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Corporate tax needs to be more competitive: KPMG

A KPMG study of corporate tax rates in 86 countries found that those with the most attractive corporate tax enjoyed higher than average economic growth, and suggested there's room for Australia's tax rates to be more attractive to offshore investors. ...

PIS' Edmondson wins 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Troy Edmondson has taken out the Zurich 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year Award, presented at a gala dinner to conclude the 60th Annual AFA Conference last night. From 16 nominees, the field was whittled down to five finalists who were reviewed against five ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after the Dow Jones hit another record closing high on Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0721 AEST, the December share price index contract was up 13 points at 5,392. Today, Sims Group ...

CFDs close in on share trading

Contracts for difference (CFDs), a derivatives product which came out of nowhere five years ago, are now the second most popular trading instrument in the country with the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) gearing up to launch their version next year. ...

Suncorp set to pay $7.9b for Promina

Suncorp-Metway (Suncorp) has proposed to acquire all the shares in Promina for around $7.9 billion in a deal that would form a $20 billion diversified financial services group with Suncorp chief executive officer, John Mulcahy, at the helm. Under the ...

ING OneCare minds the insurance gap

ING's life insurance range OneCare grew sales by 65 per cent since January, proof that with the right product, people will buy insurance cover. Part of OneCare's appeal is that it offers insurance for 14 medical conditions not usually covered under ...

Suncorp bids for Promina and a national footprint

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
Shares in Promina Group, parent of Tyndall and Asteron, have rocketed ahead on news that giant Queenslander Suncorp has made a billion dollar play for the business in a move that would see Suncorp extend its formidable sunshine state presence across ...

Asteron ramps up insurance and income protection

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
Asteron has ramped up its life insurance and income protection offerings to try to remedy a significant shortfall in income protection for small business owners and self-employed workers. The move is in response to research conducted by Rice Walker ...

Asteron adds to Wealthstar investment menu

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
Asteron has announced the addition of six new investment options to its Wealthstar suite of products. Asteron said that the new options will give advisers and their clients more choice while still maintaining the simplicity of the investment menu. The ...

Asteron launches income product for 80s and over

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
Promina Group's financial services business Asteron yesterday launched an income stream product aimed at those 80 and over, designed to kick in when retirement savings start to dwindle. Designed to complement the pension, the Asteron Longevity Income ...