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Single premium sales drive Singapore life industry growth
A strong second quarter saw Singapore’s life insurance industry report 13% growth in new business premiums between January and June 2016, with single premiums up 28% compared with a year ago.
Asia spares Prudential’s blushes in half year results
Growth in its Asian operations helped UK insurance giant Prudential post a forcast-beating 6% rise in first-half operating profit to £2.06bn ($2.69bn, €2.4bn), helping offset a drop in profits from its M&G asset management business.
Aviva says property trust will stay shut until 2017
Aviva Investors has advised that its property trust will stay closed to trading for another six to eight months.
Best Practice | news 10 Aug 16
Patience and portfolio discipline will reward investors
Investors will be rewarded for their patience if they maintain portfolio discipline and don’t let short-term volatility cloud their long-term investing goals, says JP Morgan Asset Management.
Nearly all Australian advisers open to using smart beta
The majority of financial advisers working in Australia would consider investments in smart beta strategies, a new survey by asset manager VanEck has found.