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Aberdeen Financials fund rated 'three star'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... capitalised than their UK counterparts and some of those in the US." The fund holds a 13 per cent overweight position in QBE Insurance and minor holdings in Bendigo Bank and AXA, said Daniels. He said the fund would appeal to investors looking for fund ...

Market wrap - midday

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... for once ignoring overseas losses. "There is some very good buying, with stand-outs including Woolworths, Telstra, QBE Insurance and Macquarie Group. At 1208 AEST, Woolworths was up 56 cents, or 2.07 per cent, to $27.57, Telstra was six cents stronger ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... AMP Ltd adding 65 cents, or 10.3 per cent, to $6.96, AXA Asia Pacific up 26 cents, or 5.19 per cent, to $5.27, and QBE Insurance Group rising 96 cents, or 3.92 per cent, to $25.46. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 410.03, or 3.86 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... been gains across the board, with the insurers and banks benefiting, and industrials generally are quite strong." QBE Insurance was leading the way, gaining 95 cents, or 4.08 per cent, to $24.23. Among the banks, Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... Clough Resources, Auckland International Airport, Cabcharge, and Macquarie Office Trust. Interim results are due from QBE Insurance, Babcock and Brown, Santos, Iluka Resources, Thakral Holdings, and Adelaide Brighton Ltd. AWB Ltd will hold a shareholders ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... or 2.99 per cent to $27.28. The insurers lost ground, with Suncorp falling 74 cents or 5.18 per cent to $13.55, QBE Insurance lost 43 cents or two per cent to $20.98 while Insurance Australia Group fell six cents or 1.71 per cent to $3.45. The big miners ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... industrial metals mostly fell overnight, causing the miners to slide. Insurance Australia Group (IAG) led declines after QBE Insurance Group withdrew its sweetened $8.7 billion takeover proposal for the company after the target's board last night rejected ...

QBE drops PI and D&O insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
QBE Insurance Australia will no longer provide professional indemnity (PI) and directors and officers (D&O) insurance to financial planners and stockbrokers from June onwards following an internal review. In January, the Corporations Act was amended ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... such as Woodside Petroleum, after the price of crude oil rose overnight. Insurance Australia Group jumped after QBE Insurance Group revealed it had made a takeover offer for the company. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 56.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... & Brown Infrastructure. Annual results are expected from Aristocrat Leisure, Pacifica Group, Hutchison Telecoms, QBE Insurance Group and Austar United Communications. The Australian share market finished firmly in positive territory yesterday, driven ...