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Russell sells actuarial business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Russell Investments will sell its actuarial consulting business to a leading global advisory firm. Willis Towers Watson has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the business from Russell for an undisclosed amount, in a move that WTW described ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... the pain of losses more acutely than the pleasure of gains." Ultimately, the paper implored funds to use far greater actuarial and technical firepower to analyse the disparate needs of their members. It also said funds need to make far fewer assumptions ...

ASIC calls time on super disclosure exemption

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... which allow corporates to create tailored accounts for employees, are not required to publish governing rules, recent actuarial reports and "summaries of each significant event notice made to RSE members in the previous two years." ASIC said this will ...

The era of the retirement consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... retiring baby boomers is paving the way for the creation of the 'retirement consultant.' According to a new paper from actuarial consultancy Milliman, the need for the assistance of a consultant focused solely on the implications of drawdown is growing ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... major superannuation funds. Prior to Willis Towers Watson, he was a principal at Mercer, having previously held multiple actuarial roles at the firm. He is also deputy chair of Investment Management Consultants Association Australia. 6. Senior Perpetual ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... innovation and technologies to ensure we are ready for these opportunities," Walsh said. Walsh hinted Mercer's larger actuarial and investment consulting business, including the $20 billion Mercer Super Trust, will offer "Pillar's people opportunities ...

Mercer principal joins IMCA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... prudential standards within the firm. Newfield has also previously worked with Mercer in a number of senior consulting, actuarial and fiduciary roles. Also appointed to the board is former Franklink Templeton head of institutional sales Keri Pratt, Lodrino's ...

$1.6 million cap will not derail retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Analysis from actuarial consultants Milliman shows there are good signs the proposed $1.6 million superannuation tax-free threshold in retirement will deliver a comfortable lifestyle within average life expectancy. The analysis suggests there is a 94% ...

Deloitte partner moves to Trustee Partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... years' experience in superannuation, wealth management and life insurance. His first 10 years were spent in a variety of actuarial roles at Colonial Mutual before moving on to consulting at Askit Consulting, then Ernst & Young, and most recently as a ...

Act now to ensure super sustainability: Cooper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... Expenditure Statement as it looks out to a much longer 40-year time horizon. It contains the important demographic, actuarial and financial information to guide policymakers, particularly when looking at long-term adequacy and longevity benchmarks. Additionally ...