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Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... said. Already, some "smart thinkers" are putting together products that cover insurance, annuities and market-linked pensions, that will help retirees smooth consumption between their working and retirement life, Hume added.

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The chief executive of the UK's Pensions Regulator believes climate change will be more catastrophic to populations' way of life than the COVID-19 pandemic if no action is taken. The comments came as The Pensions Regulator chief executive Charles ...

Pensions for Purpose eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... Melbourne third-party distributor AFM Investment Partners. AFM's founder and managing director John Donovan will join Pensions for Purpose's board as a director. He will work on expanding membership among Australian superannuation funds. "With two Australian ...

Why advisers don't recommend annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Financial Synergy managing director David Orford. Orford has since set up a retirement income product provider Optimum Pensions, which this month signed a distribution deal with ASX-listed Generation Life. The final report from the Retirement Income ...

Global net zero framework launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... investors representing US$33 trillion. Scottish Widows, New York State Common Retirement Fund, the Church of England Pensions Board, PensionDanmark, AP2, Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees, Nest Corporation, AXA Investment Managers, DWS, Aberdeen ...

Ignition Advice enters UK market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... exciting combination," Hempson said. "We look forward to bringing the UK market live digital advice solutions for insurance, pensions and wealth in 2021." Ignition said it will focus on continued global expansion, supporting the UK expansion and servicing ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Friends of the Earth Scotland reveals UK local government pensions held $14 billion in fossil fuel investments last financial year. The analysis said it equates to about $2500 invested in ...

Standard Life Aberdeen sells 196-year-old brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... Bird said the Standard Life brand has an important heritage and strong recognition in the UK as a life insurance and pensions provider, which bodes well for Phoenix Group. "This is much less the case with the business we are building at Standard Life ...

Industry fund promotes for GM role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... Madden joined the state government insurer after leaving ANZ Wealth where he was head of service and operations, global pensions and investments for close to six years. In confirming Madden's promotion, Daly also acknowledged Varcoe's work with the super ...

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... non-concessional contribution to super, will pass, as it's not contentious," he said. Treatment of foreign assets, pensions and income streams were issues members who lived overseas or maintain a connection to foreign countries frequently asked about. ...