Finsia 2010 Conference

Finsia 2010 Financial Services Conference, Meeting of the minds.
Program includes presentations from:
Ralph Norris, Managing Director and CEO CBA
Paulo Maia F Fin, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Australia
Dr John Laker AO, Chairman, APRA
Belinda Gibson, Deputy Chair, ASIC
Bradley Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, BT Financial
Gabby Leibovich, Co-Founder, Catchoftheday.com

Business Leaders Forum

The Australian and Deutsche Bank Business Leaders Forum had four of the nation's most senior company chairs. The panel consisted of ANZ Bank chairman John Morschel, Telstra's Catherine Livingstone, Boral and Westfarmers chairman Bob Every, and NAB's Michael Chaney. The need for a price on carbon emerged as a bit of surprise. This issue has got a long way to run but seems to be unstoppable at this stage.

Excellence in Mining 2010

Excellence in Mining & Exploration 2010 brings leaders in the mining sector. This two-day, September 20 to 21, conference provides key insight regarding emerging regions, investment and financing options, commodities, and market influences.

Iron Ore Holdings

Iron Ore Holdings announced that it hopes to continue discussions with Rio Tinto about a sales deal, despite failing to finalise details before an agreement between the two companies lapsed on Sunday. The Kerry Stokes-controlled IOH first reached an agreement to sell Rio 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore a year in July 2008.

Macarthur Coal

Macarthur Coal announced full-year sales figures, with a record 5.32 million tonnes of coal sold. The figure represents a 15.3 percent increase compared to the previous year, and comes despite a fall in sales during the June quarter. Macarthur attributed the positive result to increased production - which rose 7.7 percent - and a sell-down of coal stocks.

Mining in a Day Workshop

Friday 4th June 2010 The Ivy, Sydney, Australia
Presented by Dr Chris Hinde & Dr Victor Rudenno, Mining in Day is a back-to-basics-day-long seminar on the mining industry. Chris will provide a comprehensive but straightforward explanation of what the global mining industry is, and how it works. Also featuring, will be an afternoon session on 'Aspects in the valuation of mining companies' presented by Dr Victor Rudenno of Revaluate.

The event is aimed at people working in associated sectors (the financial community, lawyers, PR companies, equipment manufacturers, service providers, etc) who would benefit from an overview of mining, and be in a better position as a result to develop more business opportunities.