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Howes to join AMP wealth management business

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
Melinda Howes, the departing chief executive of the Actuaries Institute is set to take a position with AMP in its wealth management business. While her reporting line is still being finalised due to internal restructures within AMP, her title will be ...

Actuaries Institute recruiting after CEO resignation

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
The Actuaries Institute hopes to make a new chief executive appointment within the coming months, after the resignation of current head Melinda Howes. Howes was the chief executive of the Actuaries Institute for nearly four years and resigned yesterday. ...

Retirees could benefit from a vibrant annuities market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
At the Actuaries Summit held in Sydney this week, Professor Anthony Asher of the Actuaries Institute's Retirement Income Working Group stressed the need to develop a "vibrant annuity market", in line with much of the rest of the world. "It's very difficult ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... stuck to its word and did not introduce any more changes to superannuation in tonight's Budget," he said. The Actuaries Institute applauded the confirmation of the pre-announced changes to remove the inequitable tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuities ...

Deferred annuity tax reforms safeguard retirees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... reform for retirees in Australia. Towers Watson, along with some industry and professional bodies such as the Actuaries Institute, has advocated this change because of the growing importance of retirement risks," Boal said. Those risks include the growing ...

TAL hires new chief actuary

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... in both Australia and the UK," said TAL's chief financial officer Kent Griffin. Rowley was president of the Actuaries Institute in 2007, and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland in 2009 for services to the actuarial ...

Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Actuaries Institute has released guidance for Financial Condition Reports (FCRs) for superannuation funds. The development of FCRs are in response to increasing complexity and risks in superannuation funds and anticipate APRA's intention bring the ...

Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Pearson, who is managing director of consulting group Finity, was announced as the winner this morning at the Actuaries Institute's General Insurance Seminar, held in Sydney. The award recognises her work as a major contributor and thought leader in ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... accumulation side," but regardless, more and more baby-boomers are entering the draw-down phase. Melinda Howe, Actuaries Institute chief executive said currently legislations and taxes were holding back financial products that could provide a secure ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong opposition presented by an alliance composed of the Actuaries Institute, the Industry Super Network and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. The three industry bodies are concerned ...