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MLC battles death taxes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... don't compromise their insurance cover if they choose to exercise Choice of Fund. "We believe insurance should be a foundation employee benefit and the current risk is that when employees exercise choice to move away from their employer's default fund ...

MFS seeks name change to GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... was selected for its distinctiveness and evocative link with geography and land, which the company says makes up the foundation of the group's development and investment business. "This is a logical step for the group given it is financially independent ...

Insurance that gives and gives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... million. Charities include Alzheimer's Australia, Reach, Oxfam Australia, The Salvation Army, Starlight Children's Foundation Australia, the Royal Children's Hospital and the Royal Institute for the Deaf and Blind Children. The Baker Heart Research Institute ...

Opes Prime boosts corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Prime brokerage services provider Opes Prime has appointed Jennifer Kane to head of corporate and legal affairs as the firm moves to meet its corporate governance and legal compliance obligations. Prior to her appointment, Kane was head of compliance ...

Investors look east, Australia falls behind

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... markets in the world for investors looking to capitalise on a free economy, suggests an annual report by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. The port city, which benefits from zero trade barriers and 17.5 per cent tax for both foreign ...

Women in Finance supports PIFA

Women in Finance (NSW) rounds up the year with a special event dedicated to the Parent and Infant Foundation of Australia. More than 100 women attended the end-of-year drinks organised by WIF (NSW), a non-profit organisation that aims to provide a supportive ...

First Quadrant launches fund for all seasons

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
US-based investment manager First Quadrant has launched Global Macro Trust, which aims to generate returns for institutional investors regardless of market direction. Max Darnell, chief investment officer at First Quadrant, said the global macro return ...

AMP grants $100,000 to Future2

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
AMP has thrown their support behind the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Future2 Foundation through a $100,000 donation. Corinne Dieters, trustee of Future2, said the foundation aimed to provide financial skills to young and disadvantaged Australians ...

Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... scale solar generation projects that will feed back into the electricity grid. The projects are funded from the Google Foundation. If they have a blog, maybe the IMF can use it to update some of their ideas too.

Mariner ups stake in German property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... expansion of their managed funds business. "These properties complement our current German portfolio... providing a solid foundation for expanding European activities, and for our growing global property funds platform." Foulsham said Mariner had established ...