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AMP FP patches up the cracks

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... based legislative environment, not a prescriptive or black letter law. FSR is principles based," AMP FP managing director, Michael Guggenheimer, explained. The breach came about through AMP FP interpreting the legislation to mean that advice must be ...

CFS adds to sales team

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
Colonial First State has added to its insurance products distribution team in New South Wales. Both Hannah Dickin and Michaela Bryan will join the group as Business Development Associates and report to NSW senior manager Chris Blaxland-Walker. Business ...

MLC launches into after-tax reporting

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... on low, medium and high tax brackets, as well as on a superannuation tax rate of 15 per cent. Chief investment officer, Michael Clancy, said many investment managers based their strategies around achieving better headline figures than peers in a bid ...

Keating and Sen Chapman to launch AFA conference

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... how this impacts advice solutions, while featuring numerous case studies of what works and doesn't work. AFA president Michael Murphy, said, having the former PM is an absolute highlight. The conference will also be a great opportunity to see Senator ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... Holdings Inc surged after analysts at Bear Stearns raised their ratings on the stocks. Meanwhile, Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow said the pause in the central bank's string of rate increases earlier this month was "constructive," but more rate ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... share price index contract climbed 20 points to 5067 on a volume of 4,659 contracts. Austock Brokers senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said that the share market had taken its lead from stronger commodities prices as there were no major moves on ...

High net worth tax crack down

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... will the promoters of aggressive tax schemes. Along with the release of the Compliance program 2006-07, Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo, said there would be a crack down on tax evasion at the top marginal end. "The new promoter penalties legislation ...

Super changes drive up bottom line: Rice Walker

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... above previous estimates by the year 2020. Speaking at a seminar at Parliament House yesterday, director of Rice Warner, Michael Rice, said the group estimates the superannuation market will be worth up to 16 per cent more than the figure estimated prior ...

Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... and conflicts were largely the headline act. Panellists included Heather Nicholls, chief executive officer of Swiss Re, Michael Bargholz, chief executive of Alliance Bernstein, and John Pearce, chief executive of Colonial First State Investments. In ...

Challenger re-invents distribution team

... relationships alongside existing head of platform distribution and national key account manager, Rommel Hacopian. Meanwhile, Michael Lovett will move from his current national key account role to a new role as head of business management - boutique partnerships. ...