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Direct insurance 40% of market by 2021

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Directly sold insurance will comprise 40% of the market within a decade and intermediaries need to be prepared to work with the growth channel rather than see it as a competitor. In 2010-11 it already accounted for 25% of life insurance sold in Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US and European bourses rose on hopes the European Central Bank and the Bank of England would introduce new stimulus measures this week and reports of strong June sales from the leading US auto makers. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight after news that manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years, raising concerns the United States has joined a global industrial ...

Census 2011: Australia is changing, and fast

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has just released the results of the 2011 Census and they paint a picture of a nation changing positively and very rapidly. The census was conducted in August last year with 9 million dwellings and their 22.8 million ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Australian shares have opened higher following gains on Wall Street and European markets, as Rupert Murdoch makes a move to dominate Australia's pay television industry. At 1030 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 32.1 points, or ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street enjoyed a solid session on speculation the Federal Reserve will act to stimulate the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 26 points ...

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Half the Australian population is now using smartphones, a shift that is expected to ratchet up pressure on superannuation funds and wealth managers to use the emerging channel to communicate with members and distribute information. Market research ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead and after indications Greek will get a pro-austerity, pro-euro government. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 4,078. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls in US stocks overnight after initial optimism on Spain's bailout fizzled. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 45 points at 4,062. In economic news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after mixed results on Wall Street overnight. At 0756 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,017. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds ...