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Managed accounts now available via FirstChoice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... advisers and licensees. In another major expansion to its investment menu, CFS also added Challenger's deferred lifetime annuities to FirstChoice this year in what was a first for platforms in Australia. Despite having also been added to FirstWrap, at ...

CFS lifestage funds enter direct infrastructure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... some return certainty with a significant portion of the returns expected to come in the form of a cash yield. CFS's annuities business recently reached $1 billion in funds under administration. Acting general manager of product Sam Wall said reaching ...

CFS annuities hits $1bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Colonial First State's annuities business has reached $1 billion in funds under administration (FUA) in just over two years. Acting general manager of product Sam Wall said reaching this milestone in a short amount of time is testament to CFS's commitment ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... world, representing 29% of the global market. Other recommendations included an increase in consumer choice by allowing annuities as investment options for employer-sponsored retirement plans; and promoting infrastructure investment by insurers through ...

Super lump sums increase poverty risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... retirees outlive their assets - a risk which increases with higher longevity, the report said. The OECD highlighted annuities, lifelong income that individuals receive, "is not very common in private schemes in Australia and few pension plans have mandatory ...

CommInsure adds new annuity strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... women, and 85 years for men. But we estimate about one-third are likely to live well into their 90s," CommInsure head of annuities, George Lytas said. It is therefore more practical for investors to prepare for their maximum probable lifespan - the age ...

AMP and Challenger ink annuities deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
Challenger annuities will now be available through AMP's adviser portal, marking one of the more historic partnerships since Challenger swapped its financial planning business for AXA's annuities portfolio in 2008. Financial advisers will now be able ...

Annuity sales soar as deferred products loom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... drive Colonial First State's lifetime annuity sales up by more than 80% in the last 12 months. Now with $850 million in annuities under administration, sales of lifetime annuities increased by 83% last financial year and more money is expected to pour ...

Annuity sales boost Challenger results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... benefited from the company expanding its distribution network and product offerings. Long-term sales, which include lifetime annuities and 20-year maturity from its Japanese business Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance or MS Private, accounted for ...

Bravura inks deal with $4.7bn insurer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... the migration of 47.6 million client transactions across Scottish Friendly's range of products, including pensions, annuities, bonds and individual savings accounts (ISAs). Scottish Friendly chief executive Jim Galbraith said: "Having a first-class back ...