ABOUT one quarter of superannuation fund investors in Australia did not have their tax file numbers recorded, according to a survey by licensed securities dealer Count Wealth Accountants.
CREDIT card fraud was becoming easier to detect following the introduction of a software package that identifies transactions which are different to the customer’s usual spending patterns, according to National Australia Bank.PRISM was introduced by the
Weekly commentaryEconomy: The continuing rise in the US$ and world oil prices is now placing significant pressure on the world economy and if maintained are likely to lead to significant slowdown in world economic growth in 2001. Oil prices paid in Eu
THE 1980s and 90s can best be characterised as the period in which the face of financial services changed completely.Life was easy to that point with most of us looking to banks for the provision of simple banking products and some peripheral items tha
THERE are two one-off non-taxable bonuses this year for older Australians with lower incomes, to help them maintain the value of their savings and retirement incomes and to compensate for the effects of the GST.
WONDERED which asset classes are the best performing class in any one-year period?Wondered why financial planners keep telling you to diversify your portfolio?It is interesting to note the variation in returns can be quite phenomenal. (See table lef
THE 2000-2001 Australian Master Financial Planning Guide is quite a departure from the traditional style of CCH Australia Limited’s publications, which have revolved around CCH’s in-house editors providing the content.
FOR years, investors planning for retirement have heard the reasons for holding Australian stocks in their portfolio.These include dividend imputation, increasing income and capital growth.
CHRIS Freeman is the national director for sales at BT Funds Management and spends a lot of time talking to advisers and financial planners about the position of the company the marketplace.
WINE may not appear as glamorous as some Ascot Spring Carnival beauties when fashions of the field are paraded, but it’s true that the product of the vine does run in tune to fashion.
TRADING on the American market on August 25 will be remembered for one thing – the power of information.Emulex is a network equipment manufacturer whose stock was trading on the day at $113.06.
WHAT are three most important decisions that most of us make during our lifetime?Our purchase of a vehicle is usually the first and the purchase of the home usually the biggest.
THE speech by Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Ian McFarlane in Queensland on August 10 certainly led economists to suggest the bank had already factored in a 0.25 per cent rate rise for the September quarter.Mr MacFarlane made the key point that...
