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Iress loses key wealth executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... director of insights and strategy, following five years at Challenger, where she served as senior manager of retirement income policy for five years. There, she covered a broad range of retirement income issues, including industry policy, superannuation ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... a retiree more than $500,000. In researching whether annuities could solve superannuation's need for better retirement income stream solutions, Rainmaker Information, supported by Plan for Life research, found the products are currently far too expensive ...

Conference to address major SMSF issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... flow through to us?" she said. One example is the federal government floating the possibility of making the Retirement Income Covenant applicable to SMSFs. "I don't know that it should but, clearly, it's going to be [mandatory] for APRA-regulated ...

Challenger overhauls IT, awards mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... longer and retire in ever greater numbers, there will be more demand, across more channels for a broader range of retirement income solutions. We will leverage our retirement and investment expertise to capture this opportunity and deliver on our purpose ...

AustralianSuper calls for an 'account for life'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... government benefits or private savings, is challenging to manage." "... they want flexibility and simplicity in the retirement income system as they define what retirement looks like for them and have confidence as they enjoy this next stage of their ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Opening up superannuation funds to more comprehensive financial advice could help solve some of the retirement income challenges Australians face, according to the Actuaries Institute. In its submission to the Retirement Phase of Superannuation consultation ...

Super funds lack data for effective retirement assistance: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Super funds lack crucial data on members' retirement income certainty preferences, hindering effective retirement assistance and compliance with Retirement Income Covenant obligations, research by Capital Preferences and Challenger reveals. The survey ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... Outcomes guidance in the coming months and will also review RSE licensees' self-assessments in relation to the Retirement Income Covenant and ASIC and APRA's joint report on progress of implementation from July last year. Following that, it will engage ...

Aware Super appoints head of public market equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... in the retirement futures of all Australians, and I'm energised to play a key role in generating a strong retirement income pipeline for Aware Super's 1.1 million members." Meanwhile, