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Direct investors prefer scaled advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... term deposits (47.3%) through their super fund. "One in four (26.6%) would be interested to invest directly in pension annuities," Turnbull said.

Plan For Life predicts retail managed fund growth

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... management trusts and old style regular premium policies. The forecast also found products such as ADFs and deferred annuities are declining, and will ultimately disappear, while others such as bonds and CMTs show some modest signs of growth. "Immediate ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Engagement with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led ...

Insurance lapses impact on NAB Wealth results

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... cautious. Inforce premiums grew by 4.0% to $1,493 million. Investment margins were stable, with favorable earnings on the annuities portfolio offset by changes in the business mix. Specialised Group Assets (SGA) cash earnings fell by $80 million, mainly ...

Variable annuity sales in the UK reach GBP1bn

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012

Planner annuity interest climbs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
Financial planner current use of annuities may be limited, with only 36% using the products in 2011, but there are predictions of increased use across the industry revealed in a new planner survey. Key findings within the Investment Trends December ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... for a lot of these SMSFs we're going to see a greater need for regular income style products like fixed income... or annuities."

Strong half year results for new Challenger boss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... "We're also now starting to reap the full benefit of re-invigorated distribution, advertising and marketing efforts, with annuities increasingly being used as a tool in retiree portfolios, enabling client and adviser to build on age pension entitlements ...

Macquarie outlook mixed, annuities solid

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Macquarie Group's annuity-style businesses are expected to return 20% higher net profit contribution for FY12 on last year's results, yet not all results were positive as the firm released its moderate outlook and plans for a share buyback. In an update ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... 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. In an effort to stem financial shortage issues arising from Australia's ...