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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... Austmine 2013 conference. Meanwhile, AusAID's Australian Mining for Development Conference is on in Sydney,as is the Actuaries Summit 2013. In equities news, Leighton Holdings holds its annual general meeting in Sydney, while Optus provides an network ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... Government stuck to its word and did not introduce any more changes to superannuation in tonight's Budget," he said. The Actuaries Institute applauded the confirmation of the pre-announced changes to remove the inequitable tax treatment of deferred lifetime ...

Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... care is 85% of the full age pension. The aged care dilemma will only intensify and according to research by Rice Warner Actuaries for the Financial Services Council (FSC), Australians who live longer than current life expectancy rates will face and aggregate ...

Deferred annuity tax reforms safeguard retirees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... a key reform for retirees in Australia. Towers Watson, along with some industry and professional bodies such as the Actuaries Institute, has advocated this change because of the growing importance of retirement risks," Boal said. Those risks include ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... The self managed super fund segment is on track to break through $500 billion by June this year, according Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants. Pushing them through this threshold is the strong rebound in equity markets that holds an estimated one-quarter ...

Super operating costs rise to $150 per member

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... under management had shown a gradual downward trend since 2004, director fees had increased by more than 130%. Deloitte actuaries and consultants partner Wayne Walker, who produced the report, said that operating costs varied greatly between industry ...

TAL hires new chief actuary

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... experience in both Australia and the UK," said TAL's chief financial officer Kent Griffin. Rowley was president of the Actuaries Institute in 2007, and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland in 2009 for services to ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... from accountants to institutions that can offer a truly one-stop shop. Interestingly, new research by Plan For Life (Actuaries & Researchers) reveals that retail managers that have sold a combination of investment and administration services to SMSFs ...

Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Actuaries Institute has released guidance for Financial Condition Reports (FCRs) for superannuation funds. The development of FCRs are in response to increasing complexity and risks in superannuation funds and anticipate APRA's intention bring the ...

Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... performance advantage as well. The research, based on an internet survey of 279 respondents, was conducted by Rice Warner Actuaries (RWA), sponsored by Vanguard and supported by the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). Michael Rice, managing ...