Category Archives: Pension term assurance

How the bond market works

Illustration: Colin Daniel

Changes to the prudential investment regulation 28 of the Pensions Funds Act mean that all investors with long-term savings in retirement annuity (RA) funds, preservation funds and investment-linked living annuities where there is investor choice need to understand bonds and broader debt markets.

Telesat Reports Results for Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2011

OTTAWA, Nov 4, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –Telesat Holdings Inc. (Telesat) today announced its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011. all amounts are in Canadian dollars and are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) unless otherwise noted.

Wealth Check: ‘Help me build my business and tighten our family finances’

The Patient

Bringing up children has prompted Lara Milanova to reassess her family’s finances. “We don’t think we are very good with money, and providing for a family makes it important to address this,” says Lara, 40.

"although we don’t have major luxury holidays or the latest technology, our outgoings seem pretty high. Our savings are just in a basic savings account, earning very little."

Meet the candidates: Ventura City Council

The VCReporter continues its coverage of the Ventura City Council election this week by publishing two interviews per week. on the downhill slope to Election Day, we have featured eight of the 11 candidates, including this week with Bill Knox and Carl Morehouse. All interviews are available online at vcreporter.com, Meet the Candidates: Ventura City Council 2011. 

The Mergers And Acquisitions Review – 5th Edition – Finance and Banking – Ireland

I OVERVIEW OF RECENT M&A ACTIVITY

Following an extremely challenging year in 2009, with historically low levels of M&A activity, Ireland in 2010 showed a marked recovery despite issues remaining with financing and severe fiscal retrenchment. According to corporate deal activity reports and surveys, there were 197 deals involving Irish companies in 2010 with a total value of €10.3 billion. this compares with 134 deals and a total value of only €3.4 billion in 2009. Despite reduced certainty surrounding the stability of the banking sector and the anticipated outcome of stress tests, the market's response in the first quarter of 2011 was positive with 57 deals and €921.6 million aggregate value….    

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The Mergers And Acquisitions Review – 5th Edition – Finance and Banking – Ireland

Investec earns its stripes

In 1990 Investec was hardly recognisable as a bank brand in South Africa, let alone globally. not only that, it had yet to launch an asset management business. Today, the Investec brand pops up in the most surprising places, from the Epsom horse-racing track in the United Kingdom to the edges of rugby fields in new Zealand.

Bharat Book Bureau » Blog Archive » Launching an Insurance Company in India available through bharatbook.com

The insurance sector in India has completed all the facets of competition –from being an open competitive market to being nationalized and then getting back to the form of a liberalized market once again. It is now contributing majorly in foreign investment and its contribution to the GDP has been increasing year on year, latest being 7% of the GDP. India insurance is a flourishing industry, with several national and international players competing and growing at rapid rates. http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=…

Whole Life Assurance: Taxes and Life Assurance

Taxation of life assurance in the United StatesPremiums paid by the policy owner are normally not deductible for federal and state income tax purposes.

Proceeds paid by the insurer upon death of the insured are not includible in taxable income for federal and state income tax purposes; however, if the proceeds are included in the "estate" of the deceased, it is likely they will be subject to federal and state estate and inheritance tax.

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Council acts on condemned structures

By Ed Galucki/Staff WriterMonday, September 26, 2011 12:37 PM CDT