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The unintended consequences of the four-day work week

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... productivity, and can lead to employee burnout. This is according to some experts who recently spoke at the Actuaries Institute 2024 Summit, pointing to several flaws of the 100:80:100 model which some firms operating in finance and insurance have adopted. ...

Performance test needs better metrics, durability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... shortcomings that must be addressed in Treasury's latest round of consultation so it is fair and sustainable, the Actuaries Institute Summit heard. Mercer associate Kieran Chu said while the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test was designed ...

Actuaries Institute proposes new performance test measure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
The Actuaries Institute has proposed revising the annual superannuation performance test, so it better aligns trustees' investments with the best financial interests of members. In its Treasury submission, the Institute said the test should include ...

Australians need $1.6m for comfortable retirement: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
Australians believe they need $1.6 million to be financially comfortable in retirement, a new survey from Colonial First State (CFS) finds, but they cannot agree on what living comfortably looks like. This is well above Association of Superannuation ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... financial advice could help solve some of the retirement income challenges Australians face, according to the Actuaries Institute. In its submission to the Retirement Phase of Superannuation consultation, the institute wrote that the Delivering Better ...

Former UniSuper chief appointed to CSLR board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... Asset Management, Deakin University's Investment Committee, and Allianz Retire+. He is a Fellow of the Actuaries Institute in Australia and the Society of Actuaries in the US. "Kevin brings extensive financial sector experience, both as an executive ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... members targeted help, guidance, and advice (HGA) on issues outlined in the Retirement Income Review (RIC). The Actuaries Institute dialogue paper, Retirement matters, explained that such a framework would include support regarding optimal retirement ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... in scientific research that gives them more information about their overall health." A 2017 paper from the Actuaries Institute found even a slight increase in the number of people undergoing genetic testing could have a significant impact on the cost ...

AMP names super, investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... superannuation and retirement products. In the intervening years, she worked in senior roles that included leading the Actuaries Institute as chief executive and holding directorship positions at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and ...

Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... David Coogan and Allianz Retire+ director Sally Evans when they next meet in July 2023. Meanwhile, former Actuaries Institute president Nicolette Rubinsztein will step down following the completion of her two-year cycle as an Advisory Board member. Stewart ...
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