU University ChronicleHuskies secure spot in sweet sixteenSCSU University ChronicleBy Staff Report The Huskies toppled the favored and first-seeded Minnesota State Mavericks for the second time this season. ...and more »Hawks Secure First At-large Bid into NCAA Tournament, Will Play LSU on ... - Hartfordhawks.comHawks Secure First At-large Bid into NCAA Tournament, Will Play LSU on ...Hartfordhawks.comWest Hartford, CT – The University of Hartford women's basketball has punched a ticket to the 2010 NCAA Tournament after a successful 2009-10 season with ...and more »A win by Stingrays could secure Kelly Cup slot (update: Rays are in) - TheDigitelTheDigitelA win by Stingrays could secure Kelly Cup slot (update: Rays are in)TheDigitel... and The Post and Courier points out that if they beat the Florida team again tonight, they'll secure a spot in the Kelly Cup playoff.South Carolina Stingrays Locked Into 2010 Kelly Cup PlayoffsOurSports Central (press release)all 37 news articles » |
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