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Australians pessimistic about retirement lifestyle

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... pre-retirees want in managing their retirement savings are a guaranteed income stream and to meet their desired lifestyle, so annuities providers, funds and financial advisers need to find ways to talk to members about the income solutions available ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... at 15%). Remove regulatory barriers on the development of retirement income stream products such as deferred lifetime annuities.

Super needs consolidation: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... products that can provide an income for life. Account based pensions, which dominate the post retirement market, and fixed annuities cannot do this. "How retirement income products are accessed by customers is just as important as providing choice and ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Financial planners are increasingly turning away from cash and term deposits for their retirement clients while annuities and outcome-orientated funds are becoming more popular destinations for new client money instead, according to the latest retirement ...

CFS upgrades FirstChoice and FirstWrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... the account-opening process to save them time. The enhancements follow the major addition of CommInsure and Challenger annuities via the FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms last year, which Investment Trends recognised as the Best New Functionality in ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... industry will be watching closely. This is especially because the UK created "pension freedoms", removing compulsory annuities from its system. Fraser added people in the UK will still have to accumulate and decumulate, but what will be watched closely ...

Advisers have assets test top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... impact of aged care rental income to residents, followed by estate planning considerations around income streams and annuities. Challenger general manager advice services John Carnevale said social security continues to be top of mind for advisers and ...

Annuity sales growth drive up Challenger 1H16 profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... economic and social challenges of our time." These factors resulted in a 12% growth in Challenger Life product sales (annuities and other life products) to $2.1 billion, corresponding to a 12% growth in assets under management to $13 billion. Challenger ...

Retirement income to take super centre-stage

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... public sector pensions represent $60 billion (10%) and the remainder is held in industry fund allocated pensions and annuities. DEXX&R's Market Projections Report increases that total retirement income FUM will increase by 7.1% per annum, with super ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... fair amount of freedom to customise a CIPR to its membership base. Rubinsztein showed research supporting the use of annuities as part of a portfolio for certain members and she believes a lot of trustees will end up with some sort of account-based pension ...