All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Government, Legislation & Politics

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K.

JAL Rehabilitation Requires a Political Decision

October 28, 2009

Analysis of:  MARKET SCRAMBLE: JAL Shareholders Get No Respect -- Again | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

Transport Minister Hon. Seiji Maehara wasted no time stepping between troubled carrier Japan Airlines Corporation and its three main creditor megabanks, but the latest rehabilitation plan may require a major overhaul to address three main issues: personnel, pensions and profitability. A political...

Understanding the New Ostpolitik

October 27, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  The new Ostpolitik | www.ft.com

Germany's Ostpolitik with Russia is rooted in economics as much as in politics. German business sees Russia as a vast field for new exports while it also depends on Russian gas. Politically Germany sees no Russian threat in the East and believes that it promotes Russia's integration into Europe....

Smarter Trash: How Incentive Programs Can Motivate Participation in Recycling

October 25, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Michigan Households Get RFID-enabled Rewards for Recycling | www.rfidjournal.com

Want to increase recycling and decrease the amount of trash reaching our landfills? Innovative companies are incentivizing recycling through the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to track and reward - individual recycling efforts. 

CLASS Consciousness: Problems with the "Kennedy" CLASS Act

October 23, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Senate addresses long-term care plan: U.S. would run insurance program | www.cleveland.com

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions "Kennedy" Committee has proposed a government-run long-term care insurance program called the "Community Living Assistance Services and Supports" or CLASS Act. It does not live up to its hype, but may pass anyway riding in on the larger health reform...

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K.

DPJ Looks to Postal Savings, Insurance to Fill Gaps in Budget

October 21, 2009

Analysis of:  New Japan Post Chief Faces Tightrope Act | www.nni.nikkei.co.jp

The appointment of Jiro Saito as Japan Post Holdings President indicates plans to draw on the Postal Savings and Insurance schemes to bridge ever widening budget gaps with Fiscal Investment and Loan Program (FILP) funds and massive JGB purchases, turning back the clock on fiscal and financialmarket...

Daniel LintzPresident & Chief Executive OfficerSafe Harbour Japan K.K.

Japan Post President to Resign as DPJ Rolls Back Privatization Reforms

October 19, 2009

Analysis of:  Kamei: Japan Post boss on notice | search.japantimes.co.jp

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports the imminent resignation of Japan Post Holdings President Yoshifumi Nishikawa following his meeting yesterday with State Minister for Postal Services and Financial Affairs Hon. Shizuka Kamei.

Gag Order Partly Lifted

October 17, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Medicare backs off on order about lobbying seniors | www.southcoasttoday.com

The basic points in this article on lobbying seniors about changes to Medicare are:1) the Obama administration had "clarified" a previous Medicare order denying health plans the right of communicating with seniors about changes to health plans under the health care reform proposals;2) the clarification...

Government Run Health Insurance Fails

October 9, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Fate of Government-Run Health Insurance May Rest in Obama's Hands | www.foxnews.com

The Senate Finance Committee rejected the "public option" for government-run health insurance not once but twice. Even some democrats were wary of the public option. These failures underscore the fact that the United States is wrestling with a fundamental shift in thinking about the proper role of...

Federal Gov’t Takes Leadership Role in the 2020 Carbon Footprint Reduction Goal

October 8, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:  Obama requires agencies to set new energy reductions goals | www.federaltimes.com

An U.S. Federal Executive Order (E.O.) labeled Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance was issued on 10/5/09. The E.O. requires agency heads to develop a strategy to measure, report, and reduce their carbon footprint. Some deliverables are due as soon as Q1, 2010. Are...

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Threats to make CARD Act worse and to regulate interchange fees

October 6, 2009

Analysis of:  Banks Face Pressure to Bend on New Agency - American Banker Article | www.americanbanker.com

The article is about the wrangling in Congress to enact a so-called "Consumer Protection Agency." But it carries a threat to bankers. If they don't stop trying to block a CPA, Congress will enact piecemeal bills that will prevent card issuers from being able to reprice in response to the CARD Act...

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