In conducting research for Canadian Lawyer's special report on diversity, it became clear that most law firms did not think the federal government's
equity policies even applied to legal agents.
Not exact matches
Without embedding intergenerational
equity into Canada's labour market
policy we will be headed for long - period of reduced economic growth, stagnation, or
even decline.
«For nearly eight years, my office and our partners have developed and executed
policies of
equity and smart services, making The Bronx an
even better place for all its residents,» said Borough President Diaz.
The quality and
equity aspect of the Free Senior High School
policy that was rolled out amid fanfare is being called into question,
even in the nation's capital, Accra, with the dire infrastructure situation students of the La Presbyterian SHS are enduring on a daily basis.
Above all, we need a new
policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as
equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling on achievement
even as it also lifts the floor.
As Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas has argued,
even more than broad public support, choice
policies need the support of concentrated constituencies along with that of the general public to counter-balance the opposition of concentrated constituencies that want to curb or eliminate educational choice programs: «As much as reformers may be motivated to promote
equity, a basic lesson about political reality is that more advantaged people tend to have more political power.»
To extend the metaphor in this picture, the educational
equity orientation reframes the
policy discussion and orients it around ensuring that schools help all students to achieve,
even if that means distributing resources «unequally.»
May's edition looks at — amongst other things — strong performance from global
equities (
even stronger from EM), the Russia stand - off, good data from the US, the negative spiral in China's real estate market and European monetary
policy.
Probably
even more so, as domestic
equities can often survive a government's fiscal / monetary inflationary
policies, but currencies generally have little room to escape the impact of this onslaught.
I don't
even understand the claim (basic 1L lesson — at common law and in
equity, courts make
policy judgments), so I'm curious what motivates it.
Nonforfeiture Values For more than 100 years, insurance regulators have required that permanent life insurance
policies have certain
equity rights,
even when the
policy might lapse due to non payment of premiums.
For more than 100 years, insurance regulators have required that permanent life insurance
policies have certain
equity rights,
even when the
policy might lapse due to non payment of premiums.
Even if you choose a unit linked plan, there is an option to slowly de-risk the
policy by making a switch in the portfolio from
equity to debt.
Of course, with a mortgage the loan is generally being paid off while the house appreciates, so the
equity usually increases... while with a life insurance
policy, the loan can accrue interest, leaving little
equity in the
policy (
even though the gain still looms large).
For example, Endowment
Policies have a lump - sum maturity benefit, Money Back Plans have regular payments during the entire
policy tenure as pre-defined schedule and Unit Linked Insurance Plans have an opportunity to choose your investments
even in
equity!
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Even though this report can't provide a full picture of where Vermont stands in terms of providing
equity of opportunity, the
policy recommendations are relevant and pressing,» she says.
Think Creatively If you're looking at a good property with a high chance of profit, consider securing a down payment or renovation money through a home
equity line of credit, from credit cards or
even via some life insurance
policies, says Ben Spofford, an Ohio home remodeler and former real estate investor.
If you're looking at flipping a property with a high profit margin, consider securing your down payment or renovation money through home
equity lines of credit, credit cards, selling an automobile or
even a life insurance
policy.