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Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The current travails of the group insurance market may be just the beginning, with a "major blow-up" potentially around the corner, according to WA Super's general manager, client services, Paul Owen. "I've heard the words 'perfect storm' bandied around ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is trading lower as profit-taking continues and investors react negatively to a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. In a speech to the National Economists Club in the US, Dr Bernanke said the US economy remained ...

Claims surge forces insurer to increase pricing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The surge in claims has forced specialist insurer Beazley to increase the pricing of its offer in Australia. "There has been some adjustment," Australian Income Protection relationship manager Sandy MacLeod told Financial Standard. A UK-listed company ...

Investors complacent of inflation risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Investors should prepare their portfolios for rising prices now, before the price of inflation protection products soars, a senior QIC portfolio manager has warned. With global economic conditions improving, central banks are expected to start unwinding ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Debt, deficit, now deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Australia market has opened lower following weak leads from Wall Street. The upward trend in equities markets has paused this week. One reason is that the Federal Reserve's statement earlier this week didn't detail how long the US central bank would ...

Now for a taper in December

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher after Wall Street's Dow Jones and S&P 500 both hit fresh record highs. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was benefiting from the US' solid lead, although trading volumes were likely to remain ...

Prayin' for a taperin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013