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Frontier adds consultant from WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... qualified actuary, having studied at the University of Witwatersrand and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Actuaries. Newfield joins Frontier at a time when the firm is growing in terms of staff, clients and funds under advice. Frontier said ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
A question about gender inequality in retirement was met with silence and then laughter at the recent Actuaries Institute Summit in Sydney. UNSW associate professor Anthony Asher, Mercer senior actuary David Knox and Rice Warner founder Michael Rice ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The Actuaries Institute's annual summit has seen a fiery debate between the chief executive of the Grattan Institute and Mercer's David Knox over ideal retirement incomes. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley and Mercer senior partner ...

Institutions fail to adequately manage social risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
The Actuaries Institute says social condition is as important as financial condition to the success and sustainability of an institution, but Australia's financial institutions are failing to measure this. The Hayne Royal Commission excoriated many ...

Rice Warner names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... policy initiatives. He founded Rice Warner in December 1987. Rice has held a number of roles in the superannuation and actuaries industries; this includes serving as QSuper's investment committee chair from January 2009 to June 2013. Since October ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... functions more effectively, it sends a strong, and positive message about fairness," chief executive Megan Motto said. Actuaries Institute president Nicolette Rubinsztein said an absence of any material changes to superannuation policy was welcome after ...

BGL announces new integrations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... over 300 integration partners including banks, brokers, wraps, platforms, registries, practice management solutions and actuaries. BGL also announced integration with AccountKit, introducing "single click automation" designed to streamline client processes. ...

TAL goes back-to-back at AFA awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... association's overall awards are based on quantitative research conducted by overall award supporter Strategic Insight, Actuaries and Researchers. According to the association, five key areas are compared across the life companies and their products. ...

Actuaries Institute welcomes retirement income reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
The Actuaries Institute has welcomed the Government's action on Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement, including the requirement for all superannuation funds to offer a retirement income strategy. Acknowledging the passage of legislative changes ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
Actuaries have calculated mortality rates among Australians who use annuities. It is research they hope will help develop retirement income products including CIPRs. The Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate ...