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The horse still refuses to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... of the political and policy - what policy? - uncertainty in Australia. A fact highlighted at this week's National Reform Summit in Sydney. We're "sleepwalking into a real mess" is how ex-Treasury head Martin Parkinson put it. RBA Gov Glen wants the government ...

Indigenous super on Canberra agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... in many instances by issues relating to remoteness," Scheerlinck said. Earlier this year the inaugural Indigenous Super Summit recognised more needed to be done to address the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the system. Vision ...

Divestment could reach $50bn in five years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
Divestment out of companies that are heavily involved in carbon intensive activities could reach $50 billion over the next five years. Fiona Reynolds, managing director of the global investor group, Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI), stated ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... Index (PSI) is due out and the ANZ has its monthly interest rate review. The CAPA Corporate Travel & Airport Innovation Summit continues in Sydney while the Financial Services Council holds its annual conference in Brisbane. In equities news, Skilled ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Value Index and the HIA New home sales for June, are also due out. Meanwhile, CAPA Corporate Travel & Airport Innovation Summit in on in Sydney. In equities news, Argo Investments is expected to post full year results while Talga Resources has its annual ...

86 billion Euros are in the mail, just

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... overhaul of Greece's judicial system." "But that is just the start, as Mrs Merkel had warned it would be at a previous summit last week. Greece must also enact further pension reforms, open up professions, loosen trading rules, privatise its electricity ...

Australian market skids on Greece

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... could be a long time. We lurch from one near-death experience to the next," Mr Spooner said. Eurozone nations will hold a summit on Tuesday to discuss the referendum result, after the German and French leaders called for a meeting. At 1022 AEST in the ...

Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... industry representative groups are committed to improving access and engagement with the indigenous community after a recent summit. According to First Nations Foundation chief executive, Trevor Pearce, Australia's indigenous community is continuing ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
We might have to go pass the 11th hour and into the 13th for the "adults" in the "emergency summit" room continue to disagree to agree. Yes Virginia, the Greeks and the troika have exhausted the third of the three scheduled talks this week and still... ...

Extensions - What the Greeks await and the Russians hate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... Virginia if you thought that there'll be handshakes all around just on day one of the scheduled two-day EU leaders' "emergency summit" on Greece's bailout... it's not the last minute. That will be tomorrow night. That's when the fat lady sings. I still ...