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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... 89 points at 4,009. In news today, National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for October. The NSW government releases its mini-budget. In company news, Insurance Australia Group Ltd and Computershare Ltd hold annual general meetings. ...

Sale won't affect clients: Pillar

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
The NSW government's proposal to sell the superannuation administration provider, Pillar will not affect its operations or its client accounts, accordng to a spokesperson for the firm. Mark Luciano, Pillar general manager of marketing and business development ...

Carbon assets in valuation freefall

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
The NSW government's decision to sell its coal burning power stations before they lose all their value highlights how deeply our national focus on carbon reduction will impact the economy. The irony is the political debate around the sell-off was opposed ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... Canberra. But the Premier is more concerned with how the doubling of the number of people aged over 65 will push the NSW government budget into a projected $14 billion deficit notwithstanding this will have to be countered by considerable tax increases. ...

Carbon trading for consumers: M2

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... been a flood of interest since they launched in late July. But despite the growing interest in carbon trading, the NSW Government's state-based Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme is on the verge of collapse after the price of carbon plummeted suddenly to ...

APEC Public Holiday

The NSW Government has announced that today is a public holiday for the Sydney metropolitan area to coincide with the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit. The Financial Standard daily newsletter will resume on Monday, September 10.

Pre-retirees map out uncertain future: FSS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... of its 508,000 members. Last year, it became a public offer fund but still remained the default super fund for NSW Government employees drawing members from health, public service and emergency services.

NSW Govt to launch biodiversity fund

Private land owners and property developers are set to benefit from an innovative NSW Government scheme which allows both parties to address the biodiversity impact of any land development through a centralised offset and credit-based scheme. The brainchild ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... brief Australian-based shareholders on the compensation deal negotiated by the asbestos groups, unions and the NSW government. A vote on the agreement will take place at the company's extraordinary general meeting in the Netherlands next Wednesday. In ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... on October 5 aims to reduce the rate to 8.5 per cent next year so as to further strengthen economic growth. The NSW government has revised its budget surplus up by $390 million to $1.03 billion which is its tenth successive successive surplus. For the ...