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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Australian stocks are sharply lower as global markets continue to react to the latest news on stimulus tapering from the US Federal Reserve. At 1015 AEST on Thursday, the All Ordinaries was down 61.5 points, or 1.21 per cent, at 5,028. IG market analyst ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street mostly gained following some solid retail earnings reports and with help from bond yields, which retreated from recent peaks. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index ...

Investment income fuels life insurance sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
Life insurance industry figures released today by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) paint a picture of a robust industry albeit one preparing for some adjustment. In its June 2013 life insurance statistics report the regulator has ...

Super fund fortunes shift on FX exposure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Unhedged foreign currency exposure may be the way to go for super funds after a fall in the Australian dollar contributed 8.8% to unhedged portfolios in the last financial year. This bucks the trend of recent years. According to the NAB Superannuation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher with international markets boosted by encouraging eurozone data signalling that the 17-nation bloc may be edging out of recession. At 0647 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a paper exploring ways of getting employees suffering from mental illness back into work, after a spike in total and permanent disability (TPD) claims has put serious pressure on the life insurance industry. The ...

Strong US recovery to send bond yields through the roof

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... communicating any interest rate hikes carefully, there is chance that the pace of the recovery may catch the central bank out. "A sharp US recovery will lead to strong demand for credit," Douglass explained. " "There's a risk that in this scenario the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... The euro rose to $US1.3391 from $US1.3334 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly bounced after sharp declines in the previous session, as China posted upbeat trade figures that bolstered the outlook for the world's second-biggest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on overseas markets overnight. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down nine points at 4957. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau ...

Super fees fall to 1.23%

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... member's lifetime more than half their total fees will be paid post-retirement. Rainmaker said this suggests fees will become a sharp differentiator for increasingly wealthy retirees, which is playing out with retirees or people approaching retirement ...