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AMP puts pedal to the metal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
AMP's emphatic revival continues, with the company reporting a 29 per cent increase in cash inflows to $2.66 billion in the March quarter. Net cash flows came in at $341 million, nearly triple the $115 million reported in the previous corresponding ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
A push to cut top income tax rates was flagged this week as the Board of Taxation chairman, Dick Warburton, said such a reduction would stop people channelling personal income into company coffers. Warburton recently co-authored a report comparing Australia's ...

Five out of six Australians lack income protection: CommInsure

A CommInsure survey released this week found that five out of six Australians have inadequate income protection insurance in the case of illness or injury. Alarmingly, the survey also showed that if the respondents were to lose their income for three ...

Emerging market global inflows post all time high

Emerging market equity and bond funds, along with global equity funds, last week posted all time record inflows. According to data published by Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR), emerging market equity funds welcomed a massive $3.3 billion last ...

Small cut in super taxes now will significantly cut future tax burden: ASFA

Abolishing the 15 per cent super contributions tax would add thousand of dollars to consumers' retirement benefits, while any tax revenue falls would be offset by the extra inflows adding to the earnings tax base. In fact, the benefit to the economy ...

New global dividend yield fund for ING

ING has launched a new global dividend fund aimed at investors wanting more income in the portfolio mix. Ross Barnwell, ING Head of Distribution and Research, says, "the new fund is aimed at investors who want good income streams but with lower market ...

Advance AM apppoints QLD state manager

Multi-boutique manager Advance Asset Management (Advance) has appointed Karen Giglia as state manager for Queensland. Prior to taking the role, Giglia was Advance's state manager for Western Australia where she established a network of key accounts ...

Book delivers message: Nice Girls Don't Get Rich

Women need to change their pre-programmed, psychological behavior if they want to get ahead financially and stop damaging their monetary goals. This is the message in a new book by American bestselling author, Lois Frankel. Frankel's book, 'Nice Girls ...

Too many mothers missing out on insurance: IFSA

Four out of five full-time working mothers with dependent children do not have enough insurance cover, according to research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). IFSA's chief executive officer Richard Gilbert blames ...

ASIC pleased with regional advisers

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is encouraged by the efforts of regional advisers to comply with the Financial Services Reform Act following a series of regional adviser visits. ASIC Compliance Directorate executive director ...