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Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... victory as Greece's new leader - and game of chicken captain - but he may have just pulled out the Eurozone from a near death experience... for now at least. Phew! What relief. Gauging from the currency markets' reaction - euro up against the US dollar ...

Former Lonsec director charged with insider trading

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... at a time when he had inside information relating to Clean Seas' kingfish growth, Clean Seas' financial results and the death of its Bluefin Tuna fingerlings. This trading was prior to the release of Clean Seas' half-year results on 26 February 2010 ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... all these because that little nation somewhere in the Mediterranean couldn't decide which way to jump - stay and choke to death or leave and... choke to death. Yes Virginia, this the choice the Greeks face. Come to think of it, if they leave, at least ...

Compliance hurdles too high on PAFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... said Thomas, although both public and private ancillary funds can still be a good tax-effective option, with disputes on death also relatively rare. "We look after over 400 trusts and I haven't seen a family dispute a charitable trust structure, although ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... budget is one beautiful set of numbers. Yes Virginia, I know you're probably all "Budget" out by now. It's been dissected to death since last night. So I'll try to keep my two cents worth short and not bother you with the details. They're all over cyberspace. ...

SMSFs face fire-sales of illiquid assets

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... rush to purchase property assets, SMSF trustees may not be considering how these 'lumpy' holdings will be sold after their death, according to an SMSF advice and training provider. The consequences of this oversight could be the fire-sale of the property ...

Insurance bonds back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... tax. Higgins said on many occasions insurance bonds are a sound estate planning vehicle as they distribute tax-free on a death maturity at any time and they can be structured to outlive the bond owner. The structure of insurance bonds also provides the ...

It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... down, if they're cactus... why have investors continued to buy their debt? Are they masochists or they just simply have a death wish? Bloomberg reports that, "Demand for the 10-year Spanish debt at today's auction was 2.42 times the amount sold, compared ...

Default super in modern awards justified: Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... construction and building projects," Atkin said. "Cbus has also tailored its insurance product to provide high levels of cover for death and TPD without underwriting or questions around occupation - in stark contrast to most retail funds that require ...

Microinsurance reaches 500m people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... holders. Microinsurance aims to protect poor people in emerging nations against traditional risks such as accidents, illnesses, death in the family, natural disasters and property losses with premium payments tailored to their capacity to pay, according ...