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Challenger and Link partner to offer super annuities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... product for retirement" option, which the FSI report states should include "a regular and stable income stream, longevity risk management and flexibility." "This strategic alliance will facilitate the provision of guaranteed retirement income solutions ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The chief executive of superannuation research and advice firm Rice Warner believes Australians will be set up for poor retirement unless the industry kills off its many myths. In his latest column for Rice Warner, Michael Rice said many proposed solutions ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... System Inquiry's call for superannuation trustees to introduce measures that will potentially protect members' longevity risk and improve efficiency in retirement. In conjunction with investment management firm Challenger, VicSuper recently launched ...

Australians retiring young despite rising life expectancy

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Most Australians tend to retire younger than the current pension age (65), despite growing concerns over longevity risk during retirement. According to AMP.NATSEM's Income and Wealth report, Australians often enter retirement earlier than in Japan ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... accounts that would provide incentives for retirees to remove their money from the super system "as this would impose longevity risk, credit and inflation risk, whilst also crystalizing reinvestment risk." Recently Industry Super Australia (ISA) said ...

Retirees can increase their withdrawal rate: Milliman

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... portfolio withdrawal rate and the ability to manage three fundamental risk factors - market risk, inflation risk, and longevity risk. Matterson said successfully navigating these risk factors leads to a potentially increased portfolio withdrawal rate. ...

CSRI identifies super flaws

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... newspaper column. She cited poor targeting, high complexity, waning community support, limited sustainability and poor longevity risk management as key flaws in Australia's current super system. "The superannuation system has been subjected to frequent ...

Advisers turning to annuities for longevity risk

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
An increasing number of financial advisers are recommending annuities to address growing concerns about longevity risk, according to Investment Trends' December 2014 Retirement Planner Report. The report, based on a survey of 617 financial advisers ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... annuitisation (GSA), a type of post-retirement product proposed by the FSI which would allow pool members to manage longevity risk. "In our view, a GSA does not have the government actuaries support and the product is unlikely to be the recommendation ...

Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... assets, which will generate sufficient returns to support lifestyle aspirations, outpace inflation and minimise longevity risk are critical, along with some downside risk protection." The report's analysis identified three investment outcomes relevant ...