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Tough times ahead for demerged AMP

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2003
A senior Deutsche Bank manager has predicted AMP Ltd and its demerged British operations would face a difficult time after their proposed split later this year. AMP plans to split its businesses in Australasia and the UK - with the Australasian operation ...

Healthcare expenditure at record highs: OECD

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said current spending on health care amongst its member states - including Australia - is at a record high, with the bulk of that spending largely due to the rising cost of pharmaceuticals ...

AMP to close its UK pensions entity NPI to new business

As part of its demerger process, AMP has announced that it will close its UK pension business NPI Limited to new business and manage it as part of its UK Life Services (UKLS) business. "After thorough consideration of all its options, we have decided ...

Employers to make quarterly SG contributions: ATO

Changes to superannuation law means that from July 1 2003 employers will have to make Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions quarterly rather than annually, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) announced today. Deputy commissioner of taxation for superannuation ...

Business confidence on upswing: ACCI and Westpac industrial survey

General business confidence is on a high in the wake of the 2003-04 Federal Budget and the Australian economy has continued to perform strongly in the 2003 June quarter, a survey of industrial trends by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

Australia has a highly mobile population: ABS survey reveals

Australia has a remarkably mobile population, with 42 per cent - or 6.8 million people - changing their place of residence between the years 1996 to 2001, the 14th national ABS Census of Population and Housing has revealed. The census results, released ...

ASFA issues disclosure and risk management best practice guidelines

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has issued best practice papers on two major issues affecting the superannuation industry at present - risk management and the development of product disclosure statements - both of which will ...

Mike Wilkins elected ICA president

Promina Group Ltd has announced its managing director and CEO Mike Wilkins has been elected president of the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). Wilkins will replace outgoing president Raymond Jones who has been in the position since 2001. "I am honoured ...

Super funds and master trusts back domestic share prices: survey

Super funds and master trusts are highly confident that Australian share prices will rise over the next six-to-12 months, according to the latest Financial Standard Intelligence Unit market expectations survey. Of the twenty-one super funds and master ...

Morningstar gives five stars to Perpetual's mortgages management

Morningstar has given Perpetual Investment Management a five star Mortgages Sector Strength Rating, it has announced. "The team has sound depth and experience, which is a relative strength, as is stability," Morningstar said. "The lending team is also ...