Sentences with phrase «federal financing policies»

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Among other unfriendly business policies, he's known to favor eliminating federal financing support for exporters, and he opposes comprehensive immigration reform.

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

The Federal Reserve's ultra-low interest - rate policy since the financial crisis may have lent support to a listless economy and made the government's massive debt a lot easier to finance, but it's been more than hard on retirees and conservative savers.

Follow up submission to the Department of Finance Canada on the Second Consultation on the Review of the Federal Financial Sector Framework Potential Policy Measures

Submission to the Department of Finance Canada on the Second Consultation on the Review of the Federal Financial Sector Framework Potential Policy Measures

The federal government, including the finance and public safety departments, have been studying policy options to better protect Canada.

However, major policy decisions for the federal budget were made by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance in late December 2012 / early January 2013.

Back in August — with the Greek debt crisis escalating and U.S. political gridlock on budget policy frightening investors everywhere — Flaherty was pressed by NDP finance critic Peggy Nash to consider pumping some federal cash into the vulnerable Canadian economy.

Williams JC (1999), «Simple Rules for Monetary Policy», Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Finance and Economics Discussion Series No 1999 - 12.

The U.S. media are silent about the most important topic policy makers are discussing here (and I suspect in Asia too): how to protect their countries from three inter-related dynamics: (1) the surplus dollars pouring into the rest of the world for yet further financial speculation and corporate takeovers; (2) the fact that central banks are obliged to recycle these dollar inflows to buy U.S. Treasury bonds to finance the federal U.S. budget...

Every 5 years the federal Finance Minister updates the «marching orders» that guide the Bank of Canada and its conduct of monetary policy.

Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN) is pushing to end Citibank's federal contract after the finance giant adopted new gun policies that do not respect the Second Amendment.

Since the historic federal budget of 1991 presented by then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh that launched India on a path of reform and market orientation, Budget Day in India has been high season for economic policy.

George Selgin has recently focused on the failure of Federal Reserve policy to finance a normal recovery.

The recent federal election featured something of a debate on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging economy and finance needed long - term investments in infrastructure and social programs.

Prior to joining the Council, Brian was an economist and policy analyst in the federal government with positions at the Department of Finance, Global Affairs Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Privy Council Office.

Before joining DFAIT, he worked at the Department of Finance, including from 1983 - 1990 with the Financial Sector Policy Branch where he served as Project Director, Financial Institutions Reform Project, and chaired the Inter-Departmental Legislative Review Committee, which guided the development of the 1992 reforms that overhauled the federal financial institutions statutes (the Bank Act, the Insurance Companies Act, the Trust and Loan Companies Act and the Cooperative Credit Associations Act).

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS High - yield corporate bond issuance and trading have slowed considerably in the face of uncertainty about Federal Reserve monetary policy, at a time when chairman Ben Bernanke is about to hand over the reins to Janet Yellen,...

From 1990 to 2005, he was Director Fiscal Policy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statePolicy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statepolicy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statements.

And Nixon's pledge to refuse corporate donations doesn't actually mean as much in New York as it does on the federal level, because of New York's lax campaign finance laws, said Alex Camarda, senior policy adviser at Reinvent Albany.

ALBANY, N.Y. — With less than a week before the state budget is due, lawmakers remain divided on a number of polarizing policy issues, and concerned about how future federal legislation may upend the state's finances.

From 1 July, the federal government's health department will take over responsibility for the policy and financing of some 90 community - run Aboriginal health centres in Australia from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.

About Blog Bob Laszewski's review of the latest developments in federal health policy, health care reform, and marketplace activities in the health care financing business.

The more useful example for us among those he has examined is Ontario, for Canada has no federal education department nor (to my knowledge) any involvement by the national government in the delivery or financing or even policy - setting for primary - secondary education.

Federal policy plays an important role in the financing of postsecondary education at institutions by providing grants to low - income students and access to loans to all students, in both cases on similar terms regardless of whether the funds are to be spent at a public, for - profit, or private, non-profit college.

