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Accountants call for $3 billion a year tax cuts

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
... tier tax system to be condensed into three income brackets. The new model would scrap the $6,000 tax-free threshold and the top tax rate of 47% and means test welfare benefits to higher income earners, costing about $3 billion a year. CPA Australia chief ...

Labor says we were wrong on super blooper

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings are currently $993.30, translating to a pension worth $248. Costello said the promise came on top of Labor's refusal to say how or when it would pay for a promise to scrap the 15% tax on superannuation contributions, attacking ...

Acquisitive mood to continue in 2004: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... was up 47%. There was a significant increase in initial public offering activity in the second half of 2003, with 17 of the top 20 IPOs for the year occurring after June 30. The report also said that an increased proportion of acquisitions in 2003 were ...

Super growth funds on a high in February: InTech

... month, to be to be up 25.4% for the year. InTech said all managers delivered positive returns for February, with Invesco the top-performing manager delivering 2.6%, followed by Perpetual (2.5%).

Big business to urge easing of corporate laws on exec pay

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
Big business will today urge the government to water down laws forcing companies to publish the pay packets of their top executives. The Business Council of Australia will appear before a parliamentary inquiry into a proposed shake-up of corporate laws ...

AAG releases annual review of agri stocks

... agricultural stocks against the All Ordinaries, Dow Jones, FTSE and NASDAQ indices. The annual survey of performance shows that the top 10 listed AAG Agri-index stocks achieved returns that exceeded 81% and averaged over 134%.

Qsuper leads superannuation provider rankings

... Rainmaker research measured the crediting rates produced by superannuation funds and master trusts. The difference between the top performing default option, the Qsuper Balanced fund, and the top choice option, the Qsuper High Growth fund was a whopping ...

Perpetual wins fund manager award

Perpetual Investments has taken the top award in the Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year Awards for 2003. The accolade is awarded to Australian domiciled fund managers that according to Morningstar have demonstrated funds management excellence in 2003. ...

Six Aussies make Forbes Richest List

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
... co-founder Bill Gates. Last year Mr Murdoch was 54th. Fellow media king Kerry Packer, 66, is the next Australian, just outside the top 100 at 111, up from 147th last year with an estimated wealth of A$5.46 billion. Westfield Shopping Centres have made ...

Promina announce $200-$300 million capital raising for growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
Trans-Tasman insurer Promina Group has revealed plans to raise $250-$300 million for future growth after booking a full year net profit that topped its own prospectus forecast by more than $100 million. Promina managing director and CEO Michael Wilkins ...