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FSI retirement response receives support

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... living much longer and need their retirement solutions to provide reliable income streams which last as long as they do. Annuities combined with an account based pension provide a powerful solution," Benari said. He said the government will be setting ...

Challenger annuity sales grow 12 per cent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... volumes, including from advisers who have traditionally not sold our products." This is largely based around Challenger annuities becoming available on several investment platforms during 2015, most notably at Colonial First State. "This annuities-on-platform ...

UK moves away from annuities: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Pension freedoms in the United Kingdom have created a "seismic movement" away from annuities according to UK-based financial researcher Defaqto. In its most recent white paper aimed at financial advisers working with retirement plans, Defaqto said that ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... inherent in investing in a single asset class," Birtles said. "For example, many retirees considered term deposits and annuities a reliable option for protecting their capital, but these products have suffered significant reduction in income over the ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... said this additional capital could be used to cover aged care or health costs. "There has been a lot of market focus on annuities recently but this report really shows that the case for annuities is weak for the typical Australian retiree with a lower ...

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... making retirement income solutions more accessible to financial advisers and retirees," Benari said. Across Challenger's annuities and funds management businesses, total assets under management increased by 18% to $59.8 billion during the 12 months to ...

Challenger annuities join CFS platforms

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... superannuation industry continues to make retirement income strategies more readily available, Challenger now has its annuities on Colonial First State's FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms. The move follows Colonial First State adding CommInsure annuities ...

Power in super advertising

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... flood of superannuation and pension products being advertised by companies such as IOOF, Sunsuper, MLC and Challenger Annuities among others. Speaking at a recent executive roundtable hosted by Bravura Solutions, Colonial First State head of customer ...

Allocated pensions reach $1.4bn at Vision Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... pensions accounted for $153.2 billion in 2014, where products such as term ($7.3 billion) and lifetime ($3.2 billion) annuities had much less of the market share.

Annuities to become more competitive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
More competitors are expected to offer annuities should tax impediments around deferred lifetime annuities be removed in the impending financial services and tax reviews. CommInsure head of annuities, George Lytas, said the removal of that tax impediment ...