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Taxes should not target PE: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has told Bloomberg they reject calls that additional taxation be imposed on its members just because they are private investors who use leverage. The rebuff follows reports that the British Trades Union ...

More blue and orange in online banking

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Not content to let ING have all the local online glory, Rabobank has entered Australia's retail banking market with a new comprehensive DIY banking service called RaboPlus. The product, which follows successful online product launches in Belgium, Ireland ...

Government offers industry the simple life

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
Advisers will be able to offer simplified records of advice to clients investing less than $15,000, while businesses can post annual reports and new or revised product information online, under proposed new Simpler Regulatory System reforms. The bill ...

Week of resignations for UBS

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
Rounding out a week of personnel-propelled headlines for UBS Global Asset Management, another executive has tendered his resignation. Hot on the heels of head of Australian equities, Paul Fiani's departure, deputy portfolio manager, Shawn Burns, has ...

Use super for national interests: Weaven

Industry funds management chair Garry Weaven has called on the government to harness the superannuation system to offset costs relating to climate change, infrastructure and the retirement needs of an ageing population. In an address to the National ...

New blood to shake up CFS Aussie equities

Colonial First State, one of the largest equities funds manager in the country, hopes to turn its misfortunes on the personnel front into an opportunity to hunt new talent and revamp its performance track record. The revolving door at CFS has kept turning ...

HOSTPLUS launches super sport campaign

Industry fund HOSTPLUS, which enjoyed an advertising coup last year with its sponsorship of NRL grand finalist Melbourne Storm, is to roll out another aggressive sports-themed campaign for this year. The new TV campaign will show a montage of different ...

Mercer appoints ex-RBA exec as principal

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
Mercer Investment Consulting has appointed former RBA senior manager Stephanie Weston as a principal, specialising in institutional investor advice and fixed income research. Weston will be based in Mercer's Sydney office, and brings more than 17 years ...

Pick your stocks when they're green: SAM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
Picking your stocks based on colour may not be the most scientific method around, but go with green and you can't go wrong, said Sustainable Asset Management's (SAM) business development manager, Simon Romijn, speaking at the Financial Standard Best ...

Three times the tax without a TFN

Around 900,000 super fund members are paying three times more tax on their super than they have to because they haven't given their tax file number (TFN) to their employers. Superpartners, the largest administration services provider in the country ...