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Life insurance sales close in on $10bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Life insurance risk market inflows climbed 10% in the 12 months to June 2011 from $8.9 billion to $9.8 billion with TAL, Zurich and AIA recording the three highest inflows. Group risk had a rougher year with mixed results. According to Plan For Life ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after sharp declines on Wall Street. At 0649 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 58 points at 4,4005. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed up 2.5 per cent. At 0652 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 105 points at 3,984. There is no economic news expected on Tuesday. In equities ...

AUI names four senior appointments

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
Australian Unity Investments has named four senior appointments as part of its expansion campaign, including the creation of a new role. Former deputy managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management, Stephen Alcorn, has joined Australian Unity Investments ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Australian shares fell by around 1.6 per cent at noon, extending losses from the open as investors remain uncertain about the eurozone debt crisis. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 65.5 points, or 1.6 per cent, at 4,083.9, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
The Australian share market was higher at noon, extending gains from early trade after US President Barack Obama delivered a highly-anticipated speech on his plan to stimulate the US economy. The local bourse opened slightly higher on Friday, despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks ready to open strongly today, following rebounds in Europe and on Wall Street on more positive data overnight, but against a background of extreme volatility. At 0656 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
The Australian share market had clawed back some losses at noon after Standard and Poor's downgraded the United States credit rating for the first time in history over the weekend. After plunging four per cent on Friday, the local bourse was down more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
The Australian share market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with markets falling as US policy-makers continue to search for a resolution of the country's immediate debt problem. At 0728 AEST, the local September share price ...