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New insurance benchmarks on the cards

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
The insurance industry could soon face a price shake-up as the Institute of Actuaries of Australia gears up to launch a new set of life tables aimed at providing price benchmarks to insurers. The institute has been collating information from major life ...

Cavendish buys Bendzulla Actuarial

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... Bendzulla is a consulting actuarial practice headquartered in Hobart and services clients nationally. The firm has qualified actuaries resident in most Australian capital cities, along with firms in New Zealand and the UK. The firm is independent and ...

Govt unveils more super reforms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... At the current 12 per cent, a lot of Australians will remain on a part pension, she said. Meanwhile the Institute of Actuaries of Australia said the biggest missing piece is around longevity and retirement incomes. A core focus of the institute's submission ...

IFSA calls for super in parental leave

IFSA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... found Australian mothers typically accumulate much less retirement savings than men. Research conducted by Rice Warner Actuaries found the average Australian woman would have $91,400 or 35 per cent less than a man in their superannuation savings if they ...

Berends joins QSuper investment committee

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... Associates, Inc., a global growth equity specialist headquartered in the United States and is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Berends also holds the position of chair of the Investment Management Consultants Association. She recently ...

Fees secondary to return: Qantas Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... charge admin and investment fees that are on par, if not better than their peers overseas. In October last year, Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants reported that super fund fees are below or just above the magic number of "below 1 per cent" industry-wide ...

Count names new chief, profits bounce back

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... a few areas. He joins Count at the end of March with his peer Caroline Bennet taking his spot as leader of Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants in Australia. Gale's appointment was announced yesterday before today's release of Count's strong half-year results. ...

Retirement savings shortfall worsens: IFSA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... $695 billion, according to new research commissioned by IFSA. The latest research by IFSA undertaken by Rice Warner Actuaries showed Australians face a massive savings shortfall that would see the majority of Australians struggling to maintain their ...

SMSFs turn to advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... advisers specialising in SMSFs had risen significantly. SPAA runs a course that caters for accountants, financial advisers, actuaries and lawyers seeking to gain the necessary skills to advise SMSF trustees. "Anecdotally we've found SMSF Specialist Advisors ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed former director of policy at ASFA, Melinda Howes, as chief executive. Howes joins the Institute from her role as director of policy and industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds ...