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Perennial boosts people

... from Perennial International to its Asia and Japan team. Carter has held senior portfolio management positions at AMP and QBE and was an original member of PM Capital. "Clay's significant global experience is a great boost to our stock-picking capabilities ...

Suncorp shares up after positive profit revision

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2005
... February 25," Ms Spencer said. She said other insurance stocks were also lifted higher today on the back of the Suncorp upgrade. QBE Insurance Group gained one per cent, up 15 cents to $15.35, and Promina Group Ltd gained 1.7 per cent, up nine cents ...

QBE Insurance issues $530 mln in convertible securities

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2004
QBE Insurance Group (QBE) announced today the issue to institutional investors of 20-year zero coupon senior convertible securities (SCS), raising $US375 million or approximately $A530 million net funds after expenses. The proceeds will assist repayment ...

Fitch says downgrades QBE long term rating to A

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2004
Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, has on Monday downgraded QBE Insurance Group\'s long-term rating to \'A\' from \'A+\'. At the same time, the agency has assigned its proposed GPB150 million senior unsecured sterling issue due 2009 an ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
... into high gear with Spotless, BHP Billiton, AMP, Lend Lease and Pacific Hydro all releasing full year results while Woodside, QBE and Hutchison are all unveiling a six month result.

Insurers expected to report big profits this week

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2004
... companies in 2004 but the market wants to see just how kind when heavyweight insurers AMP, Insurance Australia Group (IAG) and QBE insurance unveil profits this week. Analysts have tipped strong results across the sector, built on the recent surge in ...

QBE expects Hurricane Charley claims within allowance

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2004
QBE Insurance Group said today it expects its net claims from Hurricane Charley in the US to be well within the substantial allowance for large losses and catastrophies in its insurance liabilities held at 30 June. The death toll for the worst hurricane ...

Mercantile Mutual Insurance gets lowered ratings from S&P

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2004
... A-plus from AA-minus and removed the ratings from CreditWatch Negative. The move came after yesterday's settlement of the QBE Insurance Group acquisition of MMIA. S&P said it anticipated the downgrade in May, when QBE said the acquisition would help ...

S&P announces quarterly rebalance of S&P/ASX 200

... removed from the index and replaced by Westfield Group effective from 5 July. Other changes announced include the addition of QBE to the S&P/ASX 20, and the addition of Orica and Promina to the top 50 index effective from 5 July. Amity Oil will fall ...

Zurich sells Singapore insurance business to QBE

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2004
... insurance group Zurich Financial Services said on Friday that it had agreed to sell its Singapore subsidiary to Australia's QBE Insurance. The price of the sale of 100% of Zurich Insurance Singapore's share capital is being kept confidential, Zurich ...