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Older Australians delaying retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... on savings. The study was a collaborative effort, researched between Australian National University, AMP, Rice Warner Actuaries and National Seniors Australia. The report's authors are Dr Tim Higgins and Dr Steven Roberts from the Australian National ...

Volatility hits managed funds despite March boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... figure. The 4.6% growth in funds during the quarter however will since have been undone, according to Plan For Life Actuaries, as global stock markets have continued their volatile course. Of the larger companies, BT was the only one to track growth ...

TAL appoints head of product development

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... strategy and support our clients," he said. In 2008 Wickham was named Australian Actuary of the Year by the Institute of Actuaries.

Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... financial services to think more actively about the products they offer, according to a discussion paper released at the Actuaries Institute Financial Services Forum. "Financial services businesses and trustees of super funds need to start thinking differently ...

Research warns super funds on reporting

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... risk of being given the wrong information about the performance of their funds, according to a recent analysis by the Actuaries Institute. Recommendations, prepared for the actuarial profession and financial regulators, outline six principles to ensure ...

Former Count boss made SPAA director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... executive of Count Financial before it was taken over by CBA last year. Before that he was a managing partner of Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants and held senior roles in distribution, marketing and strategy at MLC and AMP. "It is a pleasure to be joining ...

FSC urges Senate to vote for SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... for today, saying Australians would benefit to the tune of $184bn as a result. New research carried out by Rice Warner Actuaries for the Financial Services Council (FSC) claims raising the super guarantee from 9 to 12 % as proposed by the government ...

Retail trumps wholesale in managed funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... the back of nervous investors and volatile markets. The latest analysis on the managed funds market from Plan for Life Actuaries identifies Schroders Australia as the only wholesale manager to report any significant growth in its funds under management ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... superannuation was also an area of great concern for the table, with Melissa Fuller, deputy chief executive of RiceWarner Actuaries referring to research showing that females need to pay 1.5% extra in super payments just to address the longevity difference ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Actuaries Institute has called for tax disincentives to be removed from deferred lifetime annuity products found in overseas markets, along with the development of a new generation of annuities in its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government. ...