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AMP to return $1.1bn to shareholders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... engaging with government and other industry stakeholders to find a sustainable solution, while AMP's planned retirement product offering is well progressed and will help solve the affordability issue faced by the industry at large. It's hoped ...

Optimum Pensions, Generation Life launch lifetime annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... test treatment." He added that after meeting with Generation Life, it became clear both were searching for a retirement product that would provide protection against longevity and sequencing risk. Generation Life chief executive Grant Hackett described ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... Super manager, product and innovation Ruvinda Nanayakkara pointed out the inherent difficulty in designing a retirement product or strategy that fulfils all the objectives of the Retirement Income Covenant while also meeting the goals of individual retirees. ...

You can't have it all: Retirement income strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... Super manager, product and innovation Ruvinda Nanayakkara pointed out the inherent difficulty in designing a retirement product that meets all the objectives of the Retirement Income Covenant. Under the legislation, which is effective July 1, retirement ...

Generation Life launches retirement income product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Generation Life has launched a new lifetime income solution on GBST's cloud-based wealth administration platform, Composer. The solution, Generation Life LifeIncome, will be available exclusively through financial advisers and is an investment-linked ...

How AMP plans to bounce back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
AMP's chair has explained how the group intends to improve its financial performance, while Alexis George outlined how the 173-year-old company will be transformed, with a strong focus on the retirement space. Kicking off the company's annual ...

Good isn't good enough for the super system: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... and implementation of solutions to retirement income challenges. Later in his speech, Byres also advised that retirement product provisions required greater attention, particularly with the new retirement income covenant soon coming into effect. Byres ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
Out of more than 700 superannuation products in Australia, 193 received Rainmaker Information's AAA Quality Rating in 2022. The rating reviews Australian super products, to see if they have passed a range of comprehensive benchmarks and best practice ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator has outlined its policy and supervision priorities for 2022, saying its prime focus is rectifying sub-standard industry practices and eradicating unacceptable product performance. Released yesterday, APRA said it will continue ...

Melinda Howes bids farewell to BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Melinda Howes has finished up as managing director of superannuation at BT, having spent the better part of two decades with the company. Howes departed BT last week for personal reasons, the company confirmed. It is understood Howes has been on carer's ...