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Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... choices and lead to many retirees being overly conservative spenders." In a recent whitepaper Lifetime Income and the Annuity Puzzle, Huppert notes that Treasury's Retirement Income Review (RIR) found that 83% of accounts in the pension phase were ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... going to be able to afford it tomorrow." The IRIS lifetime products, says Minney, have been a "successful evolution" of annuity style products which have been easier to understand and provided more clarity on accessing the Age Pension. Over the next ...

APRA flags growing trustee complacency on retirement strategies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... for which it has nine actions to minimise regulatory burden. "In addition to the reduction of capital requirements for annuity products, the initiatives include introducing further proportionality, removing unnecessary or duplicative rules, and strengthening ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... to help simplify the superannuation system, including pushing for retirees to place 80% of their super balance into an annuity, possibly offered by the government itself. In its submission to the Treasury consultation, it suggested that retirees should ...

APRA plans to remove 'unnecessary obstacles' for longevity products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... its requirements with other jurisdictions and to establish a "more favourable environment" for the potential growth of annuity products.

Nuveen reaches $650m in commitments for local RE debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... strategy. CPP Investments has contributed $300 million through CPPIB Credit Investments, joining Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and Temasek. The strategy focuses on the industrial, logistics and residential, with a selective ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... to deliver on its full potential of building solutions for its clients to drive sales. For example, its March quarter annuity net book growth was 1% lower than Morgan Stanley's estimates and the total life book growth was negative, though longer ...

Challenger posts mixed Q3 FY25 result

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Challenger saw strong growth in annuity sales but its assets and funds under management fell in the third quarter of FY25. Challenger's funds under management were $115.2 billion, a $5.9 billion drop, mainly due to negative market movements, but also ...

NGS Super to launch lifetime income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... "greater certainty" through blending an account-based pension with a guaranteed, regular income for life through a group annuity. It's expected to be available from next year. NGS chief executive Natalie Previtera described the partnership as a "natural ...

New gig for Challenger's ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Challenger Ltd has confirmed the appointment of Charlotte O'Meara as the head of responsible investment. The annuity provider said O'Meara is tasked with leading the ESG framework across the investment teams at Challenger, helping the life and ...