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Nikko appoints AIST director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... mathematics from the University of Canterbury. She is also a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institutes of Actuaries and a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (London). Her past directorships include Hunter Hall, Hunter Hall Investment Management ...

VanEck adds two to Australian team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... University of New South Wales, with majors in finance and actuarial studies. He is an associate of US-based Society of Actuaries. Shen has a master's degree in actuarial science, and a bachelor's degree in mathematics and statistics. VanEck has ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... costs as a percentage of GDP. These are two of several policy initiatives Rice has outlined in a paper prepared for the Actuaries Institute and its Financial Services Forum finishing in Sydney today. He said the significance and eligibility of the Age ...

Optimum Pensions appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... company is Jim Hennington who will take on the new role of head of innovation. Hennington is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. He will be responsible for product design and will also develop modelling tools for Optimum to reach planners ...

Super calculators given further ASIC relief

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... taking into account the interests and further views of consumers, superannuation and retirement calculator providers, and actuaries," ASIC said. If a generic financial calculator makes an estimate of a future return or payment, it must adjust for inflation ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
The Actuaries Institute appointed a new chief executive to further build its brand and drive the profession forward. Elayne Grace, who has been serving as acting chief executive since the start of the year, has been promoted to the top role. She replaces ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... rapidly changing social attitudes and should consider creating a dedicated role in response. That is the view of the Actuaries Institute's Ian Laughlin, who believes institutions don't seem to be effectively managing social risks in the contemporary ...

Financial Synergy founder launches new firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
The founder of Financial Synergy has partnered with some of Australia's leading actuaries to launch a new business aimed at tackling the ongoing retirement income and longevity risk problem. David Orford's new venture, Optimum Pensions, is rolling out ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... public interest in ancestral lineage and health could threaten Australia's life insurance industry, according to the Actuaries Institute. The latest paper from the industry body suggests that even a slight increase in the number of people undergoing ...

Actuaries Institute chief resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
The chief executive of the Actuaries Institute resigned from his position and will leave at the end of the calendar year. David Bell joined the Actuaries Institute in 2014, replacing outgoing chief executive Melinda Howes. He was previously group managing ...