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Showing 11 - 18 of 18 results for "Australian Greens"

Greens propose scaled super contribs tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Australian Greens have proposed that rather than tax superannuation at a flat rate of 15%, it should be taxed on a sliding discounted scale based on a fund members' marginal tax rates. The proposal follows emerging debate about the cost of superannuation ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... ensuring that responsible investment will become mainstream." ESG investing has been highlighted recently, with the Australian Greens party putting a bill before parliament that would force the Future Fund to pull out of socially questionable investments. ...

Hunter Hall executive board changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... Edwards' has also held senior advisory roles with the Wilderness Society, Australian Conservation Foundation, the Australian Greens and Animals Australia. "She [Naomi] brings high intelligence and deep experience in investment management and finance ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... bearing fruit. All, it seems, are now walking on the sunny side of the street -- even Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Australian Greens Party leader Bob Brown.

Senate backs motion on James Hardie boycott

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
... boycott of James Hardie products until the company\'s asbestos victim compensation liabilities were met. The Australian Greens motion also called for all political parties to put donations they had received from the company into a fund for victims of ...

Low income earners can boost retirement nest eggs: super funds

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
... significant potential to boost retirement savings for people on lower incomes in a meaningful way," she said. But Australian Greens senator Kerry Nettle said the Senate had passed up an incredible opportunity to end discrimination against same-sex couples. ...

Government scores superannuation hat trick: Coonan

... accounts which will be achieved by the amended regulations." Senator Coonan concluded by calling on the ALP, Australian Greens and the independent senators to also support these necessary reforms. Later today, amended portability regulations will be ...

Superannuation bill rejected by Labor

... redraft the bill to cut the contributions tax for all Australians was supported by the Australian Democrats, Australian Greens, One Nation and independent senator Meg Lees. Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan rejected claims the measure was a tax cut for ...
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