While the unemployment rate has fallen over the past couple of years‚ the incidence of long term unemployment has been on the rise and therefore still remains a critical policy issue in Australia. The question of how best to reduce unemployment has been a significant part of the policy agenda for more than two decades due to the complex problems it causes for both policy makers and the individuals affected (Dixon‚ 2004 & Walsh‚ 1987). Those that are long term unemployed (LTU)‚ unemployed for 52 weeks
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Weakness The downturn in the international financial crisis has compounded Australia’s tourism industry. Relevant departments recently predicted that Australia will be reduced by inbound tourists this year‚ more than 4% the past 20 years Australian tourism industry is facing the most severe blow. Australian Bureau of Statistics data released ‚2007-2008 Australian tourism contribution to gross domestic product was 3.6%‚ while this proportion was 4.7% previously. Therefore‚ the tourism industry
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THE STAR EDUCATION FUND Application Form For Tier 2 Scholarship For Academic Year ___________ Recent Photograph Read the application procedures and the terms and conditions carefully before completing same. Course Applied For: .............................................................................................................. Are you presently enrolled at any University/College: If “yes”‚ please provide the following information: Name of educational institution: Name of the course
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Sovereign Wealth Fund The purpose of this report is to analyze the myths associated with Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and provide a more balanced view of SWFs. The common misconceptions regarding SWFs that have been identified by David Murray are: 1. Homogeneity of SWFs: It is believed that SWFs are a homogenous entity‚ which requires uniform standards and benchmarks. However this has been negated by scholars like Barbary‚ who are of the opinion that though SWFs can be said to comprise of a distinct
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THE ROLE OF THE FUND MANAGERS The Fund Manager is responsible for All investment- related Analysis‚ Evaluation and Due Diligence of application for funding. It’s critical that the Fund Manager’s team has the qualified expertise and the skills set to review‚ analyze and evaluate the risk inherent in a potential investee company The speed and the success of the Funding processes primarily depend on the Fund Manager and Staff of the Venture finance company. The Fund managers of the VCFCs are the
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In Australia‚ homelessness is a widespread problem. Various researchers reported that homeless person is someone who bears the massive burden of economic and mental illness as well as high rates of acute medical services. This paper aims to present an outline of homelessness in Australia along with the conditions of common health issues present among the vagrant people and the provision of clinical care and unemployment to the homeless population. Relevant political traditions related to homelessness
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e-payment system ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER By Prof T.R. Vaidyanathan e-payment system As payment is an integral part of mercantile process‚ electronic payment system is an integral part of ecommerce. The emergence of e-commerce has created new financial needs that in many cases cannot be effectively fulfilled by traditional payment systems. E-payment systems are becoming central to ecommerce as companies look for ways to server customers fasters and at lower cost‚ thereby paving way for
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FUNDS FLOW STATEMENT Meaning The term “Flow” means change and therefore‚ the term “Flow of Funds” means “Change in Funds” or “Change in Working Capital “. In other works‚ any increase or decrease in working capital means “Flow of Funds”. There are two concepts of working capital – gross concept and net concept. • Gross working capital refers to the firm’s investment in current assets • Net working capital means excess of current assets over current liabilities. In business several
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HOLDEN AUSTRALIA & NEW PRODUCT SUCCESS Dr Phyra Sok‚ QUT Paper prepared for AMN403‚ Semester 1‚ 2014 1)In today’s competitive marketplace where there is an increasing level of competition and decreasing product life cycles‚ product innovation has been identified as the key to a firm’s success (Slater‚ Mohr‚ & Sengupta‚ In Press).2) By seeking new or better solutions to customer problems‚ new product development can both transform existing markets and create new ones. 3)Without innovation‚
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Provident Funds Act‚ 1952 Prepared by Muradi Rajesh [BCA‚ MBA_HR] (Location:-Pune) The Employees Provident Funds Act‚ 1952 As per Preamble to the Act‚ the EPF Act is enacted to provide for the institution of provident funds‚ pension fund and deposit lined insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments. The Employees Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act is a social security legislation to provide for provident fund‚ family
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