Italy Finance Minister Rules Out New Budget Measures, Repubblica Reports
Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti said in an interview with la Repubblica that no new budget measures are needed this year.

Japan Finance Minister Noda Says Coordinating Yen Intervention `Difficult'
Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said it would be “difficult” to gain support for international coordination to halt the yen’s gains, signaling any sales of the nation’s currency would have to be unilateral.

Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer
The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs.

Finance committee travels province
The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services announced today its plans for conducting provincewide budget consultations. The process will be based on the Budget 2011 Consultation Paper, which will be presented by the Minister of Finance to the Committee on September 15. “We encourage interested individuals and organizations to make a contribution to this important process ...

NDP finance critic filing complaint against Hansen
NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston is planning to file a formal complaint alleging that Finance Minister Colin Hansen misled legislature about pre-election discussions concerning the HST.

Finance with Rebecca Hyam
The latest finance news here and abroad with Rebecca Hyam.

Personal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 3:

Finance reports offer insight into closely watched state House and Senate races
Check out finance reports from the 75th and 29th districts.

Ex-finance minister says Hansen must have known
While B.C.'s Finance Minister still insists the HST wasn't on his radar before the 2009 election, a former provincial finance minister said he was briefed on the issue almost 10 years ago.

Simple Finance Technology Corp. Raises $2.9m Series A for BankSimple
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple Finance Technology Corp., the makers of BankSimple (https://banksimple.com), a service for those who wish banking were easy, announced the close of a $2.9 million Series "A" round of financing. First Round Capital, IA Ventures and Village Ventures led the round, with support from Jerry Neumann, SV Angel, Nauiokas Park and several, as yet ...