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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 ...

Household wealth breaks through $5 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... concerns should be that in 1960 dwellings also accounted for 52 of household wealth, highlighting that while the huge public policy initiatives in superannuation have been a boon for the investment industry, they have actually done little to create new ...

BCA call to freeze Budget gets cold shoulder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... while the BCA is keen for constraints to be imposed on government spending and politically sensitive and high demand public policy areas like defence, health and social security and welfare, it is not so keen for the same constraints to be applied to ...