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Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... policy and industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, which followed four years at Alea Actuarial Consulting, an independent firm that provides actuarial and other services to mainly superannuation and financial planning ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... ATO approach could potentially require each fund offering such insurance cover to pay substantial amounts of money for actuarial investigations into the volume of disability benefits paid to individuals who might still have some capacity to undertake ...

Mercer wins ANZ Staff Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... Mercer to provide administration and member services to its scheme. However, Russell continues to provide the scheme with actuarial services, and the fund continues to have investments with Russell. Mercer replaces Russell Employee Benefits which until ...

Lifewise website nets 8,500 hits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... Plan for Life found an increased uptake in risk cover at both the individual and group level over the past year. The actuarial firm said the rise in uptake could be a result of tough economic conditions, an active housing market and the increased ability ...

UniSuper activates fair value clause

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... According to the statement, UniSuper said it would be closely monitoring its DB division, and conduct two further formal actuarial reviews during the next four years. The fund said it may be required to reduce benefits on a "fair and equitable basis" ...

One in six DB funds in trouble: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... level, a technical insolvency position will arise, triggering under SIS, a statutory rectification process involving actuarial oversight," said Venkatramani.

Top 10 budget quotes

... Australians are living longer and the age pension is a substantial and growing expenditure." - Matthew Burgess, director, Actuarial and Benefits Consulting, Russell Investments "People who do not qualify (or elect not to receive paid parental leave) ...

...and targets SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... product can provide fund establishment services such as trust deeds, compliance and tax reporting; independent audits and actuarial certification. At the same time the trustees using the product can access separately managed accounts (SMA), managed funds ...

Platforms should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... platform to drive greater efficiencies and lowers costs. Wade Tubman, a director, and Annie Liao, a senior manager in the actuarial practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, told the Institute of Actuaries conference yesterday that the wealth management industry ...

DB super deficit rises to $25 bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... sponsoring companies and trustees are taking the necessary steps to restore the position by working together to implement an actuarial funding program that may involve additional contributions over a period of time and a re-think of the investment policy." ...