Event Driven Update

06/10/11: Steve Jobs - How to live before you die

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Steve Jobs

With the passing of Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs today, his 1995 Stanford University speech seems timely and poignant.

Stanford University Speech

"...brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it."  Barack Obama

29/09/11: What the world needs now...

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Have global policy makers run out of bullets?

The chronic failure of Europe to bring its debt problems under control, an ongoing flow of poor global economic data combined with alarmist comments from global officials has seen global share markets retest lows. AMP Capital's Dr Shane Oliver shares his views. Read Oliver's Insights

28/10/11: The European Plan

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Europe gets a financial plan

This New York Times article is a good summary of the EU deal announced in the last 24 hours.  Read here

02/08/11: August 2011 Snapshot

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More on the Carbon Tax...

This August snapshot comes to grips with with the key components in the federal government's recent policy announcement on carbon tax and emissions. August 2011 Snapshot

11/05/11: 2011 Federal Budget Summary

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2011 Federal Budget

The Federal Budget has delivered little in the way of surprises with many of the measures well publicised before budget night.  The following is a two-part summary of the budget proposals - Part 1 is a basic overview and Part 2 focuses on super, taxation and social security. 2011 Federal Budget - Part 12011 Federal Budget - Part 2