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Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
Superannuation executives at the ASFA Conference have learned of the challenges facing other defined contribution pension systems around the world. Kicking off the second day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne, Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy ...

Link Group enters UK market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... and confident in their people and technology capabilities, as well as their extensive understanding of the defined contribution pensions market in the UK." Link will take on the administration for Smart's UK workplace pension operations, including the ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... help retirees keep their spending on track in a simple manner. "The majority of Australians are members of defined contribution superannuation schemes, and on retirement they apply the balance of their account to start an account-based pension," De Ravin ...

Next decade of defined contributions crucial: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... quickly from here." The research draws on the institute's findings from interviews and surveys with 10 leading defined contribution organisations around the world. It found that global themes are emerging, despite the defined contribution market ordinarily ...

Recreo, Mine Super enter the cloud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... said the cloud-based platform, named OneTrust, can manage a range of schemes, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans and features automated workflows. Andrew Bain, chief executive of Recreo said: "Today we have delivered a cutting- ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... that have emerged in Australia are truly global in scope. As world pension systems increasingly move toward defined contribution designs, themes like system complexity, the role of financial advice and ESG are coming to the fore," he said. He added that ...

Ariel Investments promotes president

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... Rogers founded Ariel in 1983, which began as a small and mid-cap value manager, and has evolved to offer defined contribution plans, as well as separately managed accounts for institutions and high-net-worth individuals. Hobson commented: "Ariel has ...

Super fund appoints new asset consultant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... Frontier Advisers as asset consultant. Frontier has commenced a three-year term to provide advice over the defined contribution portion of ESSSuper, which accounts for about $6 billion of the funds' holdings. Willis Towers Watson had held the contract ...

UK to introduce new pension scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... the back of union demand, joining Denmark and Netherlands which use a similar system. The new collective defined contribution (CDC) will allow employers to pool together group contributions while investing, therefore spreading the risk. For employees ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Findings from the banking Royal Commission has overshadowed Australia's superannuation system scoring the top spot in a global study of pension markets. Willis Towers Watson and the Thinking Ahead Institute named Australia as the number one pension ...