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US employees flee pension plans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... let current concerns outweigh their long-term commitment to their employees," said Mike Archer, Towers Perrin's chief actuary and a principal in the firm's retirement practice.

Qantas Super gets $66m injection

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... years. The plan currently has assets of around $5 billion. "The new funding plan has been prepared by the independent Actuary and has been agreed by the Company and the Trustee. Confirmation of the new funding plan has also been provided to the Australian ...

Telstra Super hires JANA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... with Russell Investments has ended, however the corporate super fund continues to use Russell Investments as the fund's actuary. It is unclear how often Telstra Super undertakes an asset consultant review. Telstra Super is one of Australia's largest ...

Master trusts and industry funds drive risk growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... industry funds will provide more risk insurance over the next 15 years, according to Rice Warner Actuaries research. The actuary's research found life risk insurance sold within employer master trusts is expected to grow at more than 16 per cent per ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... interests so the government should encourage a "lifetime savings system", said Darren Wickham, Mercer principal and 2008 Actuary of the Year. Under this system, people can access their superannuation savings in various stages - such as when they first ...

Wickham wins actuary of the year

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
Darren Wickham has won the title of Actuary of the Year 2008 by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Greg Martin, president of the institute, conferred the award in recognition of Wickam's dedication and contribution to his profession, particularly ...

NAB Super ups employer contribution

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... apply to members of the A3 (Defined Benefit) Category, said the fund. Their contribution rate is determined by the fund actuary and is based on the rate necessary to fund the promised benefit, said NAB Super. "The increase is in line with NAB's objective ...

Less claims, more benefits: ANZ Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... an actuarial investigation found - prompting the fund to lower its premium rates as a reward to its members. The fund's actuary recently completed actuarial investigation of the Scheme, which found fewer death and TPD claims than expected had been made ...

ASFA appoints policy director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... appointment, Howes worked at the fund manager as director of superannuation and retirement products and also as a consulting actuary. Howes previously developed benefit projection tools and superannuation technical and educational support products for ...

ING Aus appoints two senior Life Risk execs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... has been promoted to head of strategy. She has been with ING Australia for over nine years including five years as chief actuary. The appointments follow a busy year for the company's Life Risk division. In the last 12 months, ING Australia launched ...