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QBE invests in Invesco property fund

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
QBE Insurance Group (QBE) has invested into Invesco's North American Core Direct Property Fund, which invests exclusively in North American direct property assets. While Invesco would not reveal the amount of the investment, a spokesperson said that ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

Annual global dividends pass $1 trillion for first time

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... reaching $199.8bn in 2013. It is still comfortably the second most important region in the world for income, after North America. The US has increased its payouts 49% over five years, and is by far the largest source of dividend income ($301.9bn), accounting ...

Shale gas revolution could be worldwide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The shale gas revolution of North America is "the big deal" and could become a worldwide phenomenon, according to T Rowe Price portfolio specialist, global equities Kurt Umbarger. Umbarger said that the US was "really, truly on the road to becoming ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The Australian stock market has pushed higher as bargain hunting investors take advantage of the previous day's sell-off. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local market had pushed ahead despite a lacklustre lead from Wall Street. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The Australian market was making gains in a surprisingly strong start in trading after a flat open had been tipped. International markets including the US rose overnight but the ASX has been bucking overseas trends and been on a downward trajectory ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following rises on international markets after surprisingly strong US jobs figures. At 0840 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,141. QBE shares fell more ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Australian share market is slightly lower as investors put aside good US jobs figures and strong Chinese trade data and focus on a shock profit warning from insurer QBE. Shares of QBE plunged around 20 per cent after the company announced that it ...

Financial execs have poor ethics, little regulatory knowledge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... finance," he added. The research was conducted among 382 senior managers in Europe (42%), Asia-Pacific (34%) and North America (20%). Respondents belong to asset management firms, banks, insurance firms and wealth management firms.

Henderson set for first fund launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... manages $123 billion (as at 30 September 2013) of assets on behalf of clients in the UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America and employs approximately 1,000 staff members worldwide.