*Asia insurance M&A hits record $30.5 bln last year. HONG KONG, April 29- A deal-making frenzy in Asia's insurance industry is turning up the heat on buyers to fork out huge sums or miss out on a prime chance to tap into the sector's fastest growing market, and few predict a slowdown despite the eye-popping prices.
*Asia insurance M&A hits record $30.5 bln last year. HONG KONG, April 29- A deal-making frenzy in Asia's insurance industry is turning up the heat on buyers to fork out huge sums or miss out on a prime chance to tap into the sector's fastest growing market, and few predict a slowdown despite the eye-popping prices.
FRANKFURT, April 26- German real estate company Deutsche Wohnen AG has agreed to buy two property portfolios comprising a total of 7,800 flats in Berlin in a deal worth about 400 million euros.
*They see gains in U.S., global equities; Canada weaker. As mutual fund developers try to read investor sentiment in Canada's traditionally heavy first-quarter sales period, money continues to flow into funds marketed with the reassuring "income" or "yield" tags that are favored by investors who lost money in the 2008-09 stock market meltdown.
TORONTO, Feb 3- After ringing up share-price gains last year that led the market, Canada's life insurers look ripe for a setback even if they post blockbuster quarterly results over the next couple of weeks.
*Sun Life, Malaysia state investor to pay $597 million. *Deal to Insurer targeting southeast Asia.
*To buy 98 pct in the venture from Aviva, CIMB Group. *CIMB to retain 2 pct stake. Jan 17- Canada's Sun Life Financial Inc and Malaysian state investor Khazanah will buy the Malaysian insurance joint venture of Britain's No.2 insurer Aviva Plc and lender CIMB Group.
Jan 17- Canada's Sun Life Financial Inc and Malaysian state investor Khazanah will buy 98 percent of Aviva Plc's Malaysian insurance joint venture with lender CIMB for C $586 million. Sun Life and Khazanah will each pay C $293 million, the Canadian company said in a statement.
*Shares fall 3.9 pct on Toronto Stock Exchange. TORONTO, Dec 17- Sun Life Financial Inc will sell its U.S. annuity business for $1.35 billion to a firm connected to Guggenheim Partners in a deal that should reduce the exposure of the insurer's earnings to market swings and boost its cash levels.
*Guggenheim Partners unit to pay $1.35 bln for business. TORONTO, Dec 17- Sun Life Financial Inc will sell its U.S. annuity business for $1.35 billion to a unit of asset manager Guggenheim Partners in a deal that should reduce the exposure of the insurer's earnings to market swings and boost its cash levels.