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Investment income fuels life insurance sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... billion. Total life insurance assets were $257 billion compared with $238 billion at June 2012 for an 8.1% increase. Equities accounted for 47% of this total, debt securities 33%, property 7%, cash 8% and other assets 5%.

Legg Mason wins three 'Recommended' ratings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... merchandise import figures for July, while the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for July is also due out. In equities news, BHP Billiton, Arrium, QBE, Ansell, Tassal Group, Commonwealth Property Office Fund and Sonic Healthcare are among the ...

More taper talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... ore will be their biggest driver." BHP Billiton shares on Monday had dumped 19 cents, or 0.52 per cent, to $36.68. In equities news, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has boosted its full year net profit by 80 per cent, to $352.3 million. Its shares were up ...

Australian ETF industry soars to reach $8 billion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... July saw two new ETFs made available on the ASX: a fundamental index ETF and the first currency hedged international equities ETF. The launches bring the total number of products on the ASX to 81. "We expect to continue to see a greater level of product ...

Performance fees boost K2 profits in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... far outweighed the risk of being in it. Investors who sat on the sidelines in cash missed out on the best returns from equities in the last five years and K2's best fund returns since the GFC." K2 said it continues to have a strong balance sheet with ...

Biggest weekly drop since and other scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release new motor vehicle sales for July. In equities news, BlueScope Steel, Amcor, Aurizon, The Reject Shop, Federation Centres, Challenger Financial, Dexus Property Group ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... suggests that, as interest rates are driven down by a low cash rate, investors will look for better returns - either in equities or in safer investments such as bonds. With the cash rate (2.5%) now almost on a par with inflation (2.4%), cash may soon ...