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Perpetual slashes CGT costs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Advisers looking for an edge around CGT costs can now access Perpetual's WealthFocus Investment Advantage - a new non-super product that allows switching investment options without incurring capital gains tax. Eric Wang, Perpetual group executive of ...

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 ...

Præmium tackles UK SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... powers its virtual wrap platform. This technology, already administering in excess of $28 billion in Australia, incorporates a CGT calculations engine and provides consolidated portfolio reporting for Smartfund, managed fund, direct equity and other ...

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... household electronic goods. The ACCI also proposed other initiatives such as taxation compliance improvements and streamlining of CGT rates, but compared to fighting inflation these are most likely just secondary concerns in Canberra right now. The inflationary ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... super," he said. In a double whammy for investors, some of these investments may now be slapped with a capital gains tax (CGT) liability charge following the disposal of their investments. Investors who viewed the CGT as an opportunity cost back in June ...

Praemium wins UK platform deal

... UK Government's pre-budget report which revealed its plans to make legislative changes to its existing Capital Gains Tax (CGT) treatment. Initially, Cofunds will use Praemium's capital gains tax functionality in their V-Wrap with a view to use the rest ...

Look before you leap

... Investors looking to switch fund managers due to the market turmoil should look beyond performance tables and understand the CGT implications of moving their assets, according to finance expert Michael Hutton. Hutton, a financial planning partner with ...

Super choice Budget boost

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... roll-over protection following marriage breakdowns that allow spouses to transfer in-specie to another fund without incurring a CGT liability. Meanwhile, financial literacy spending has jumped dramatically with $6 million funding boost, and the Government ...

Brumbie: The only Budget numbers that matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... attending briefings tomorrow so experts can explain to us with their laser pointers on their Powerpoint slide screens how the CGT compression ratios have shifted three molecules to the left and that on 23 September 2008 some new rebate will morph into ...

Stone age funds up for reforms

... equivalent - on consent. However, there are always members who refuse to move to a newer product due to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) implications or various other reasons. But Pearce noted research that showed some members still refuse to move to a new fund ...