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Market volatility making boomers nervous

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... steadier, more consistent returns over the long term," said Robert E. Sollmann, Jr., executive vice president, Retirement Products at MetLife. Advisers themselves were very clear on the link between volatility and client wariness with 88 per cent seeing ...

Former MilitarySuper chief joins HOSTPLUS

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... available to our members...especially those seeking to use pre and post retirement advice, pensions and other retirement products," said Elia. Watson has previously been deputy chief executive officer at Australian Reward Investment Alliance and deputy ...

Speed bumps to annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
Existing government rules on certain retirement products are stifling growth and innovation in annuities - affecting how super funds can address longevity risk, according to a Towers Watson report. Under the current tax and the age pension means test ...

ASIC starts shadow shopping

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... defining good quality advice to give industry guidance. "Around 20 per cent of the current super pool is in retirement products, such as de-accumulation products, and this is likely to double over the next decade. It's critical people make good decisions ...

A decade on, Frontier turns new leaf

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... portfolio sizes now in the billions, and indeed tens of billions, increasing internal expertise, MySuper, post-retirement products, and the everpresent need to be competitive on both fees and performance, we and our clients have a lot to think about ...

Mercer outlines top trends for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A flight to emerging markets, persistent weakness in the US dollar, and more demand for retirement products are just some of the themes Mercer expects to occupy the minds of investors next year. Many of the themes Mercer outlines overlap with its predictions ...

Retirees using super for lifestyle, not income streams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
Many retirees are unaware of what retirement products are and still see their nest egg's main purpose is to fund lifestyle needs, regardless of the industry-wide trend towards income streaming of retirement payments, reveals new research. The study ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... protection to members by providing basic cover without having to go through underwriting, said Peter Lewis, head of retirement products at Aon Consulting. New members of Personal Super will receive automatic minimum level insurance cover for death and ...

SCT chief Furlan talks tough on benefits

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... transition-to-retirement phase. "I do think there is a spot for paying death benefits to estates and that is if you're offering retirement products to transition to retirement products. "And the reason I say that is because by then, people have no life ...

AMP unveils new super ad campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... product features, paying only for what they need," Meller said. AMP recently revamped its range of super and retirement products, providing simpler and more competitive products and services. The new product, AMP Flexible Super, provides customers with ...