Australian business calendar: Oct 28 - Nov 3 - Sydney Morning Herald

MONDAY, October 29

Sydney - Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for September

Adelaide - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank annual general meeting

Melbourne - Ceramic Fuel Cells annual general meeting

Perth - Cortona Resources annual general meeting

Sydney - FSA Group annual general meeting

Sydney - Peters MacGregor Investments annual general meeting

Perth - Southern Cross Electrical Engineering annual general meeting

TUESDAY, October 30

Sydney - Speech by Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Philip Lowe to the Commonwealth Bank's Australasian Fixed Income Conference 2012, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

Sydney - Housing Industry Association new home sales for September

Sydney - Bunnings managing director John Gillam to address American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch on "Driving Innovation and Productivity"

Sydney - Commonwealth Bank of Australia annual general meeting

Perth - Crown Ltd annual general meeting

Brisbane - Flight Centre annual general meeting

Sydney - ALE Property Group annual general meeting

Sydney - Ardent Leisure general meeting

Perth - Aspermont annual general meeting

Sydney - Ausmani annual general meeting

Melbourne - Australian Unity annual general meeting

Sydney - Bioxyne general meeting

Sydney - BSA annual general meeting

Melbourne - Chalmers Ltd annual general meeting

Perth - Doray Minerals general meeting

Perth - Empire Oil and Gas general meeting

Brisbane - Jumbo Interactive annual general meeting

Sydney - KBL Mining annual general meeting

Brisbane - Lindsay Australia annual general meeting

Sydney - nib holdings annual general meeting

Adelaide - Penrice Soda Holdings annual general meeting

Brisbane - Planet Metals annual general meeting

Sydney - Republic Gold annual general meeting

Sydney - SAI Global annual general meeting

Perth - Sterling Biofuels International annual general meeting

Sydney - Tag Pacific annual general meeting

Sydney - Waterco annual general meeting

Perth - White Cliff Minerals annual general meeting

WEDNESDAY, October 31

Sydney - Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) building approvals for September

Sydney - RBA financial aggregates for September

Sydney - Expanding the Economy: Perspectives on Growth, Well-being and Prosperity Symposium at the Intercontinental Sydney

Sydney - Challenger managing director Brian Benari to address American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch on "From Boomer to Busted: Will Longer Life Expectancies Finish What the GFC Started"

Melbourne - National Australia Bank full profit result

Perth - Atlas Iron annual general meeting

Melbourne - Country Road annual general meeting

Melbourne - Centro Retail Australia annual general meeting

Perth - Consolidated Media Holdings annual general meeting

Perth - Consolidated Media Holdings scheme meeting to vote on sale of Foxtel holding to News Corporation

Melbourne - JB Hi-Fi annual general meeting

Sydney - Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) to issue $600 million of April 2027 Treasury Bonds.

Sydney - Telstra investor briefing with chief executive David Thodey and chief financial officer Andrew Penn

Kalaru, NSW - Bega Cheese annual general meeting

Sydney - CB Australia annual general meeting

Sydney - Cryosite annual general meeting

Brisbane - ERM Power annual general meeting

Adelaide - Envestra annual general meeting

Sydney - Tabcorp Holdings annual general meeting

Melbourne - Tassal Group annual general meeting

Sydney - Fantastic Holdings annual general meeting

Perth - Ferrowest annual general meeting

Sydney - Global Metals Exploration general meeting

Perth - Hillcrest Litigation Services annual general meeting

Sydney - Intra Energy Corporation annual general meeting

Melbourne - ITL annual general meeting

Brisbane - Lasseters Corporation annual general meeting

Perth - Matrix Composites & Engineering annual general meeting

Perth - Noble Mineral Resources general meeting

Sydney - Patrys Ltd annual general meeting

Sydney - Tel.Pacific annual general meeting

Brisbane - Transpacific Industries Group annual general meeting

Sydney - Tranzact Financial Services annual general meeting

Griffith - Webster annual general meeting

THURSDAY, November 1

Melbourne - Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan to deliver dinner speech at the Melbourne Institute 2012 Economic and Social Outlook Conference

Sydney - RBA index of commodity prices for October

Melbourne - RBA board member Dr John Edwards to address Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch on "After the Investment Boom"

Sydney - ABS trade price indexes, September quarter

Sydney - The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for October

Sydney - RP Data-Rismark home prices for October

Sydney - Boral annual general meeting

Sydney - Perpetual annual general meeting

Sydney - Transfield Services annual general meeting

Sydney - Whitehaven Coal annual general meeting

Sydney - Noni B annual general meeting

Sydney - AOFM to issue $500 million of Treasury Notes maturing on January 25 2013.

Auckland - Nuplex Industries annual general meeting

Melbourne - Compumedics annual general meeting

Melbourne - GUD Holdings annual general meeting

Adelaide - Hawkley Oil and Gas annual general meeting

Adelaide - Hills Holdings annual general meeting

Perth - Kingsrose Mining annual general meeting

Perth - Mindax general meeting

FRIDAY, November 2

Canberra - Qantas Airways annual general meeting

Melbourne - Trade Minister Dr Craig Emerson is a panel speaker at the Melbourne Institute 2012 Economic and Social Outlook Conference. Other speakers include Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Opposition Communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull

Sydney - Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft to deliver speech to American Chamber of Commerce lunch on "Challenges Facing ASIC Over the Next Decade".

Sydney - ABS producer price index for September quarter

Sydney - HIA Trades report for September quarter

Sydney - AOFM to issue $600 million of July 2017 Treasury Bonds.

Sydney - Chandler Macleod Group annual general meeting

Sydney - Academies Australasia Group annual general meeting

Brisbane - AHC Ltd annual general meeting

Melbourne - Antisense Therapeutics annual general meeting

Sydney - Baru Resources annual general meeting

Sydney - Cadence Capital annual general meeting

Perth - Carnegie Wave Energy annual general meeting

Perth - Cedar Woods Properties annual general meeting

Melbourne - Centuria Capital annual general meeting

Sydney - DataDot Technology annual general meeting

Adelaide - Legend Corporation annual general meeting

Sydney - Stratum Metals annual general meeting

Perth - Terranova Minerals general meeting

Melbourne - Treasury Group annual general meeting

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