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US stimulus having no direct impact

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... Bernanke's first hint back in May that he would consider slowing the rate of stimulus was met with a sharp 100 basis point spike in bond yields. "Quantitative easing (QE) is small relative to the scores of trillions of dollars worth of highly correlated ...

AMP platforms soar, SMSFs dawdle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... insurers, AMP expects to revise its 'incurred but not reported reserves' (IBNR) for the group insurance business, after seeing a spike in group insurance claims.

The (brief) shining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013

Life insurers sponsor mental illness awareness day

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... or 1.03 per cent, at 5,078.0 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded, led by energy companies benefiting from an oil price spike, as the West mulls a possible punitive attack against Syria for its alleged chemical weapons use. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... analysts expected a slowdown in the program in September. While Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments initiated a spike in bond yields, the move out of fixed income assets has accelerated the trend. Morningstar data shows that investors pulled ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at how the spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums. We also take a closer look ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) has unveiled a new suite of low cost lifestyle products, aimed at better protecting investors in or approaching retirement from GFC style shocks. The three Retirement Lifestyle Solutions are aimed at investors at ...

Standard Life sales spike after global expansion

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... Asia Pacific region Simone Bouch told Financial Standard. "The US, Canada and the Asian markets have contributed to the spike of growth," she said. Bouch explained that Standard Life's multi-asset and fixed income products have attracted attention from ...