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Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... ANZ has highlighted weakness in its insurance business resulting from 'above trend' lapse rates. At the start of August Suncorp Life reported a 75% fall in profits which the group attributed to increasing discount rates and National Australia Bank (NAB) ...

Suncorp Life set for overhaul after 76% profit plunge

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Suncorp will overhaul its life risk business after net profit after tax dropped 76% in the past year and accounts now for less than 10% of Suncorp Group. Suncorp Life net profit after tax was $60 million, while its underlying profit was $120 million ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... takes place are the big driver for the global economy," he said. As earnings season continues, banking and insurance group Suncorp posted a net profit of $491 million for the 2012/13 financial year, down from $724 million for the previous year. This ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due out. In equities news, Suncorp Group, Boral, Asciano, PaperlinX, Super Retail Group, The Reject Shop, Seek and iiNet full are among the companies expected ...

AMP, Bendigo and MTAA get MySuper licenses

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... licensing of AMP and Bendigo takes to five the number of retail groups now with MySuper authority: Commbank/CFS, Westpac/BT, Suncorp, AMP and Bendigo. From 1 January 2014 employers will only be able to pay default employer superannuation contributions ...

Retail funds ruled out of corporate tenders on MySuper lack

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Westpac and BTFG group get MySuper approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... products will be available from 1 October. BTFG's MySuper authorisations follows retail groups Colonial First State and Suncorp gaining MySuper authorisation earlier this year. There are now 57 super funds with MySuper licenses but only three retail ...

Suncorp Life profit to drop 75%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Suncorp Life net profit after tax (NPAT) is expected to drop approximately 75% due to increasing discount rates and the poor performance of the life insurance division. The company made public a financial update of its preliminary results for financial ...

ASIC highlights higher enforcement rate ahead of Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... misappropriation, theft and fraud. Individuals and entities ASIC took action against in the six months include Macquarie Equities, Suncorp, former Bill Express CFO Peter Couper, Wickham Securities and former Lonsec managing director Norman Graham.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... just a spreading across the market," Mr McCarthy said. Macquarie Group had added $1.50, or 3.45 per cent, to $45.01 and Suncorp was up 35 cents, or 2.95 per cent, to $12.22. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment remained in positive territory ...