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Super is for income, not wealth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009

Super funds should start reporting their performance based on how much income they can provide to members on retirement, not on how much they return in the intervening period when the savings are locked up, said a US-based retirement expert. Don Ezra ...

ING to develop retirement security products

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008

ING Australia chief executive, Harry Stout, is assessing overseas efforts to combat longevity risk while also battling against the erosion of retirement savings in bad markets to develop better retirement security products for super fund members. Speaking ...

The hedge that saves

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008

... drawing board to cover their risk. The upshot is that their hedging programs worked well enough not just to cover longevity risk but also market downturns as bad as the current subprime-led falls. "What this study shows is that for those insurers, the ...

Longevity puts focus on trauma insurance

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 7 APR 2008

Improving longevity means insurance will need to cover individuals while they are still alive - not when they die, delegates of last week's Riskstore Living Insurances conference were told. "Cancer rates are going up but this is because of aging. Actual ...

Super gap widens between haves and have-nots

... retirement by an average 16 months, which means more time to save. However, that can almost be seen as compensating for longevity risk, where people are living longer and therefore need more funds come retirement. Michelle Baltazar

Retirees short on yield

... with a solution to high income needs," James Holt, investment specialist and report author at Zurich, said. "With longevity risk, as retirees live longer than ever before, require their capital to last the distance, these solutions can also provide long-term ...

Asteron launches income product for 80s and over

KATE HAGE | THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006

... of other members. Asteron chief operating officer, John Crosswell, said the product is designed to address the longevity risk faced by many and the gap in retirement savings. "You can see from our research that for a lot of people nearing retirement ...

Budget reforms exacerbate risks for Gen L: Asteron

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006

... the issue and then work on solutions. "We are commissioning research with the University of NSW on the increased longevity risk," said Croswell, adding that the industry needs to "increase the dialogue with policy workers." "We don't want to add complexity ...

Tips for TAPs from BT

... said, are the risk profile of the underlying investments; the term of the product; estate planning options and longevity risk amongst others. "While Term Allocated Pensions can offer significant benefits, they would be of particular interest to retirees ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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