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Senate hears too many holes for women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... retirement outlook for most women - appears to have widened," Garcia said. Modeling for Industry Super Australia (ISA) by actuaries at Rice Warner shows 63% of single women will still not be retiring comfortably by 2055 even when super, pension payments ...

Early insurance claimants return to work faster

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... included or excluded from the study) but they do provide a critical framework for pricing and relative models against which actuaries can measure their fund's experience."

Government should super seed low income earners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... potentially have their super retirement incomes boosted between 38% and 247% - as based on modeling by ISA and Rice Warner Actuaries. ISA said Super Seed will help make up for gaps in contributions caused by low levels of earnings that may not trigger ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... income producing streams that would help retirees manage the risks that they face." Cooper's call matches that of the Actuaries Institute, which in a recent report said: "A coherent unifying strategy is needed to deal with the interaction of the various ...

Super doing its job: Actuaries Institute

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
The superannuation system is doing its job, a newly published white paper from the Actuaries Institute has concluded, but Financial System Inquiry chair David Murray argues it must be removed from political intervention. The new paper, 'For Richer or ...

NZ looks to Trowbridge for life reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... with Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair John Trowbridge selected as an adviser for the project. Consulting actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver (MJW) have been selected to investigate conflicts of interest in life and income protection insurance ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... weighing in to a debate about the federal government's uncertain position regarding superannuation tax reform. Today the Actuaries Institute said there is growing clamour for clarity around superannuation taxation arrangements. In its submission to the ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... by the FSI which would allow pool members to manage longevity risk. "In our view, a GSA does not have the government actuaries support and the product is unlikely to be the recommendation of a trustee," the report said. "We see very little attractiveness ...

Actuaries Institute demands long term policy focus

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
The Actuaries Institute recommended increased policy focus on retirement income in its final FSI submission. The submission emphasised the issue of existing regulatory barriers to improving Australia's retirement income system, arguing that a legislative ...

APRA deputy chair criticises life insurance sales culture

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... insurance industry is undermining standards of good practice, according to APRA deputy chair Ian Laughlin. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute's Insights Session on 3 March, Laughlin said that the industry's focus on "sales and distribution" has affected ...