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Lift NZ retirement age to 67

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... but the proposal has been rejected by Prime Minister John Key. The recommendation was made in the three-yearly Retirement Income Policy Review, which was tabled in the NZ Parliament this week. Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan said the change was ...

Cooper starts new role at Challenger

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Jeremy Cooper, former deputy chair of ASIC and architect of the recently completed Super System Review, has quietly started a new role at Challenger Financial Services. A spokesperson for the company confirmed that Cooper has been appointed to the newly ...

US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... unparalleled proportions could be on the horizon. "Social security...was never intended to be the sole source of retirement income. Many private and public pension plans face serious underfunding of their long term obligations... a serious bipartisan ...

Cormann blasts ALP over default super

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Shadow Minister for Superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann, has criticised the ALP for failing to support moves to improve competition into the default superannuation fund market. The ALP voted against a coalition motion in the Senate yesterday ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... platform market. "AMP would hold the number one market position for risk insurance, retail superannuation and retirement income in Australia," AMP's chief executive, Craig Dunn said. "This merger would accelerate our drive to broaden and diversify our ...

Align preservation and retirement age: DoFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... problem, noted the DoFD, is that the impacts of the aging Australian population will put too much pressure on retirement income and pension outlays. The government reversing or at least reviewing its policy of population contraction will however slowdown ...

Australians up on luck, down on savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... have enough money to maintain their lifestyle once they quit the rat race. The Investment Trends September 2009 Retirement Income Report, which surveyed 2,178 people aged 40 and over, found that 67 per cent of pre-retirees believed they did not have ...

Peering into the future

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... Meanwhile, a major challenge identified by Scully for the industry was a shift from the "accumulation" phase to a "retirement income" phase, as the baby boomer generation becomes further entrenched in retirement. As a result, many pension funds will ...

Focus on member retirement outcomes

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... focusing on than the accumulation of a large lump sum. To that end, he said super funds should report potential retirement income, not just member balances. He also called for a mass customisation of funds to fit the different circumstances of members. ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... State * AMP Flexible Lifetime Super Easy - AMP Limited 9. Best Public Relations Campaign WINNER: AXA's Protected Retirement Income - AXA NOMINEES * ING Savings - ING * INVEST10 - Perennial Investment Management * JBWere Masters 2009 (relaunch of JBWere ...