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Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... the need to review superannuation tax concessions, because significant changes should be made to make the system more equitable," acting leader Christine Milne said. "There are $30 billion worth of superannuation tax concessions per year. Almost half ...

FOFA will pass: Shorten, FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... and put away in compulsory savings where they can't access, we need the most efficient, the most accessible and most equitable financial services systems we can construct to work around the creation this large stream of compulsory revenue," said Shorten. ...

AXA Gorilla to retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... financial quarter of the social media sphere is to lose one its most endearing characters with the announcement that AXA Equitable's gorilla is following his own advice and is about to retire. "The 800lb gorilla has spent a lifetime 'in the room,' reminding ...

ASX grants Chi-X access to TAS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... manner. "We have fulfilled our key objective in negotiations with ASX of ensuring that all market participants have an equitable post-trade service, regardless of execution venue," said Peter Fowler, chief operating officer, Chi-X Australia. Chi-X has ...

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... public policy debate about how you make those products and also on how you shift the onus from state to individual in an equitable way," said Carpenter. Life insurer, AXA Australia, has moved to address the risk of longevity through upgrades to its Elevate ...

Adviser sentenced to 8yrs imprisonment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... wind up two Townsville companies, Understanding Retirement Pty Ltd and N.F & J.M Dodd & Associates, citing "just and equitable grounds" or "insolvency" after the companies mutual director, Dodd, was investigated... The companies were liquidated. Dodd ...

New mining tax is miners' own idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... must be prospective, and taxation rates should vary depending on the profit yield of specific commodities. "Assuming an equitable base and rate has been agreed by all stakeholders, any new royalty regime should be based on profit rather than income or ...

AXA launches iPhone apps for women

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has launched two new women-centric financial applications for Apple's iPhone and iTouch. The free apps, available for download from iTunes, provide women consumers on-the-go access to financial calculators to help ...

Ripoll recommends investor compensation fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... should include consultation with the industry about how levy arrangements might be designed to ensure they are fair and equitable across the industry," said the PJC report. Meanwhile, the PJC recommended the Corporations Act be amended to include a fiduciary ...

Perth fund manager gets wind up orders

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... Western Australia. ASIC issued a Court application against Finchley on 4 August 2009, alleging that it was just and equitable that the fund manager be wound up by the Court because Finchley and its officers had failed and continued to fail to comply ...