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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens delivers the Ian Little Memorial Lecture on "Public Policy and the Payments System". In company news, the first meeting of creditors of Babcock & Brown Ltd takes place in Sydney. National ...

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... superannuation is a tax rort for wealthy people that severely disadvantages low income earners. Reinforcing the public policy attack, The Brotherhood of St Laurence has released a report labelling the age pension retirement income system unfair and unsustainable ...

Impax environment trust hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... half of their business from these sectors. It's these sub sectors which are set to benefit from a raft of global public policy initiatives such as the European Union's 20-20-20 climate change package and President-elect Barack Obama's New Deal which ...

I'll have what she's having

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... securities dealers and institutions controlled by foreign companies and banks. The Financial Services Roundtable is a public policy trade association that 'promotes the interests of member companies in legislative, regulatory and judicial forums.' 'Membership ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... results and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd releases interim results. Telstra Corp Ltd group managing director of public policy and communications Dr Phil Burgess speaks at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch. Campbell Brothers Ltd holds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... releases its monthly business survey for June. In company news, Telstra Corporation Ltd group managing director public policy and communication Phil Burgess will address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "two cultures re-examined." The ...

Paid maternity leave must include super: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... retirement savings. Many part time workers being women makes the problem of career breaks to raise children even more a public policy challenge, especially when considered alongside the exemptions from compulsory super eligibility if workers are paid ...

UN PRI needs public reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... avoid the process becoming just another box ticking exercise, according to a leading environmental management and public policy expert. Rory Sullivan, head of investor responsibility of US-based Insight Investment and has previously advised Environmental ...

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... comment under the last government, are now taking a much more active role in defending and arguing the reasons for public policy. The Sydney Morning Herald is today reporting how Henry has slammed the Federal Opposition for announcing it will block increased ...

Health insurance lobby lessons

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... designed exclusively to boost the coffers of private health insurers doesn't help the health insurers's case either. In public policy terms, these rebukes by the Treasurer Swan and Health Minister Roxon are about as bad as it gets and reinforce why groups ...