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AMP positions senior AXA staff

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... company secretary and head of secretariat, reporting to AMP's general counsel Brian Salter. Mike Thornton, group chief actuary and chief risk officer at AXA, is installed as director group risk management at the merged entity, reporting to AMP chief ...

Zurich poaches IUS Life team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... Stuart Rowe, National Sales Manager - Group Risk A, Paul Hawkes, Manager, Operations - Group Risk A, Chenny Suthersan, Actuary - Pricing A, Suzanne Lee, Personal Assistant Previously, Zurich offered group risk services but outsourced the distribution ...

AIST research exposes flaws in asset-based fee model

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... managers, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) in conjunction with actuary RiceWarner. The asset based paradigm can lead to overcharging (when markets rise) and under-resourcing (when markets fall) the ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
Former Ernst & Young partner, Jules Gribble, has joined ASFA as senior adviser - policy strategy. "Jules is an actuary and has 25 years experience as a consultant, adding an extra dimension to ASFA's policy and research team. Jules also has a keen interest ...

Sigma buys CPG Research & Advisory

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... advice and services to Australia's largest company superannuation funds. SAIL is chaired by Ken Boag (FIAA), a prominent actuary who has experience in the superannuation industry. Boag, as managing director, was responsible for growing Tower Australia ...

Qantas Super slows funding plan

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... defined benefit divisions over three years, following poor financial market performance due to the GFC. Since then, the actuary of Qantas Super has recommended "the additional funding plan remain in place but with the extra contributions by the Company ...

Men behaving womanly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... The figures were based on the 2006 census and conducted every five years. Based on this data, the Australian Government Actuary found that men are catching up to the longevity of the fairer sex. "The average improvement in mortality over the five years ...

Channel swimmer named Actuary of the Year

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has awarded Kaise Stephan as actuary of the year for his contributions to the profession and also raising more than $160,000 for charity. Stephan is chief actuary at Munich Re and swam the English Channel in just ...

UniSuper activates fair value clause

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... unlikely occur. The fund had recently completed its triennial review of the DBD as at 31 December last year. The fund's actuary noted that UniSuper's DBD assets and future contributions are expected to be sufficient to meet current and future benefit ...

Smaller funds lack risk reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... of services from an outsourced provider, Mercer found super fund reserves should be higher than at present. David Knox, actuary and worldwide partner at Mercer, said a "head in the sand attitude is not appropriate". "Our survey shows there is widespread ...