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Clinton plans pension system overhaul

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... Accounts (ARA) plan will enable low to middle class families to establish a retirement savings account with any private wealth management company similar in structure to a 401(k). The plan will allow tax-deferred contributions up to US$5,000 per year ...

Billionaire bull run

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007

Macq Private Wealth sponsors the AFI

While many super funds and fund managers are busy supporting sports clubs, Macquarie Private Wealth looked to the arts instead when it signed a deal with the Australian Film Institute (AFI). Macquarie Private Wealth has become a new and major sponsor ...

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... Globalis Investments is among the growing number of BRIC enthusiasts who see more growth ahead. Back in July, The World Wealth Report by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, claimed that mature markets would take a backseat, while emerging market's growth would ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... unacceptable level, though, and to increase this, AXA planned to improve dialogue within the community on the subject. "Unlike wealth management, which is commonly discussed over the dinner table and at barbeques, because it's topical, it's interesting ...

Singapore laybys Australia

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... twice as much of Australia as Australians do. With Medicare Private also up for sale next year, and Singapore's increasing wealth and propensity to buy Australian, Singapore's commercial footprint looks set to further tread on our own.

Australians at ease with debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
With Australians using debt to acquire homes and build wealth, a report from the Federal Government found almost 80 per cent of borrowers are comfortable with their debt levels. Volatile equity markets, inflationary pressures and ongoing credit fears ...

Lifestyle banking at your service

BankWest joins the growing list of banks and wealth management firms eager to retain customers and win new ones by providing finance-related services in a more relaxed setting, complete with a place to read, cafe and even a mini-shop to buy office stationery. ...

Singapore's wealthy to defy global downturn

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... increase the number of wealthy individuals by 7.1 per cent by 2011, according to a new Datamonitor report. The report, titled "Wealth Management in Singapore 2007", forecasts the number of wealthy individuals, categorised as individuals holding USD$60,000 ...

Consumers worry about value, not fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... better articulate their value proposition is expected to reinforce a tougher focus on administrative efficiencies in the wealth management industry, said John DiBase, senior consultant at Morse Consulting. Echoing this, 71 per cent of consumers surveyed ...