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Acting retirement lead appointed at Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... 20 years of experience in financial advice. The fund said his depth of experience and knowledge in superannuation and pensions includes administration, customer service and advice. ART said the appointments are effective immediately. "Bringing our full ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... million. PEC V funds were raised from established investors in the private equity co-investment series, including Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) and Hostplus. Moreover, the fund expanded its investor base, attracting new participants like ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... reforms, pension schemes which are not achieving the best possible outcome for their members will face being wound up by the Pensions Regulator. "We will also set out a roadmap to encourage Collective DC funds, a new type of pension fund which we believe ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... super funds currently offer intra-fund advice. Trustees without a licence to provide personal advice can include lifetime pensions in their own superannuation calculators and interactive retirement estimates. They do however have to take care not to ...

Bank of England launches first system- wide stress test

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... understood by taking a system-wide perspective," it said. Working closely with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Pensions Regulator, the BoE will bring together data and information from various parts of the financial system to develop system-wide ...

Generation Life rolls out product enhancements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... design plans that address unique needs," he said. Meanwhile, according to Clarke, other solutions, such as account-based pensions, fall short of addressing the entire spectrum of clients' retirement needs. Most crucial among these needs is ensuring ...

Allianz Retire+ strengthens distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... retirement product aiming to address longevity risk. AGILE was designed to be integrated into super funds and account-based pensions, it is also serves as a conduit for financial advisers to develop retirement strategies in advance of a client's ...

Another round of consultation for veteran super taxation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... status due to the Douglas decision. Finally, it seeks to ensure death benefits relating to DFRDB and MSB reversionary pensions impacted by the Douglas decision remain non-assessable, non-exempt for income tax purposes. This round of consultation is open ...

Link to offer Allianz Retire+ solution to super funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... in 2023, sitting inside the super fund as an investment option in the late accumulation phase and within account-based pensions. The Pathfinder retirement platform aims to provide super funds and their members with a total picture of wealth supporting ...

Superannuation market defies capital market chaos

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... course so dramatically that it now appears to be the new normal. Instead of relying on a steady income stream through pensions, more retirees are choosing to take larger lump sum payments upfront. In 2015-16, the share of benefits paid as pensions peaked ...