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CFS adds aged care annuity to FirstChoice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... results in stronger satisfaction and longer relationships with clients." Chun added being able to provide access to annuities on platform makes it easier for advisers to implement client retirement strategies which use annuities in conjunction with other ...

Telstra Super appoints financial planning EGM

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... advice service to its 100,000 members by increasing accessibility to a broader range of financial advice topics including annuities and insurance outside of superannuation. It also launched an ongoing advice service which provides proactive assistance ...

Challenger sees record sales boost in 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... to $3.4 billion in 2016. The group attributed this increase to the moves in the super industry to include Challenger annuities on investment platforms. Chief executive Brian Benari said this allowed Challenger to "leverage our leadership position in ...

Challenger finalises partnerships with three super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... each. The first is $9 billion Local Government Super, whose 90,000 members will be able to access Challenger backed annuities through Link Group subsidiary Australian Administration Services' aaspire platform. Commenting on the partnership, Local Government ...

ClearView adds annuities to wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Challenger and CommInsure annuities have been added to ClearView Wealth's wrap platform. Selected annuities from both providers have been available to advisers using the platfom from 1 July. Changes driven by feedback from advisers have also been made ...

SMSF accountants seek investment product knowledge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... King Loong Choi said accountants want to better understand tax advantages of individual investment products. He said annuities, direct shares, managed funds and ETFs are the top products where accountants want more information and education before recommending ...

Super needs to pick up its retirement game

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... announcements including comprehensive income products for retirement (CIPRs) and changing the tax treatment of deferred annuities were encouraging for product development. She added there's a need for offers where members can seamlessly transition from ...

Super changes about sustainability: O'Dwyer

KELLY O'DWYER, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... And we will remove taxation barriers to the development of new retirement income products such as deferred life time annuities from 1 July 2017. This will enable retirees to buy products, such as deferred lifetime annuities that they can rely on for ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... reform that will allow for a broader range of retirement income products. "Among these products will be deferred lifetime annuities which are, effectively, insurance. Retirees would purchase them, probably through a number of regular premiums while they ...

netwealth to grow IFA base, eyes app-savvy investors

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... Matt said that there's scope for new income style products in the market and with the regulatory framework in favour of annuities, there's scope for radical changes in the way advisers set up their clients' retirement portfolios. Capping off the briefing ...