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Financial planning

10 Apr

Super slugged by SLAB

Thousands of small DIY superannuation funds could be hit with capital gains tax (CGT) when they are forced to restructure to comply with proposed laws....

Financial planning

10 Apr

Techno stocks power the surge to an info economy

Technology stocks are generally not overvalued if evaluated in terms of the longer-term changes that are occurring to the economy....

Financial planning

10 Apr

Jardine retail operations are born again

As part of a new drive into the retail market, Dresdner RCM Global Investors (DRCM) has acquired Jardine Fleming Australia's unit trust business in Austra-lia. ...

Financial planning

01 Apr

No advances on super charge

News that the Federal Government has dropped the advance instalments on its unpopular superannuation surcharge has been widely welcomed....

Financial planning

01 Apr

BTFM investments left on hold

Several financial planning and research groups have slapped “hold” notices on new investment in BT Funds Management’s products as they wait for a buyer to emerge....

Financial planning

01 Apr

Two years jail for director

John Robert Houghton, a former director of Houghton & Associates, last week received a two year jail sentence after pleading guilty to 26 charges of fraudently missapropr...

Financial planning

01 Apr

Next.Direct Conference – Prudential’s Egg cracks open a lucrative market

Egg, the telephone and Internet banking arm of Britain’s largest insurer, Prudential, has attracted deposits of more than (UKPound) 3 billion since its launch in mid-Octo...

Financial planning

01 Apr

Next.Direct Conference – IT: the user-friendly face of customer service

Global spending on information technology to attract and keep customers is growing at more than 40 per cent a year and it’s not hard to see why....

Financial planning

01 Apr

Next.Direct Conference – US bank targets pink dollar

America’s first gay and lesbian Internet bank opens its doors on May 31, expecting to attract 66,000 customers and assets of US$1 billion within five years....

Financial planning

01 Apr

Sanford’s going for broke online.

In yet another sign of just how fast financial services on the Internet are expanding, on-line broker Sanford Securities has announced plans to float on the Australian St...