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AGL restructures to ride the infrastructure wave

... to find reliable income stream generating assets. The plans were not applauded unanimously however as Moody's Investors Science (Moody's) has downgraded AGL's senior unsecured rating from an A2 to A3, due to concerns the company is now more debt laden ...

Melbourne Biotech group wins Chinese investor

... the recent awarding of a $3 million investment from a Chinese company to Melbourne based herbal medicine and therapeutic science group R&D. The agreement is between RMIT University's Division of Chinese and Guangdong New South Co Ltd, a Chinese group ...

QIC strategist wins international gong

The John Hanson Memorial Prize in the US has been awarded to QIC head strategist Tony Day for his paper on the relationship between financial economics and actuarial practice. Mr Day's paper is entitled Financial Economics and Actuarial Practice and ...

Intersuisse says biotechs performing best since 2000

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2004
... biotechnology sector worldwide, and the challenge ahead for Australian firms was to establish a presence in international science and capital markets.

DEWR skilled vacancies fall 0.2% in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
... for professionals. DEWR said the biggest falls in vacancies in the month were for printing trades (down 6.4%), medical/science technical officers (down 5%) and building/engineering associates (down 3%). The biggest rises were for wood trades (up 5.6%) ...

Market Wrap

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in gains from the previous session after disappointing jobless claims data and lackluster earnings news. No. 2 computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. dragged down the Dow Jones industrial average after saying ...

ASFA wins prestigious award for its Diploma in Superannuation Management

... medium enterprise during the Business and Higher Education Round Table Awards sponsored by the Department of Education, Science and Training. ASFA's superannuation management diploma program is one of the most popular and respected in the industry, with ...

Skilled vacancies index up 1.7% in November

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
... vacancies in the month were for marketing and advertising professionals (up 12.8 per cent), printing trades (up 8.9 per cent), science professionals (up 6.8 per cent) and hairdressers, up 5.9 per cent. Falls were recorded for three groups: wood trades ...

RBA gov says could be generational conflict over tax burden

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... will include both manufactured goods and specialised services for export, but will also involve using the best applied science available to increase resource-based industries and those parts of the economy not involved in international trade, such as ...

Consumer watchdog signals two-year ban on genetic testing

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... called on the government to update discrimination, privacy and crime laws to protect individuals from rapid advancements in science. The inquiry made 144 recommendations, including the creation of a Human Genetics Commission of Australia, designed to ...