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Tax relief will drive insurance cover

... of the employee's superannuation fund. However, the current tax regime makes such arrangements tax-ineffective." A tax relief could also be complemented by changes to the level of insurance cover in 'default' super funds. Jeffrey explains that default ...

Managed accounts hold trumpcard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... demand could also increase after Praemium announced it would actively lobby for the government to provide rollover tax relief for investors switching out of legacy managed funds and into the equivalent SMA model. "If an investor wants to move from an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... stocks ended little changed on Tuesday as setbacks for two drugs weighed down the pharmaceutical sector, offsetting the relief from a retreat in record high crude oil prices. Trading volume was scant as investors turned cautious with the Federal Reserve's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... for the third consecutive trading day yesterday, as investors shunned the big miners and energy stocks, although a small relief rally in the banks helped to cap losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index slid 46.2 points to 5134.2 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... a profit forecast that disappointed investors. But JPMorgan Chase & Co, the number three US bank, provided comparative relief from the gloom cast by Citigroup's record quarterly loss on Tuesday, and lent support to the Dow. JP Morgan's results suggested ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... market finished the week higher on Friday, bolstered by a stronger US lead after news from the White House of mortgage relief for beleaguered sub-prime borrowers. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 53.8 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 6654.7 and the ...

Not much of a fix from the freeze

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... the plan this morning without adding too many details to those reported in recent days. The plan is intended to provide relief from scheduled rises in interest rates for borrowers on adjustable rate mortgages and with rate resets due between January ...

US Fed hints rates holiday may be over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... calm down and the doomsayers may go back into the bunker. But new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may also breathe a sigh of relief as the last thing a new Labor government trying to build economic credibility needs is deflation and a contraction in resources ...

Rising Star calls for home loan tax relief

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... repayments on loans used for investment purposes tax deductible. But this luxury is rarely utilised by the people who need most relief, Gen X." He said such a policy change would encourage Gen Xers to start building investment portfolios much earlier. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... Enterprises Ltd, Babcock & Brown Infrastructure, Emeco Ltd, Peptech Ltd and Praemium Ltd. The Australian share market staged a relief rally yesterday and closed higher, despite the distraction of the Melbourne Cup and weakness from the United States. ...