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Plan to give: Perpetual

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... accumulates and your trust grows without having to pay income tax or capital gains tax, to become a significant, enduring legacy. Additionally it provides the ability to pool money with others for greater return to donate to charitable causes," Knowles ...

Govt push for reforms in $221.4b legacy products sector

... obsolete or outdated investment products, the Government has released a consultation paper outlining ways to rationalise 6,000 legacy investment products estimated to be worth $221.4 billion. Among the Government's proposals is to introduce the compulsory ...

'Tis the season to be philanthropic

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... spread the deduction over a five-year period. "As the CEF can continue in perpetuity, it allows benefactors to create a legacy of giving that can last for generations," he said. Next up was Enrich Australia, who, with sponsors AMP Capital Investors ...

Super fees battle competition and returns

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... drivers influencing fee reduction since 2004 as increased average account balances, strong market performance, the decline in legacy products, several large fund mergers and outsourcing in the corporate fund sector." However, Rainmaker fee data to April ...

Local banks face global assault

... the banks [in Australia], I don't think there's been a core banking replacement in the last 20 years. They are running on legacy systems." This opens opportunities to global banks such as HSBC and Citibank although Marks conceded that both banks may ...

Bravura's Dunstan joins Quipoz board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
Legacy software and technology transformation business Quipoz has announced the appointment of Bravura Solutions group chief executive officer and managing director, Iain Dunstan, as non-executive director. "We are delighted to have Iain join our Board ...

Stone age funds up for reforms

The Federal Government is looking into legacy products in the managed funds industry as the next area for reforms in an effort to drive more cost savings in the $221 billion sector. Speaking at the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) ...

Trade faster than a speeding bullet: INSTINET

... per cent higher than in Japan," said McDonald, continuing that it's because most of the European platforms are sitting on legacy technologies that are not as efficient as the cutting edge platforms developed and used in the US. The end goal is to provide ...

Labor the party of wealth creation: Swan

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... that turbocharged the Australian economy and led to the prosperity we enjoy today," he said. "That is a wealth-creating legacy that Labor is very proud of," he added "It is a great vehicle for fairness, for spreading the prosperity of economic reform ...

Polaris eyes the big banks

... banks were one of the early adopters of new technology, back in the 60s... that's good but it also means they still have legacy software today," said the company's founder and chief executive, Arun Jain. Jain said they will launch seven products cutting ...