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US project to end pension politics

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... treasurer Christopher B. Burnham said. Only 30% of the 6276 pension funds across US are adequately funded using optimistic actuarial assumptions, according to the institute. No pension fund is more than 63% funded, if conservative actuarial assumptions ...

What will estate planning look like in 2020?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... Investments managing director of strategic business initiatives Tim Noonan. He said there needs to be a strong focus on the actuarial probability of advised clients living far longer and spending far more than projections. Financial Standard was the ...

Milliman hires for greater adviser exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... is taking on a newly created role at Milliman. Andrew Whelan has been appointed as director, adviser services at the actuarial firm. He will be responsible for spearheading the development and management of retail and wholesale partnerships, focusing ...

Mercer appoints head of superannuation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... head of product, ING's head of strategy and finance and TAL's general manager, product and marketing. He has also held actuarial roles at Trowbridge Consulting and Sedgwick. In his new role, Stevens will work on expanding the services and global partnerships ...

Client longevity the largest advice disruptor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... disruption is failing to understand what is happening to longevity." He said there needs to be a strong focus on the actuarial probability of clients living far longer and spending far more than projections. The wealth expert said there is an abundance ...

Rice Warner recruits NAB executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... than 30 years' experience across superannuation, retirement and group insurance, Jenkins is well versed in the areas of actuarial valuations, defined benefit management, default superannuation, successor fund transfers and insurance. Jenkins began his ...

Global firm builds Aussie equities team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... Australian quantitative equities team and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers' active quant business. Finally, Tsai is a former actuarial and benefits consultant who has held roles with Russell Investments and BlackRock. Together, the new hires add more ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... lives of all Australians. Evans added Grace has a proven track record in raising the influence and awareness of the actuarial profession and the institute, having delivered key thought-leadership position papers on issues such as mental health, big data ...

CBA purchase shifts AIA Australia executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... expected to finalise in 2018. Before AustralianSuper, Craine spent 23 years at AXA, where he held multiple roles in actuarial, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and asset and liability management. He ultimately became AXA Australia's head of investment ...

Former Challenger subsidiary chief joins SMSF fintech

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... amount of expertise and industry insight having successfully overseen the sale and subsequent integration of Bendzulla Actuarial into Challenger and the successful rebranding to Accurium," Abbott said. Related Story: NowInfinity strengthens distribution ...