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Tax reforms boost capacity, not inflationary

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan presented his tax reform Bill to parliament this week saying it will boost economic capacity and not be inflationary. "They are also a down payment on a more internationally competitive tax system that will enhance the economy's ...

AMP posts 47pc growth in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
AMP has announced solid full year cashflows for 2007, including a whopping 47 per cent growth in its financial services business, which includes the firm's retail and wholesale superannuation divisions. AMP's underlying profit increased 10 per cent ...

ASIC charges Fundamental adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has charged Peter Braun, former financial adviser at liquidated Fundamental Group, with eight offences including dishonesty and providing investors with false information. Braun faces six charges ...

IRESS signs Asgard and Asteron

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
IRESS Market Technology has expanded its service after entering into key partnerships with Asgard Wealth Solutions and Asteron and upgrading its modelling and insurance products. Asgard Wealth Solutions (Asgard) partnered with IRESS Market Technology ...

One in three retirees don't review plan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Almost one third of Australians in retirement have not re-assessed their retirement strategy, according to an AXA survey. The AXA survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research included 309 phone interviews to working Australians aged 25 and over and 319 phone ...

Industry funds biggest losers from switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
Industry super funds reaped the least switching gains at the end of last year, as they reported for the first time a negative net share of superannuation switching behaviour, a new survey by Roy Morgan shows. During the six months leading up to September ...

Life ban for adviser after altering codes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Disgraced Tasmania-based financial adviser Adam Grant has been permanently banned from providing financial services after being caught manipulating broker codes to siphon commission payments. ASIC banned Grant, who was employed with Shadforths Limited ...

Centro appoints new head

Troubled property group Centro Properties turns a new leaf when it appointed a new chief executive today to replace current head Andrew Scott. Andrew Scott has resigned as chief executive and Centro director with Glenn Rufrano, the chief executive of ...

Not much of a fix from the freeze

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
There may still be plenty of questions over the virtue and mechanics of the planned "freezing" of loan interest rates for several hundred thousand distressed home loan borrowers in the US. The US government formally outlined the plan this morning without ...

Non-TFN tax attack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
The 31.5 per cent tax penalty to be applied to super funds without member tax file numbers (TFN) risk massively damaging the retirement incomes of members who either don't know about the rule change or who can least afford the tax hit. Raising the dire ...