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Lifecycle not the answer: Rice Warner

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... problems could be made worse by lifecycle Funds, which only help the poor returns caused by volatility, said Rice Warner Actuaries. Retirees dread a stock-market tumble, but most superannuation funds worry about this at the expense of Longevity and Inflation ...

Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Year. Pearson, who is managing director of consulting group Finity, was announced as the winner this morning at the Actuaries Institute's General Insurance Seminar, held in Sydney. The award recognises her work as a major contributor and thought leader ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... on the accumulation side," but regardless, more and more baby-boomers are entering the draw-down phase. Melinda Howe, Actuaries Institute chief executive said currently legislations and taxes were holding back financial products that could provide a ...

Platforms at 10 year low

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... platform market reaching their lowest levels in ten years, a recent report reveals. According to a report by Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers, the overall platform market fell by 1.4% or $5.8 billion in funds under management (FUM) to stand at ...

Most funds to offer default IP for MySuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... responses from panel participants who included representatives from BT Financial Group, REST Industry Super, Rice Warner Actuaries, and Chant West. The mixed sentiment was reflected in the survey results, with 55% of respondents indicating their fund's ...

Former Count CEO joins Chase

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... the firm well, Gale said. Prior to Count, Gale was managing partner at Deloitte and was president of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. He is currently a board director with SPAA. Jordan retains his role as the Government's chief external tax adviser ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... trillion shortfall in retirement savings, suggested research released yesterday by the FSC, prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries. It is the first time that the retirement shortfall caused by increasing life expectancies has been quantified, said FSC chief ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong opposition presented by an alliance composed of the Actuaries Institute, the Industry Super Network and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. The three industry bodies ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... three industry organisations. In a letter sent to APRA, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Actuaries Institute and the Industry Super Network (ISN) said they had serious concerns about APRA's proposed "Standard Risk Measure" ...

MySuper to commoditise super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
MySuper will commoditise the superannuation industry, said Rice Warner Actuaries in their latest fee report that was commissioned by the Financial Services Council. "The initial emphasis of MySuper will be on costs rather than investment performance. ...