Areas of Focus: federal policy, Congress, school finance, K - 12 governance, testing, Common Core State Standards

The full report documents how school finance policy choices at the federal, state, and district levels systematically stack the deck against students who need the most support...

The full report documents how school finance policy choices at the federal, state, and district levels systematically stack the deck against students who need the most support from their schools.

William M. Eglinton, Director, Management, Finance and Policy, serves on CTAC's research and evaluation team and focuses on local, state and federal public pPolicy, serves on CTAC's research and evaluation team and focuses on local, state and federal public policypolicy.

Dynarski has consulted broadly on student aid reform across federal government agencies, and has testified about education and tax policy before the US Senate Finance Committee, the US House Ways and Means Committee and the President's Commission on Tax Reform.

Rajeev Darolia is an associate professor of public policy at the University of Kentucky and a visiting scholar of the Consumer Finance Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

But, even with the cleverest of finance directors, superintendents and pupil service directors can be stymied in their efforts by federal policy barriers.

His teaching and research interests include public school finance, state and federal education policy, and the economics of education.

This chapter examines trends in spending overall and at the federal, state and local levels; sources of revenue; and school finance policies, outlining both the context and functionality of school funding.

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As a longtime public servant and expert in the housing finance system, Deputy Secretary Patenaude fully understands the need for a coordinated, consistent, and transparent approach to federal housing policy across government channels.

In January 2011, the Canadian federal minister of finance Jim Flaherty announced changes to policies in the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) by underwriting the regulations for high ratio mortgage insurance.

In January 2011, the Canadian federal minister of finance Jim Flaherty announced changes to policies in the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) by underwriting the regulations for high ratio mortgage insuran...

This new policy is clearly illustrated in Fannie Mae's Appraiser Independence Requirements, Fannie, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and others developed this specifically to replace HVCC.

Managing Director of the AccessLex Center for Education and Financial Capability, Lyssa Thaden, will join our Director of Policy, Nancy Conneely, to explain the ins and outs of financing a legal education, and what students should know about federal policies that could affect their future.

Senate Finance Committee member, Ron Wyden, and Senator Sherrod Brown of the Finance Committee Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee, together with five other Senate Democrats, introduced a bill with a goal of protecting citizens of United States who receive Social Security from stripping away their benefits in order to pay federal debts like student loans.

How should federal housing finance objectives be prioritized in the context of the broader objectives of housing policy?

About Blog A Health Care Reform Blog ---- Bob Laszewski's review of the latest developments in federal health policy, health care reform, and marketplace activities in the health care financing business.

A National Clean Water Commission of blue - ribbon experts in law, engineering, sciences, health, technology, finance and economics to recommend new national goals to replace the tired and expired goals of current federal water laws, and a policy and business plan to implement them.

The third piece, focused on insurance and federal disaster policy, is wise to propose «a presidential commission tasked with redesigning our national disaster financing strategy.»

I find that particularly interesting because nuclear is often promoted by the same ideological cohort that typically argues against federal financing and highly centralized policy - making.

Actions already underway at the state and federal levels that address planning, permitting, financing, and integration barriers to renewable generation interconnection must be assessed to ensure that state policy objectives are met in a timely manner.

Speakers: David Eichberg, Sustainability and Social Innovations Lead, HP; Abyd Karmali, Managing Director Climate Finance, Bank of America; Melissa Lavinson, VP Federal Affairs and Policy, PG&E; Michelle Patron, Director of Sustainability Policy, Microsoft; Kevin Rabinovitch, Global Sustainability Director, Mars; Cathy Woollums, Senior VP, Berkshire Hathaway Hosted by: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

The possible components of such an approach that would be relevant in the context of climate change include: a national renewable electricity standard; Federal financing for clean energy projects: energy efficiency measures (building, appliance, and industrial efficiency standards; home retrofit subsidies; and smart grid standards, subsidies, and dynamic pricing policies); and new Federal electricity ‑ transmission siting authority.

Clean energy policies like the now - expired NC Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit (REITC), and federal Investment Tax Credit, have benefited all electric ratepayers in North Carolina — not just those who've taken advantage of credits to finance their projects.