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Defeat death taxes when merging accounts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Older Australians looking to merge their pension and super accounts be warned: your death taxes may be higher than you bargained for. Martin Murden, director of Partners Superannuation Services, said merging the two accounts can sometimes increase the ...

Plum cuts missing TFNs by 11pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Plum Financial Services' tax file number (TFN) campaign has proven successful, cutting the number of outstanding TFNs among its active members by 11 per cent to less than one per cent. The campaign, which began in May, resulted in the number of outstanding ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Super funds must revamp their marketing strategy and reallocate funding from traditional marketing media and focus on online content to better communicate with Generation Y, according to digital marketing expert, Jenny Williams. Speaking at the Association ...

Kenya budgets right for investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
There are more winners than losers in the first Budget announced since the formation of Kenya's first coalition government, with local and foreign investors first in line to benefit. The group said in a report that household consumers will benefit from ...

UBS restructures core business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
Global investment bank UBS is separating its business into three separate divisions in a bid to make the bank more effective post sub-prime. The group will now operate as three autonomous business entities. The firm said the new structure would provide ...

K2 hires Reddaway

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
K2 Asset Management has appointed Nick Reddaway as an international equities fund manager. Reddaway has a background in international markets and long-short funds, having previously worked in London with Blue Crest, Lazard Asset Management and Schroders. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
The Australian share market was marginally in the red at noon, with gold stocks heavily sold off for the second consecutive day on the back of a falling gold price. At 1212 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 3.7 points at 5,022.4, while the broader ...

Till taxes do us part

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Divorced couples unwary of CGT pitfalls could be in for a world of tax pain without professional financial advice, said Centric Wealth. Couples looking to untie the knot can often make the most out of the capital gains tax rollover relief, however they ...

ANZ Super cuts option costs by 40pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The $2.3 billion ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme has overhauled its Australian and international equities portfolios to include the appointment of two new core managers and four satellite managers. According to an investment update on the ...

Govt revises temporary res super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... Richard Gilbert, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive, said the revised arrangement would slash red tape for industry and deliver a fairer outcome for temporary residents.