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Downsizing measures present advice opportunities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... $1.6 million, which is an important equity and sustainability measure in our super system." In contrast, the Actuaries Institute warned of the impact the downsizing measures could have on pension recipients. "Other Australians might be deterred due to ...

Former CFS executive joins Class board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... of Australia. Currently serving as a non-executive director of UniSuper, OnePath Insurance, SuperEd and the Actuaries Institute, Class chairman Matthew Quinn said the board is delighted to have appointed a director with such a strong background in superannuation ...

Actuaries Institute names new president

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
The Actuaries Institute is welcoming the appointment of a new president and leadership team. Jenny Lyon takes the leadership role while serving as a director at actuarial recruitment consulting firm SKL Executive. She has also held directorship roles ...

Insurers to battle big data privacy concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
While big data presents a boon for insurers doing customer risk analysis, the benefits will have to be weighed against ongoing user privacy and discrimination issues. This is one of the key findings of the Actuaries Institutes' latest green paper, which ...

Disclosure deadlines present super challenge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... well as provide further information on buy/sell spreads that often apply in addition to other fees and costs. Actuaries Institute superannuation practice committee convenor, Andrew Boal, says from a compliance perspective super funds are on track to ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while a steady accumulation of capital was sensible for Australian authorised deposit taking ...

NAB dispels housing bubble "toil and trouble"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A NAB executive played down fears of a housing crisis in Australia at an Actuaries Institute seminar. Speaking at the seminar in Sydney, NAB's global head of research for the global markets division Peter Jolly said that while Australian real estate ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists six areas where dashboards need be overhauled. ...

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... sustainable for people living longer than the average life expectancy if drawdown trends continue, according to the Actuaries Institute. The Institute says the number of super members to completely exhaust their balances will grow as the population ages. ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
The Actuaries Institute has called for the Federal Government to go further than defining superannuation and complementary objectives for the Age Pension and the mandatory superannuation guarantee. Releasing its submission Treasury on super's objective ...