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TWU Super ups retirement stakes

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The $2.2 billion TWU Super has introduced a new transition to retirement product in a bid to ease their members into a comfortable retirement. Until recently, TWU Super members could only access their super once they permanently retire or reach 65 years ...

Skandia adds online group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... respectively. Prior to this announcement, the firm developed Wholesale Retirement Solutions that covers transition to retirement and income stream phases for aging investors. The product includes 125 fund options, fee for service of dial up fee options ...

AMP saves more in pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... AMP's Flexible Lifetime Super can now save as much as $110,000 more for their retirement by using AMP's transition to retirement (TTR) strategy alongside the group's newly-launched Pension Refresh option. AMP has bundled its Flexible Lifetime - Super ...

DB back in vogue: Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... availability of DB Plus, that we recently introduced, at least gives defined benefit members access to a transition to retirement pension, which allows them to acclimatise themselves to an account-based income stream and its exposure to market movements," ...

Financial Wisdom recognises its best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... essential for a self managed super fund business model. He also developed a modelling software tool for transition to retirement strategy scenarios that is utilised across the industry.

Farrell chairs MDRT

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... and advice for consumers is the industry's greatest challenge as many Baby Boomer advisers will soon transition to retirement. MDRT will play its part and assist retiring advisers to develop and implement appropriate succession plans and strategies ...

Retail fund FUM drops $12bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... managed to increase by 14.5 per cent over the year to $95.5 billion - spurred by the growing demand from transition to retirement products. Challenger posted a 65.6 per cent rise in retirement income funds to $4.2 million, while Macquarie reported a ...

CONNECT targets retirees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... funds aimed at members coming up to retirement or are already retired. The first fund, called CONNECT's transition to retirement pension option, is targeted at members due to retire. The option allows members to work fewer hours and use super to top ...

Plum reloads for HNW clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Fundamental Pension product to create its own pension product for its members. The Plum Pension provides both a transition to retirement option and a retirement option, which allows clients to access a wide range of investment options and choose when ...

BT raises savings for term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... investors seeking a low risk, income generating features of cash. "For those in retirement or eligible for a transition to retirement strategy, securing 8.4 per cent tax free income for 12 months is a pretty compelling proposition in the current environment," ...