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Austock Life strikes $100m

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... are often used for accumulating tax-paid lump sums for life-event financial planning objectives, ranging from funding children's education to estate planning. According to Austock Life, Imputation Bonds account for over $75 million of the firm's FUM ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... CAC-40 index closed at 5,063.36 points, down 6.35 or 0.13 per cent. TOKYO - Japanese markets were closed on Monday for Children's Day. On Friday the market closed up 282.40 at 14049.26, its highest close since January 11. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ...

FinLit boosts productivity while educating kids

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Promoting financial literacy is not only for educating children about money, it's also about securing our industry's future, said Joan Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). "We are ...

First stop baby boomers, next stop Gen-Y

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... along to one of your functions or events, sign them onto a newsletter," he said. "All parents will be keen for their children to learn about long term financial planning, they're on your side. "If you have a strong relationship with the baby boomer parents ...

FinLit goes global

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee. The objective of this latest financial literacy foundation is to help children grow up with enough knowledge and skills to be able to harness the opportunities of increasing becoming available through micro-financing. ...

When good housing news is bad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... these are only intended to help people save just a few thousand a year. No wonder parents are so worried about their children's housing options that a recent Galaxy Research survey commissioned by ING Direct found that almost eight in 10 Australian parents ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... bans are operating," they reported. Oh really? Water restrictions also penalise the poor much more than the wealthy. "Children are banned from playing under sprinklers - most acutely felt in generally less wealthy areas with limited access to swimming ...

Coordinated policy will boost population and capacity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... thereby the long term workforce take on renewed importance. For starters, the report finds that couples aren't having fewer children because they are selfish but because they can't afford to and governments wanting to boost birthrates only need to construct ...

Insurance that gives and gives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... more than $2 million. Charities include Alzheimer's Australia, Reach, Oxfam Australia, The Salvation Army, Starlight Children's Foundation Australia, the Royal Children's Hospital and the Royal Institute for the Deaf and Blind Children. The Baker Heart ...

Saving for the kids' textbooks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
Investment bonds are making a comeback as the vehicle of choice to boost children's school savings. According to statistics from research house Plan for Life, the investment bond market segment is continuing to grow with more than $8 billion in funds ...