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APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... consultations on the capital framework for longevity products in a bid to tackle the "weak demand" for such products including annuities. The prudential regulator has released several proposals in the next stage of consultations, including a more principles-based ...

Generation Life hires former Allianz Retire+ exec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... and advice channels, ensuring Generation Life continues to be the provider of choice for investment bonds and lifetime annuities," Rodda said. "I am pleased to join the executive group at Generation Life and look forward to accelerating our growth in ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... delivers on its promise of more comfortable retirements." The submission recommended the government directly offer retirees annuities called 'Lifetime Super'. These products should be priced at sustainable rates and managed by an independent agency. ...

CC Capital drags feet on Insignia takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... February. Private equity firm CC Capital was founded in 2016 by Chinh Chu and Douglas Newton. Its portfolio includes annuities and indexed universal life products Fidelity & Guaranty Life provider, commercial data and analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet ...

APRA plans to remove 'unnecessary obstacles' for longevity products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
APRA has proposed changes to its prudential framework for annuities, committing to removing unnecessary obstacles to the development of more "innovative" and "competitively priced" longevity products. The regulator identified two issues with its existing ...

Dai-ichi Life acquires 15% of M&G

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... capabilities of M&G and, as part of the partnership, will work closely with M&G to enhance its own expertise in bulk purchase annuities." Dai-ichi Life will also consider distributing M&G's products in Japan and Asia, and the two will consider collaborating ...

Betashares launches fixed income ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... bond to maturity. This has led many investors to fall back on other investment products, such as term deposits and term annuities. These may offer more certainty, but often lack flexibility, or in the case of term deposits, competitive yields," Betashares ...

Challenger posts mixed Q3 FY25 result

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... by 20% to $1 billion aided by the growth of both retail lifetime with $246 million (up 22%) and MS Primary Japanese annuities at $240 million (up 33%) for the quarter. Challenger said the longer duration sales will improve book quality and returns but ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... with subsidiary MS Primary in 2016. Challenger Life initially partnered with MS Primary to reinsure AUD-denominated annuities, which eventually expanded into USD-denominated annuities from 2019 and YEN-denominated annuities from November 2023. As announced ...

TAL nabs AIA strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... Your Super rules. As head of strategy, he also helped enhance shareholder value and the capital efficiency of AIA's annuities book through a multi-asset class, multi-manager portfolio construction approach. Archer also played a big part in supporting ...