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Report reveals $8.2 billion tax breaks for rich

... in tax breaks every year at the expense of programs for families, a new report has found. Compiled by the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), the report found company cars given to high-flying staff as part salary sacrifice packages cost $1 ...

Business groups fear Labor government: Andrews

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... protection afforded workers, while the Democrats had concerns about its impact on casual workers. Andrews said the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other industry groups wanted the laws passed. He said ...

Big business to urge easing of corporate laws on exec pay

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... the government to water down laws forcing companies to publish the pay packets of their top executives. The Business Council of Australia will appear before a parliamentary inquiry into a proposed shake-up of corporate laws and argue the government has ...

Zurich boss says insurers hampered by weight of reforms

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2004
... consumers. As well, too many regulators and pieces of legislation hamper the management of risk, he said at the Insurance Council of Australia's ninth annual New South Wales conference on Friday. He said the Stage Two reforms involving Australian Prudential ...

BCA calls for senate reform

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has called for far-reaching reforms of the Senate to enable governments to force legislative change through. The BCA made public its submission to the federal government at the weekend with recommended reforms ...

Treasurer announces two appointments to Productivity Commission

... five-year term. He has had extensive business expertise with ICI and then as CEO of Orica Ltd. He chaired the Business Council of Australia's Energy Reform Taskforce and was a member of the Government's Trade Policy Advisory Council. Mr Costello also ...

Super fund behind branch managers tilt at ANZ board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
... upcoming annual general meeting. Her campaign for one of two board positions could also benefit from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), which advised its members to vote against the bank's current chairman Charles Goode and director ...

Industry fund takes strong stand on corporate governance

... Financial Standard. Unisuper's policy has been drawn from guidelines published earlier this year by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, which are designed to reinforce the accountability of corporate boards and management to shareholders. ...

Morgan to become new head of Business Council

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2003
Former WMC Ltd chief executive Hugh Morgan has reportedly been asked to become the next president of the Business Council of Australia (BCA). Mr Morgan, who was highly vocal in his role at WMC, said that he had promised not to use the role to embark ...

APRA welcomes three new appointments to its board

... (RBA), the deputy chair of the payments system board of the RBA, a board member of APRA and an RBA representative on the council of financial regulators. He has held various positions in the RBA over the past 20 years, and before that worked for the ...