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AXA to ramp up planning revenues by $60m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... Advisers are expected to add up to $63 million to their books over the next five years through a new three-pronged business plan from AXA. AXA's new strategy revolves around the formula of securing the appropriate business partnerships, maximising the ...

Australian Unity focuses on wellbeing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Physical wellbeing is just as important as financial wellbeing so for healthcare services provider and fund manager Australian Unity, why not look after both? It's been a stomach-churning time for many companies, Australian Unity not least one of them. ...

Lifeplan keeps it in the family

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Lifeplan Funds Management developed a way for financial advisers to manage the wealth that is passed on to the next generation when a client dies. The retail funds management firm's NextGen Wealth Preserver is structured so the client's funds, upon ...

Centric raises $100m in rights issue

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Centric Wealth struck an agreement with CHAMP Private Equity to underwrite a $100 million rights issue to retire short-term debt and buy more businesses. The rights issue is underwritten by CHAMP II Fund and must be approved by shareholders. Michael ...

Rescuing the rescue package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... become a bill until Friday when it is sent back to the House of Representatives for their vote. To make the US$700 billion plan more palatable to taxpayers, Congress has reportedly included tax cuts and increased bank account insurance to the bill. Whether ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... biggest selloff in years amid growing expectations that lawmakers will salvage a $US700 billion ($A882.72 billion) rescue plan for the financial sector. Following Monday's shellacking, the key Dow Industrials index picked up 485.21 points, or 4.68 per ...

Blame planners, not me: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... the easiest way to solve the crisis would be for the US government to give US$1 million to every American, noting that his plan was undermined by huge numerical errors. Crowe was speaking to reporters about his new movie Body of Lies.

CHOICE selects top FHSAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
AMP Bank, NSW Teachers Credit Union (NTCU) and Victorian Teachers Credit Union (VTCU) are the three institutions that received the thumbs up in a new report on First Home Savers Accounts (FHSAs) by consumer body CHOICE. FHSAs are deposit savings accounts ...

Head or tails?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... hardship for millions of Americans.' How true! The 228 members of the US House of Representatives who voted 'NAY' to the plan's passage are worried about the amount of money that US taxpayers will spend to bail out the (former) fat cats of Wall Street. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Tuesday after its biggest selloff in years amid growing expectations that lawmakers will salvage a $US700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector. Following Monday's shellacking, the key Dow Industrials index picked up 485.21 points, or 4.68 per ...