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MetLife reports 61pct global earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... Specifically, MetLife's global earnings were hit by the UK tax charge related to an "investment subsidiary" of MetLife, an actuarial assumption review and "variable investment income below the company's 2015 quarterly plan." Earnings in the Americas ...

International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
A research paper by actuarial associations in Australia, the United States and United Kingdom criticises governments for tinkering with pension measures that may further confuse those nearing and in retirement. The paper, 'The challenge of longevity ...

Mercer launches super data analytics tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... we work to allow us to focus on activating growth for our clients. "Our point-of-difference is the horsepower of our actuarial expertise combined with our retail and consumer capabilities that sit behind Mercer Edge, generating predictive analytic algorithms ...

BGL adds 280 wraps to SMSF software

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... wraps and platforms, bringing the total number of data feeds in the program to 400. Australia's largest provider of actuarial certificates for SMSFs, Accurium, has also extended its long-term relationship with BGL. BGL managing director, Ron Lesh, said ...

Class partners actuarial certificate provider

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Class, the company behind cloud-based SMSF tool Class Super, has partnered with actuarial certification firm Lime Actuarial. Actuarial certificates are generally required for SMSFs that pay a pension income stream and have an accumulation interest. ...

LGsuper backs governance changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... brings their own specialist skills and expertise," Morris said. "In our case, the additional finance, investment and actuarial experience they bring to the table make an already good board stronger. Furthermore, this complements the in-depth local government ...

Class expands in the SMSF cloud

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... end users to automate data entry, prepopulate work papers and build other time saving tools. An example is preparing actuarial certificates. He said use of APIs has grown at a significant rate over the past few years and growth for the business is likely ...

Risk inflows up despite tightening margins

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Total risk market inflows are up 9.5% to $14.5 billion in the year to March 2015. Research by actuarial firm Plan for Life shows that individual risk lump sum premium inflows accounted for the majority of the total, with $6.4 billion coming in during ...

Retirees can increase their withdrawal rate: Milliman

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Actuarial consulting firm Milliman believes there are retirees who could comfortably increase their standard withdrawal rate by at least 50% per annum. A recent Milliman paper, 'The 6% Rule', aims to answer how retirees can provide for themselves and ...

Suncorp advice exec goes to Equipsuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... executive officer, liability management. Troy Rieck has held numerous positions at Suncorp, including portfolio manager, actuarial analyst and most recently executive manager, investment advice. At QIC he moved from portfolio management roles to head ...