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Growth bond plays tax trump card

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... where tax is paid on investment earnings within the product, on behalf of the investor, at a rate of 30 per cent (less imputation credits) over the life of the investment. AMP Director Personal Wealth Management Andrew Hobern said the AMP Growth Bond ...

Fix contributions, then worry about fees: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... enough to replace their income." The super-charging of the Australian share markets by the introduction of dividend imputation and the role super funds played could have been even greater for economic development, said Keating. "Unless we get adequacy ...

Austock launches planning arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... life insurance division reached the $100 million funds under management milestone, underpinned by its Austock Life Imputation Bonds, a master fund that uses an insurance bond tax structure. In April, the group created the Treasury Risk Advisory team ...

ING IM funds 'on hold' after departures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... and ratings firm placed ING Investment Management (ING IM) Australian Share Trust, Select Leaders Trust and Blue Chip Imputation Trust 'on hold'. "The three star rating that S&P awarded the manager in 2006 was based in part on Mr Cuddy's and Mr East's ...

Austock Life strikes $100m

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... $100 million pit stop in its total funds under management. Underlying the $100 million milestone is Austock Life's Imputation Bonds, a full-featured masterfund that uses an insurance bond tax structure, the company said. Imputation Bonds are often used ...

Dinosaur fund taxes should be scrapped: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... Division 6B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, in light of the operation of the capital gains tax regime, dividend imputation and Division 6C. The costs and benefits of establishing a separate taxing regime for REITs will also be scoped, along with ...

Perpetual charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... satisfy the requirements of the Australian Tax Office (ATO). To ensure these organisations can apply for a refund on any imputation credits attached to franked dividends, the fund has a large allocation to Australian shares. "This means investors can ...

Austock Life on Rainmaker iTV

Need to know more about imputation bonds and other tax effective strategies? Austock Life is the first to present a video-on-demand (VOD) seminar exclusively for financial planners regarding tax-paid managed funds, now available on Rainmaker iTV. Just ...

Austock added to Mac margin lending

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Macquarie has added Austock Imputation Bonds to the approved list for Macquarie Margin Loans. Austock Life managing director, Ross Higgins, said the ability for investors to now gear the Austock Imputation Bond through a third party provider like Macquarie ...

New blood to shake up CFS Aussie equities

... the meantime, CFS' chief investment officer David Dixon will be the acting head of Australian Equities as well as the Imputation and Australian Share funds. Ratings firm Standard & Poor's promptly placed 24 CFS funds 'on hold' in response to the departures. ...