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Executives must think beyond the technical

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... important to be effective in business, Lang said. More recently, taking on the CFO role at CommInsure (having come from an actuarial background) meant leading financial controllers who knew more about technical accounting work such as reconciliations ...

Association launches retirement savings research hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... Dolan is a former dean of the UWA Business School and former head of the Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre and Actuarial Program. He is also a former her of investment research at Macquarie Bank. "Phillip has an enviable reputation is this ...

Two appointments for BTFG life business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... customer-focused solutions as the life insurance business' head of product. Cohen joined BTFG in 2008 as a life pricing actuarial analyst, and held a number of senior roles in product development, pricing and management. She left the company in January ...

Adviser models replacing product focus with customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... the age of technology and big data, prompting advisers to put customers at the heart of business models, according to actuarial and risk management service provider Milliman. Advisers historically placed products front and centre - but products are no ...

Lonsec grows retirement panel membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... solutions when it comes to advising clients on retirement. Lonsec Retire is an initiative between the research firm and actuarial provider Milliman, bringing together retirement industry experts. At its core is providing practical and educational material ...

Queensland DB super liabilities tipped to fall 18pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Queensland's public sector superannuation liability is expected to fall $7 billion over the next five years, and this is despite the state's defined benefit scheme surplus being partially repatriated. The figures were published in the Queensland Government ...

Future Fund investment mandate revised

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... Parliament. "Since its inception the Future Fund's returns have grown to exceed the previous long term target rate. But actuarial analysis indicates global investment market conditions may make it increasingly difficult for the Future Fund Board of Guardians ...

Default retirement products not good enough: Milliman

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... fund, including scale, capability and existing skill sets," Gebler said. Achieving this will require the combination of actuarial, big data, investment management, behavioural finance and communications skills, backed by technology and platforms enabling ...

Reporting overhaul to hit insurer profits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... - and will potentially bring more volatility in reported profit, according to EY global insurance finance, risk and actuarial leader Martin Bradley. While the new standards apply across general insurance, health and reinsurance products, insurers providing ...

Asia-Pacific needs more retirement income specialists: Milliman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... regions in the world but many nations are yet to develop comprehensive retirement income systems. Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman said across the Asia-Pacific consumers feel as if their national retirement systems' provisions are "inadequate" ...