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MLC launches into after-tax reporting

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... "This is unfortunate as tax can represent a significant cost for investors and can have a dramatic affect on their final wealth position."

St.George rejigs wealth business

St.George has re-organised its wealth business a decade on from its historic merger with Advance Bank, which started the group's journey towards becoming one of the largest wealth managers in the country. The wealth management and retail financial services ...

Hunter Hall shares the wealth with staff

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
Hunter Hall has announced a staff equity plan and executive profit sharing scheme in a bid to retain key personnel for the long term, a strategy which will see portfolio managers eventually owning 10 per cent of the company. The Portfolio Manager Share ...

Household finances in good shape: RBA

... finances are actually in better shape if you look past the conventional measures of saving and instead, look at net financial wealth. That is, assets and investments, not just interest gained from putting money in deposits and bonds. "The household saving ...

High net worth tax crack down

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
High net worth individuals with net wealth of around $30 million will come under the tax office's spotlight, as will the promoters of aggressive tax schemes. Along with the release of the Compliance program 2006-07, Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo ...

Top fund communications win 2006 ASFA Awards

... also given to: * GESB for its Retirement Education Program * Intrust Super Fund for its "Johnny's Cash" campaign * Mercer Wealth Solutions for its "Rollover" campaign * Sunsuper for its "Sunsuper Simple" campaign In the Stakeholder Marketing or Education ...

St Andrew's grows in leaps and bounds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
HBOS Australia's wealth and insurance business St Andrew's Australia reported a 95 per cent increase in revenue with profits up 147 per cent on last year's bottom line. St Andrews also reported funds under management and advice were up 13 per cent annualised ...

BT Wrap blasts through $25bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... administration, a 45 per cent increase in sales and that the number of advisers writing to BT Wrap had exceeded 7,000. BT head of wealth and Wrap Solutions, Chris Freeman, said that the success of the last 12 months could be attributed to a number of ...

Migrating a UK pension easier with good advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... people are likely to have UK transitions on their mind when they arrive. Pension Direct Transfers is part of the Genesys Wealth Advisers network but also works with other adviser groups and super funds on a quasi-wholesale basis. Ford said that to date ...

Financial services exports trailing economy

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... growth of 3 per cent or more, this means financial services is falling behind as a national - rather than individual - wealth creator, with economic as well as industry-status implications. "[But] most disturbing of all, over the past five years exports ...