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Australia; IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation—Detailed Assessment of Implementation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Australian legal and regulatory framework for securities markets exhibits a high level of compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles. A few remaining concerns need to be resolved, including some identified in the 2006 assessment. Australian...
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Australia: Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244003
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Australia; 2012 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Australia
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
€™s vulnerability to terms of trade shocks. Outside the mining sector, growth is expected to be slow with still weak consumer confidence …
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Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board and the Regulation of Chinese Investment
Mendelsohn, Rebecca; Fels, Allan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
latest wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Australia has been by Chinese firms, and largely by state-owned enterprises … controversial and has exposed some of the shortcomings in Australia's foreign investment review process. This paper evaluates … Australia's foreign investment regime, and pays particular attention to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). Questions …
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From white shoes to bold future: The neoliberalisation of local government in an Australian city?
Burton, Paul - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 15, pp. 3233-3249
The City of Gold Coast in Australia has grown rapidly over the last half century to become the sixth largest city in … neoliberal local government in Australia. This paper critically reviews this assumption of neoliberalisation through an analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011135121
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Transition to low carbon? An analysis of socio-technical change in housing renovation
Horne, Ralph; Dalton, Tony - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 16, pp. 3445-3458
Across the westernised world, concerns about climate change and resource scarcity point to the need for widescale changes in housing renovation. Through the exploration of social interactions of eco-renovation businesses on the ground, the paper presents evidence for the emergence of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011135228
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Repositioning urban governments? Energy efficiency and Australia’s changing climate and energy governance regimes
McGuirk, Pauline; Dowling, Robyn; Bulkeley, Harriet - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 13, pp. 2717-2734
Urban local governments are important players in climate governance, and their roles are evolving. This review traces the changing nexus of Australia’s climate policy, energy policy and energy efficiency imperatives and its repositioning of urban local governments. We characterise the...
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Do customer satisfaction and reputation mediate the CSR–FP link? Evidence from Australia
Galbreath, Jeremy; Shum, Paul - In: Australian Journal of Management 37 (2012) 2, pp. 211-229
Direct tests between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance (FP) have been argued to be spurious. Following this line of argument, the present study tests a mediated model in understanding the CSR–FP relationship. Specifically, we posit that reputation and customer...
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Gender perceptions of work-life balance: management implications for full-time employees in Australia
Fujimoto, Yuka; Azmat, Fara; Härtel, Charmine E.J. - In: Australian Journal of Management 38 (2013) 1, pp. 147-170
This study reports on gender perceptions of work–life balance based upon a qualitative study carried out among 437 full-time working men (N=245) and women (N=192) in the Australian workforce in 2008. The participants were randomly selected from a wide range of occupations, and their...
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Shares, Bonds, Treasury Notes, Property Trusts and Inflation: Historical Returns and Risks, 1974-1985
Ball, Ray; Bowers, John - In: Australian Journal of Management 11 (1986) 2, pp. 117-137
Historical mean returns and risk measures are presented for four classes of assets, in both nominal and inflation-adjusted for M. Over the period 1974–85, Australian stocks and property earner appreciably more than inflation, whereas Government securities earned a zero or very low real...
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