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Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... leverage covenant based on market capitalisation is coming under pressure. The 'BB+/B' ratings on New Zealand companies Equitable Mortgages Ltd. and Equitable Life Insurance Co. Ltd. were affirmed by S&P but the outlooks were amended to negative from ...

More super to move into daily pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... what you do as a super fund trustee. Unit pricing or crediting rates are more of a procedural function that needs to be equitable and have regards to the rules set out by regulators." "I don't see the issue being whether crediting rates or unit pricing ...

Scottish Equitable puts lid on withdrawals

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008

Bad will hunting

... The tax-related changes on the back of the latest Costello Budget also mean that what a married couple thinks is an equitable division of their assets among their children may not necessarily be equitable after tax is taken out. "There are also more ...

Investment reporting methods must be equitable: JPM WSS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
... When thinking about how best to manage their investment reporting, super funds should be focusing upon how transparent, equitable, portable and robust the approach is, rather than just whether they should adopt unit pricing or stay with crediting rates. ...

Stringent orders for winding up of Sovereign fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... Sovereign Prudential Fund, brought an urgent application before the court to allow the winding up of the fund on just and equitable grounds. One of the primary reasons for the application was that Sovereign's professional indemnity insurance was not ...

Exotic and unequitable fees on the rise

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... products. "Where it is an established fund, we point out that these fees structures are either not competitive or fair and equitable, and that it can keep ratings of funds lower than they otherwise would be." But, Wright added, "Encouragingly I must ...

Cutting super benefit taxes affordable: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
... benefit those on higher incomes (ie those who pay higher taxes), which the IAA said makes the system potentially less equitable. It also notes that there will be windfall gains for some individuals, in particular those who have excess benefits under ...

Another international DB fund bites the dust

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2006
... options available to us, and believe the proposals for reform - including the one-off contribution - to be fair and equitable and to provide a balance between the needs and expectations of scheme members and the long-term viability of the scheme." The ...

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

... politically and fiscally controversial topic of shifting the superannuation tax burden from the front end to the much more equitable back end. The key to the ASFA argument is while abolishing the contribution tax would cost $3.3 billion to federal revenue ...