(Reuters) -Australia's Insignia Financial has rejected Bain Capital's A$2.67 billion ($1.69 billion) takeover bid, saying the offer does not provide fair value to its shareholders, creating a barrier for the buyout giant's Asia expansion plans. Bain had earlier in the month offered A$4 apiece for the 178-year-old money manager, reigniting a strong sense of investor appetite for Australia-listed wealth managers...

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Australia's Insignia Financial ( IOOFF ) has rejected Bain Capital's A$2.67 billion ($1.69 billion) takeover bid, saying the offer does not provide fair value to its shareholders, creating a barrier for the buyout giant's Asia expansion plans. Bain had earlier in the month offered A$4 apiece for the 178-year-old money manager, reigniting a strong sense of...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. government funding bill released on Tuesday included a plan that would allow year-round sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, a major win for the corn and ethanol lobbies. The inclusion would mark a hard-fought victory for the ethanol industry, which has wanted year-round E15 sales as a way to boost demand for its...

* Tentative deal includes $100.4 billion in fresh disaster aid, $10 billion in economic aid for farmers * Partial government shutdown would begin on Saturday without congressional action By Richard Cowan, Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Top Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress unveiled a stopgap measure on Tuesday to keep federal agencies funded through March 14,...