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The good smoke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... before 1 October when the government's 40 per cent increase in tobacco tax takes effect. According to the Japan Research Institute, this frontloading would add 1.4 percentage points to the third quarter's annualised real GDP growth. Economist expects ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... that Europe's powerhouse economy might have faltered in the first quarter. The closely watched ZEW economic research institute said its financial sector indicator jumped eight points to 53 points on the back of strong exports, well above the 46 points ...

VFMC appoints CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... attended the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School in 2005. He is a director of the Baker Heart Research Institute. Commenting on the appointment, John Fraser, chairman of VFMC said the board found Arter's extensive industry experience made ...

Westscheme awards $10m private equity mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
West Australian industry superannuation fund Westscheme has appointed a $10 million private equity mandate to Brandon Capital. The biomedical-centric fund manager was awarded the mandate as Westscheme turned its attention to Australia's burgeoning medical ...

Baring Asia pumps $95m in green fuel

... be a leader in providing this alternative energy source. Latest statistics from the China Coal Information Research Institute found that the region boasts 37 trillion cubic-meter reserves of coalbed methane, ranking third is size after Russia and Canada. ...

Insurance that gives and gives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... Australia, the Royal Children's Hospital and the Royal Institute for the Deaf and Blind Children. The Baker Heart Research Institute, the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Peter Mac are also available for donations. Gareth Daniels ...

Sustainability the new pizzazz at nabCapital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... of the 20 listed companies have been through rigorous screening and assessment by the Sustainable Investment Research Institute, and undergone internal compliance policy screening by NAB. The notes will be issued by Script Securitisation Limited, and ...

Biotech fund breaks into $4bn hearing loss sector

... Sensear. Sensear is a Western Australian-based company that was spun off the Western Australian Telecommunications Research Institute (WATRI). It is due to launch its first commercial products later this year, hi-tech hearing muffs and plugs that allow ...

Daily Economic Update

... German households to rein in spending. Increased confidence and stronger exports prompted the Ifo Economic Research Institute to raise its German GDP growth forecast for next year from 1.2 per cent to 1.7 per cent. The increased forecast adds to signs ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report on Australian lending finance gives mixed readings but the overall implication for monetary policy is for steady interest rates, with a bias towards a lower cash rate, in the near term. Housing (perhaps due to weakening house prices) ...