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MetLife and Challenger finalise deal

... approximately 24,000 new customers and we expect to see continuing development in the annuity market despite the recent Budget changes to the treatment of annuities," said Challenger's chief executive Mike Tilley at the time of the deal announcement ...

BT chief Coombe explains spin-off

... divisions will operate as boutiques within the enlarged group, complete with their own tailored cost structures, overheads budget and profit distribution model. Michelle Baltazar

Green light over red tape

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... the States will collectively spend just under $150 billion over the next four years. NSW will increase its infrastructure budget by 55.8 per cent to $49.6 billion over the period.

Economic round-up: Cheeseburger bill meets fat tax

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... price of just soft drinks could generate almost $US1.5 billion annually - far more than the government's nutrition programs budget. Several US states experimented with hefty "fat-tax" legislation, (also known as the twinkie-tax), however they were ultimately ...

Check pay before shifting OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... after climbing three places since last year. Seoul is ranked number three, Tokyo fourth and Hong Kong fifth. Expats on a budget should look towards emerging markets such as Asuncion in Paraguay, the least expensive city for the fifth year running. According ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure's renovation rescue

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... renovation rescue of infrastructure, but skills shortages could put a dampener on the progress of new projects. The FY08 State budget rounds have been completed and reveal that the Australian States remain on solid ground fiscally speaking. The major ...

ABN AMRO Craigs selects Gatekeeper

... developed by InvestmentLink to cater for new legislation around the KiwiSaver scheme. "With less than five months between the Budget and KiwiSaver contribution flows commencing from the internal revenue department (IRD), our analysis identified that ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure - sink or swim?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... infrastructure spending in areas such as roads, railways, telecommunications, electric power and sea and air ports. But the Federal budget's planned spend of $22.3 billion over five years, commencing in 2009, will fall well short of what CEDA anticipates ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 23 points to 6,325. Today, the New South Wales state budget is released and broker Wilson HTM lists on the Australian Securities Exchange. OceanaGold Corporation and Uramet Minerals ...

No bank is ready for AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
The gaming sector is well ahead of financial institutions in adapting to the new anti money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws according to a survey conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers in March. The survey also revealed that 90 percent ...