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5 things to consider when investing in target-date mutual funds

Edit The Seattle Times 08 May 2016
Even though they’re simple to use, it’s important to remember that there’s variety among target-date funds. Here are some questions to consider, whether you’re already in a target-date fund or are considering entering one ... ....

Amid inequity, school funding may be Pa. budget flashpoint again

Edit The Morning Call 08 May 2016
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's school funding could once again become a contentious point in fledgling state budget talks after a fight over how school funding helped drive this past year's historic budget stalemate. The stalemate came amid the backdrop of federal data showing that Pennsylvania harbors... ....

Devendra Fadnavis meets Modi, seeks addl funds to tackle drought

Edit DNA India 08 May 2016
The chief minister said that his government has sought additional funds as 11,000 more villages have been gravely affected by the drought situation. Maharashtra government has sought additional funds from the Centre to tackle the drought and farm distress in Marathwada, Vidarbha and other regions, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ... "We are going to submit a supplementary memorandum to seek additional funds....

UN launches multi-partner trust fund for Zika virus response

Edit The Oslo Times 08 May 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak ... Donors will contribute to a central point and an Advisory Committee will direct funds to the highest-priority activities in the affected countries....

Superannuation funds 'could help build $2b Brisbane Live precinct in CBD'

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 08 May 2016
Superannuation funds could be used to help build a $2 billion entertainment arena and parklands in Brisbane's CBD, the project's proponents say ... ....

Comox doctor transports kegs by paddleboard to raise funds to help sick children

Edit CBC 08 May 2016
Harris sold beer he brewed himself to raise funds for organizations that help sick children, like his own daughter who was diagnosed with leukaemia three years ago ... ....

Report Calls for Sustained Funding for Global Health Emergencies

Edit Voa News 08 May 2016
The United States remains by far the most important source of funds for medical research and development for scores of diseases well-known to the developing world. According to the latest available data from the independent research group Policy Cures, global donors contributed over $2 billion in public funding for research into what the medical community calls neglected diseases....

Bidders sought to share £15m government fund to establish 'places of safety'

Edit Belfast Telegraph 08 May 2016
A new £15 million government fund launched to end the "scandal" of people being held in police cells when they suffer a mental health crisis is set to open for bidding ... Ministers announced the funding last year following controversy over the detention in police cells of individuals who have mental health problems, but who are not suspected of any crime....

New funding for safe places for people in mental health crisis (HO - UK Home Office)

Edit Public Technologies 08 May 2016
This £15 million fund will help to provide health and community based places of safety to prevent vulnerable people being held in police cells. The funding can be used to ... This funding will mean local areas can invest in creating safe places so people get the best support ... A joint letter from the Home Secretary and the Health Secretary is being sent to Crisis Care Concordat groups in these areas inviting them to bid for funding....

IDA planning to sell off dead assets to raise funds for two mega projects

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
Indore. The Indore Development Authority (IDA) is planning to sell off properties that are lying unsold at their construction prices in order to fund its other mega projects like development of a Super Corridor and the construction of a centralized air-conditioner market like Delhi's Palika Bazar ... "These are dead-assets to us in terms of revenue and are hindering our plans for several other projects," Lalwani said ... "We waited too long ... ....

'Sharp rise in minority welfare funding'

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
NEW DELHI. Despite the NDA government's run-ins with NGOs and the impression that it is "unfriendly" to minority institutions, there has been a sharp rise in central funds sanctioned to voluntary organisations and other entities empanelled under free coaching and allied schemes for minority communities ... This further increased in 2015-16 with Rs 4,486 lakh sanctioned to 68 NGOs ... In 2013-14, Rs 16 crore was sanctioned ... ....

Our State Budget 2016-17: Securing our economic future - Major funding boost to attract more WA events (State Government of Western Australia)

Edit Public Technologies 08 May 2016
Western Australia will attract thousands of visitors by hosting even more major business, sporting and entertainment events, thanks to a $30 million investment in events funding in the 2016-17 State Budget. Premier and Tourism Minister Colin Barnett said the events funding would help Perth Stadium stage blockbuster events and allowed the Perth Convention Bureau (PCB) to attract more conventions....

28,000 villages of Maharashtra hit by drought, CM Fadnavis seeks increased funding

Edit Indian Express 08 May 2016
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. Battling drought in 28,000 villages, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday sought increased funding for several central schemes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation in the state with him. Fadnavis, however, declined to share information on how much money the state has asked for from the Centre ... Share This Article. Related Article ... 6, slideMargin. 3 }); }); ... ....
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