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MLC battles death taxes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
MLC is on a mission to help employers combat the new higher tax rate payable on death benefits on policies outside superannuation using its latest insurance product. MLC Super Group Insurance is aimed at employers looking to protect their employees ...

Dinosaur fund taxes should be scrapped: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Australia's managed funds industry may soon undergo a major tax revamp as Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen calls for the Board of Taxation to review taxation arrangements applying to the sector. Minister Bowen told an Investment and Financial Services ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Macquarie Bank has developed the Macquarie Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The product allows SMSF trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property ...

MFS seeks name change to GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
MFS Diversified Group is proposing to change its name to 'GEO Property Group' as it seeks to distance itself from the recent turmoil surrounding the listed business, MFS Limited. Under the proposal MFS Diversified will be renamed GEO Property Group ...

Praemium's SMSF market share soars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Praemium has become one of Australia's largest self managed super fund (SMSF) administrators after its funds under administration grew almost 50 per cent to $11 billion in twelve months. The firm has a three per cent market share in the SMSF space with ...

Fear brings opportunity for the wise

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Buy, sell, or run for the hills? January's Black Tuesday saw the axing of over $100 billion from the share market, but savvy investors will realise the ailing stock market still boasts lucrative investment opportunities. According to a report by wise-owl ...

Macq appoints ex-Platypus fundie

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Macquarie Funds Management has appointed Philip Pepe to portfolio manager in its High Conviction team. Pepe previously held a senior research analyst and portfolio manager role at Platypus Asset Management. During this time, Pepe was responsible for ...

RREEF expands client relations

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
RREEF, the global alternative investment management business of Deutsche Bank, yesterday announced the appointment of Philip Levinson to the newly-created role of head of client relations Asia (ex-Japan) and Australia, and Jon Tanaka as head of portfolio ...

Van Eyk back on the driver's seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
Stephen van Eyk, managing director and founder of research company van Eyk Research, will become more hands on after the resignation of the group's research heads, Jerome Lander and Suzanne Tavill. While Tavill left the company last month, van Eyk has ...

MFS to split investment and leisure arms

Listed financial services and leisure group MFS Limited has announced it intends to separate its funds management and leisure business Stella into two ASX-listed companies subject to shareholder approval. The group said in an ASX statement that it expected ...