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Bank planners promote gearing strategies

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
One issue hotly debated in the financial planning community in the months leading up to the 30 June superannuation contribution deadline was whether to recommend that clients use debt to help them reach the $1 million contribution limit. While independent ...

AXA sidesteps ETP tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
AXA has seized on a loophole in the new tax legislation introduced 1 July to offer employers a potential avenue for reducing tax on eligible termination payments (ETPs). Under the new ETP rules, most payments made under an employer-owned non-super group ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
After a positive start to the day the Australian stock market had fallen slightly by noon, with a subdued Wall St and the end of financial year weighing down local stocks. The local bourse open up a touch, but within half an hour had fallen equal or ...

Asian hub Australia's next goal: MLC

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Australia's financial services industry is of global calibre and should be aiming to become the southern hemisphere's primary financial hub, according to MLC chief executive, Steve Tucker. "Financial services has the capacity to do for Australia what ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to build on yesterday's gains, with a rise in international markets, a flat performance on Wall St and stronger commodity prices nudging the market into positive territory. At 0646 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market has shot out of the gate with the major indices over one per cent up after yesterday's heavy losses. This was on the back of energy and technology stocks pushing Wall Street back into positive territory. At 1015 AEST, the ...

ING boosts life payments

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
ING has increased life insurance benefits for employers and staff who have cover through their super, including a market-first rise in maximum TPD benefits and unlimited death benefits. The upgrade, to be introduced due to the new super changes on July ...

Most finance executives support ESG reporting

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
A survey of senior finance industry executives reveals that the economy-wide costs of ignoring sustainability issues such as climate change outweigh the costs of addressing it, but they believe more industry and national leadership is needed. The research ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to recover some of yesterday's heavy losses, with gains on Wall St pushing the market into positive territory. At 0722 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 44 points to 6,258. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to fall again this morning, after all the major overseas markets suffered losses, and commodities prices lost ground. At 0653 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was down 38 points ...