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ASSET Super launches TTR calculator

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... Asset TTR Calculator also takes into account inflation, investment earnings; age pension (if eligible), fees, insurance premiums, and investment strategy. "One of the key features of the Asset TTR calculator is that it's interactive at every stage, so ...

Insurance taxes should be slashed: NIBA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... the Victorian and New South Wales governments collect 75 per cent of the budget for their fire services from insurance premiums. On top of high insurance premiums, the total cost for someone requesting insurance includes GST, the fire services levy and ...

China could own America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG. Perhaps taxpayers could give themselves interest free loans and cheaper insurance premiums seeing that they virtually own these companies? Citigroup and Bank of America are next in line, then it'll be the carmakers ...

Telstra Super members gain rebate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Almost 30,000 Telstra Super members will receive a rebate on their group insurance premiums after lower than expected claim levels with the fund's insurer, TOWER Australia over the past three years. Telstra Super's deal with TOWER Australia means the ...

MLC slashes premiums

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
MLC has reduced insurance premiums across its Personal Protection Portfolio (PPP) and Life Cover Super (LCS) by as much as 15 per cent, in line with its ongoing strategy to make insurance more affordable. The firm's LCS and PPP premiums have been reduced ...

TOWER net profits up 81pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... continue to advocate for a reform of the FSR model and the removal of federal and state stamp duties on life insurance premiums. In other news, TOWER Australia appointed former AIG Life deputy managing director, Brett Clark to chief executive for the ...

CalPERS calls for ratings overhaul

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... investors about actual credit risk, and costs taxpayers billions of dollars in higher interest rates and bond insurance premiums. "It is important that we look out for the financial well-being of our contracting public employers who have been victimised ...

Life ban for adviser after altering codes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... permanent ban in June that year after repeated and deliberate dishonest behaviour, including spending clients' insurance premiums on himself. Another disgraced Donald Maxwell, a promoter of illegal mezzanine fund schemes, was ordered to pay $1.122 million ...

The 93pc tax sting

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... contribution caps. "There are a number of different factors that come into play when calculating the cap, such as insurance premiums paid on behalf of members by employers. Most members would not connect subsidised insurance to the cap," said Fitzsimons. ...

BT Financial and Westpac launch all-in-one super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... administration fee and management fee of 99 basis points. This does not take into account advisory fees and insurance premiums. Life insurance is also available through the fund with premiums charged relative to age with the option to upgrade to death ...