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Life insurance industry under pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Attracting new capital to build a more sustainable life insurance industry is currently one of the major challenges faced by Australian insurers, according to TAL. Jim Minto, managing director of Tal said this is a challenge because with the lack of ...

ASX small caps new listing rules finalised

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... current rules, listed companies can issue up to 15% of new shares each year without shareholder approval. With the new capital raising rules, companies outside the S&P/ASX 300 that also have a market capitalisation of $300 million or less can issue a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... at 4,043. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release data on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure for March quarter 2012 and building approvals for April, while the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... quarter - also more than the expected 0.4% gain. Capex. Happy consumers spend. Businesses happy. Actual total private new capital expenditure jumped by 30% in the year to December 2011. The ABS reports that "Estimate 1 for 2012-13 is $172,887m. This ...

Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... further align corporate governance standards in super with banking, general and life insurance industries." In terms of new capital requirements for trustees calculated on a risk-weighted basis, the FSC has said the Government is on the mark with its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... banking sector bailout fund after its lenders were told last week they needed to raise more than double the amount of new capital previously estimated. Pessimistic comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel on it requiring years to mend the eurozone's ...

AMP Capital scores 1 billion euro Irish mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... with a unique opportunity to invest in the Irish." The Irish Infrastructure Trust will offer a potential source of new capital for investment in new infrastructure projects in Ireland, either directly or via the reinvestment of proceeds from sales of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 4,319. In economic news on Thursday, the ABS releases private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure for the June quarter and the retail trade for July data. The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... sentiment is prompting demand for defensive investments and sparking innovation with the Commonwealth Bank pondering new capital protected product structures. Moghseen Jadwat, head of business development for structured investments at the Commonwealth ...

Mason Stevens launches leveraged product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Mason Stevens has launched a new capital protected structured product that allows investors to walk away from under-performing stocks. In conjunction with UBS, Mason Stevens has developed the Equity Insulator Instalment, which will be available to investors ...