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Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
A proposed government ruling in the US will prevent insurers and employers from discriminating against people based on their genetic test results. According to the Washington Post, the US Senate has passed the Genetic Information Non-discrimination ...

No to double SG demerits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... charge and so they ended up paying it twice, so it sounds like a good measure," said Denham. Treasurer Wayne Swan said the ruling might raise compliance costs slightly for employers.

Govt extends tax exemptions for terminally ill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... their affairs and hopefully access the best of care and lifestyle." The federal government is set to introduce another ruling whereby those with a terminal illness can have unrestricted access to their superannuation.

Under Aviva's umbrella

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... occupation excludes them from receiving TPD cover were offered death covers. Looking forward, Barker said that he is not ruling out the possibility of implementing the cover across other product plans, but affirms that there are no "definite plans" to ...

US-Aust rates spread widens to 250 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... up the economy and real estate wealth is a major plank holding up consumption spending. No surprise then that no one is ruling out further cuts. But what seems to get up people's nose is how the Fed won't explicitly say what its real game plan is, namely ...

NZ planners regs improve fee transparency

... New Zealand planners have received three-month notice to follow tighter rules on fee disclosure after a new government ruling was announced this week. NZ Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel said that investment advisers will now be required to provide up-front ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... Warehouse Group Ltd will likely turn up at the firm's AGM to see where the company is heading after yesterday's High Court ruling to overturn the Consumer Commission's block from a bid from Woolworths Ltd and FoodStuffs Ltd. Yesterday, the Australian ...

AMP to broaden planner network

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
... Meanwhile, although the future of AMP Asset Management is in property and infrastructure within the Asian market, Dunn is ruling out expansion overseas. "Our focus in planning is very much in Australia and New Zealand. We believe we've far from exhausted ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... December Share Price Index was up 18 points to 6662. This morning in Melbourne, the Federal Court is expected to hand down its ruling on the case involving BHP Billiton, which could open BHP's railway lines in the Pilbara to other miners. In Perth, Toro ...

Asgard eWRAP admin fees down 7.5pc

... Dean Thomas, product general manager for St.George Wealth said the fee reduction comes after Asgard received a Private GST Ruling from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) that eWRAP Investment is an 'entity' under GST law. This meant the platform can now ...