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AMP issues profit warning on insurance claims

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... improve AMP's claims experience. Overall, the rest of AMP's business is performing in line with market expectations. Stronger operating results in AMP's bank, mature and New Zealand businesses in the five months to 31 May, has offset a lower result in ...

Advisers face shrinking market as super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Financial advisers face a shrinking market and increased competition as the government's StrongerSuper reforms force smaller superannuation funds to merge, according to Jenny Wilcocks, a partner at law firm Holding Redlich. "The government's agenda ...

Market higher but eyes are on US Fed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Australian shares were stronger at noon, with trading levels light as investors await a crucial economic statement from the US Federal Reserve. The Fed is meeting on Wednesday in the US, and if indicates its $US85 billion a month asset purchase program ...

AustralianSuper to merge with AUST (Q) Super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... AustralianSuper's lower costs and range of investment, insurance and pension options, while giving AustralianSuper a stronger presence in Queensland. "AUST(Q) Super is proud of what we have delivered our members over the years, including strong performance ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market has opened stronger, raising hopes of an end to the sharp slide in shares in recent weeks. The ASX 200's one per cent-plus rise at the open follows similar gains on Wall Street overnight, following positive retail and unemployment ...

APRA finalises Stronger Super reporting standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has updated its Stronger Super data requirements from funds following reaction from trustees. APRA has written to funds explaining the adjustments, which are technical and highly detailed. The outcome ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... 13,774.54 after the Japanese government released a barrage of economic data just before the market opened, including a stronger-than-expected on-month rise of 1.7 per cent in April factory output. But the industrial data rise was tempered by other figures ...

Out of sight, out of mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... in the region increased to a greater than expected 89.4 reading in May. The mood's not only brighter in the relatively stronger economies of Germany, France and the Netherlands but also in the problem countries of Italy (up 1.5 points), Spain (up 0.1 ...

Volatile safe-haven bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... this truism. Despite the daily ups and downs, US equities appear to be taking this on their stride. And why not? With a stronger growth and less QE, investors simply switch from defensive and high yield plays into cyclical and growth-orientated scripts. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... rose on Tuesday, with Tokyo clawing back some ground in choppy trade following sharp declines in recent sessions as a stronger yen prompted a bout of profit-taking. Tokyo swung between positive and negative territory in a volatile session before closing ...