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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 ...

Former Count CEO joins Chase

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... the firm well, Gale said. Prior to Count, Gale was managing partner at Deloitte and was president of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. He is currently a board director with SPAA. Jordan retains his role as the Government's chief external tax adviser ...

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 ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... industry organisations. In a letter sent to APRA, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Actuaries Institute and the Industry Super Network (ISN) said they had serious concerns about APRA's proposed "Standard Risk Measure" for ...

TAL appoints head of product development

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... strategy and support our clients," he said. In 2008 Wickham was named Australian Actuary of the Year by the Institute of Actuaries.

Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... services to think more actively about the products they offer, according to a discussion paper released at the Actuaries Institute Financial Services Forum. "Financial services businesses and trustees of super funds need to start thinking differently ...

Research warns super funds on reporting

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... being given the wrong information about the performance of their funds, according to a recent analysis by the Actuaries Institute. Recommendations, prepared for the actuarial profession and financial regulators, outline six principles to ensure that ...

FSC urges Senate to vote for SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... for today, saying Australians would benefit to the tune of $184bn as a result. New research carried out by Rice Warner Actuaries for the Financial Services Council (FSC) claims raising the super guarantee from 9 to 12 % as proposed by the government ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Actuaries Institute has called for tax disincentives to be removed from deferred lifetime annuity products found in overseas markets, along with the development of a new generation of annuities in its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government. ...