Ruth Liew
Ruth Liew writes on business specialising in Insurance, wealth management and financial services. Ruth is based in our Sydney newsroom.
QBE eyes 3pc growth target amid 'sustained period of low interest rates'
QBE is looking to capture annual growth of 3 per cent despite rising competition, low investment returns and global economic jitters.
- by Ruth Liew
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QBE chief John Neal looks to rehabilitated North America for growth
QBE's $5 billion North America division, once its biggest problem child, has morphed into one of its strongest growth opportunities, says CEO John Neal.
- by Ruth Liew
BT Investment Management scours the world for investment staff
BT Investment Management is combing international markets for professionals to boost its investment ranks.
- by Ruth Liew
QBE signals premium price drops in 2016
John Neal, chief executive of QBE Insurance Group, encourages shareholder activists to protest the company's underwriting of fossil fuel risk, saying their voices were "important" in the climate change debate.
- by Ruth Liew
Environmentalist activists target QBE over fossil fuel
QBE Insurance Group has raised the hackles of environmental activists for its underwriting of fossil fuel risk, prompting eight activists to paste images of damaged coral reef and fuel projects at its headquarters in Sydney.
- by Ruth liew
Genworth profit falls 25pc as appetite for risky property loans falters
Lenders' appetite for risky home loans will continue to wane in 2016, forcing borrowers to stump out bigger deposits for their property purchases.
- by Ruth Liew
JP Morgan flags more volatility in 2016
Australia's economy is still "tracking below potential" and volatility will continue for the rest of 2016, as the country's fortunes from the mining boom wanes, according to JP Morgan.
- by Ruth Liew
AMP chairman Simon McKeon meets investors
Outgoing AMP chairman Simon McKeon met with investors in Melbourne on Wednesday as shareholders quizzed the former Australian of the Year on the reasons for his departure from the $17.3 billion wealth manager.
- by Ruth Liew
Suncorp buys equity in tech start-up Trov
Swipe right if you want to insure your $2000 Apple MacBook Pro, and swipe left if you want to end its cover.
- by Ruth Liew
'A change in my circumstances': AMP chairman's sudden resignation; internal successor tipped
Catherine Brenner is emerging as a leading internal candidate to replace outgoing AMP chair Simon McKeon.
- by Ruth Liew
Products next on ASIC life insurance hit list
After kicking off a probe into life insurance claims' practices the corporate regulator's next project will be demanding information about life products from industry executives.
- by Ruth Liew and Joyce Moullakis
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