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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. ...

Post-retirement risk in Australia: IMCA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... young families who mightn't see the value in life annuities," he said. Melinda Howes, chief executive, Institute of Actuaries, also questioned why Australia didn't have what she called a "vibrant" post-retirement market given its size, and pointed to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... motor vehicles sales for April. In equities news, DuluxGroup Ltd will report its first half results. The Institute of Actuaries of Australia holds its Flood Resilience Seminar for 2011 in Sydney. On Friday, Australian stocks closed slightly higher, after ...

Funds should show benefit projections: IAA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... and show both a lump sum and an annual income estimate at retirement, according to new research by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Around 80 per cent of respondents, which include super fund CEOs, senior management and actuaries, agreed that ...

ASIC super expert joins ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... Pre-Alba replaces Melinda Howes, the previous director of policy at ASFA and now chief executive of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. "One of Louise's first tasks will be to lead ASFA's consultation on FoFA," said ASFA chief executive, Pauline ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... executive Andrew Forrest addresses an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney, and the Institute of Actuaries conducts its 2nd Enterprise Risk Management Seminar, with speakers including AMP Ltd chief executive Craig Dunn, also in Sydney. ...

Mercer appoints CIO in UK

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... Rich Nuzum, president and global business leader for Mercer Investment Management. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and holds a BA in Actuarial Studies from Macquarie University.

Service core to Tower mandate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... insurance mandates in the industry last year, said the fund's chief executive, Ian Silk. Speaking at the Institute of Actuaries of Australia conference last week, Silk said while increased cover and premium savings were "material improvements" in the ...

New insurance benchmarks on the cards

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
The insurance industry could soon face a price shake-up as the Institute of Actuaries of Australia gears up to launch a new set of life tables aimed at providing price benchmarks to insurers. The institute has been collating information from major life ...