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Allianz Retire+ strengthens distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... Allianz Retire+ launched the Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE), a retirement product aiming to address longevity risk. AGILE was designed to be integrated into super funds and account-based pensions, it is also serves as a conduit for financial ...

Industry funds gain ground in retirement asset battle: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... partner Melinda Howes commented: "There is now a critical mass of retirees with a common unmet need - dealing with longevity risk and achieving a certain income for life. APRA requires that by the end of June trustees will have undertaken an assessment ...

Link to offer Allianz Retire+ solution to super funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... superannuation solutions Dee McGrath said the partnership gives clients access to a product suite that solves for market and longevity risk, creating more certainty for members with a guaranteed income for life. "The super industry has seen a real shift ...

Optimum Pensions urges super trustees to insure mortality risk

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... considering uninsured products. Trustees of self-insured super funds must be aware of the risks associated with ignoring longevity risk to save costs and ensure that they have the necessary expertise to model them, he said. Failing to disclose how much ...

Complacency the biggest risk to retirement: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... all about maximising returns but once a client goes into that retirement phase, it's about minimising that longevity risk," he said. He said minimising longevity risk and sequencing risks can extend a nest egg further into the future. "The less you ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... overwhelmingly concerning Australians, with a nationally representative Finder survey showing over 12 million people harbour longevity risk worries. The survey said 28% of respondents don't think they'll have enough super to stop work, and just ...

AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... typically had the problem of only having account-based pensions at their disposal, not enabling them to manage longevity risk. Alternatively, while traditional lifetime annuities pay a fixed income for life, they require conservative investments and ...

Optimum Pensions, Generation Life launch lifetime annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... as occurs with other investment accounts," he explained. "It is guaranteed for life thereby protecting against longevity risk, and by combining with and account-based pension, the retiree will still have access to funds in retirement. It can also provide ...

Super funds are ready for RIC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... institutional term annuities and the decumulation investment mandate)," it said. However, it is solutions for managing longevity risk that top the list for super funds needing expert support. "At 89%, demand is twice as high as any other gap in the solutions ...

Generation Life launches retirement income product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... the importance and need for technology to support members during their retirement phase, and balance returns with longevity risk. A fully integrated platform like GBST's Composer enables complete automation from web to back-end books of records ...