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Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025

Funds SA chair Guy Debelle has told the IGCC Summit 2025 that numerous governments not going ahead with a carbon tax was a "missed opportunity". "The carbon tax wouldn't have been a bad thing to have done, but we lost a few Prime Ministers on the ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022

... zero emissions through technology spending, while doubling-down on the Liberal National Party's opposition to a carbon tax. "Mr Speaker, Australia is on the pathway to net zero emissions by 2050 and playing its part in responding to the critical ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022

... billion a year and that is earmarked for investment in roads and infrastructure. It's also the only kind of de-facto carbon tax we have in this country," Holden explains. "However, in theory you could have a petrol excise that averaged at about 44 cents ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON | THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021

... corporate and personal income taxes is a case in point, as is the idea that Australia will suddenly reconsider a broad-carbon tax," he said. The survey also called for a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as it has not met inflation targets ...

Putting a price tag on clean investing

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018

Pension funds and asset managers are among those who could create $20 trillion in new wealth if the world economy transitions to zero carbon and zero waste policies, according to new research. Professor Martina Linnenluecke, who leads Macquarie University's ...

New S&P indices factor in future carbon price risks

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018

S&P Dow Jones has launched 12 new indices that will adjust valuations of companies included in some of its established indices, to account for the future impact of carbon prices on stock prices. The S&P carbon price risk adjusted indices will be constructed ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016

... limited by a 26.5% drop in "taxes on use of goods and performance" which the ABS explained as "largely driven by the carbon tax repeal". US durable goods orders More indications that the US economy may be losing momentum - or that the positive impact ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015

Catholic Super chief executive and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chair Frank Pegan will commit support from Australian and New Zealand institutional investors for sound climate policies at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference ...

Shadow Treasurer will go to election over super

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015

... billion to the budget bottom line over the forward estimates." He also hinted at Labor's intentions to reintroduce the carbon tax and more investment in to Australia's entrepreneurial community.

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015

... of Labor's announcement, but downplayed the viability of any Labor tax reforms. "Look at the mining tax, look at the carbon tax and now they've got a new superannuation tax," he said. When asked about his own views concerning super tax treatments - an ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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