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Insurers to battle big data privacy concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... will have to be weighed against ongoing user privacy and discrimination issues. This is one of the key findings of the Actuaries Institutes' latest green paper, which argued that "by better understanding customers' risk profiles, insurers will be able ...

MLC bolsters group insurance team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... renewing its focus on group insurance with five key appointments. MLC is expanding the team to include experienced price actuaries, insurance product experts and relationship managers all with institutional client experience. The new hires are designed ...

New director for NAB super trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Chase Corporate Advisory, chief executive and managing director of Count Financial, and managing partner of Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants. Gale's appointment to the NULIS Nominees board is in addition to his roles as an independent non-executive ...

Disclosure deadlines present super challenge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... cost," as well as provide further information on buy/sell spreads that often apply in addition to other fees and costs. Actuaries Institute superannuation practice committee convenor, Andrew Boal, says from a compliance perspective super funds are on ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... chair Wayne Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while a steady accumulation of capital was sensible for Australian authorised ...

NAB dispels housing bubble "toil and trouble"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A NAB executive played down fears of a housing crisis in Australia at an Actuaries Institute seminar. Speaking at the seminar in Sydney, NAB's global head of research for the global markets division Peter Jolly said that while Australian real estate ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Actuaries are weighing in on the debate around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists ...

Half of SMSFs set for super change slug

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... is likely to be more beneficial than withdrawing it from superannuation altogether. That's according to modelling by actuaries Accurium in partnership with the SMSF Association. In a case study of a hypothetical 65 year old single male with an SMSF balance ...

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... sustainable for people living longer than the average life expectancy if drawdown trends continue, according to the Actuaries Institute. The Institute says the number of super members to completely exhaust their balances will grow as the population ages. ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... financial risks facing an insurer. In a new discussion paper released for industry consultation based on feedback from actuaries, industry bodies and other interested parties, APRA has suggested the increasing number of tasks required of Appointed Actuaries ...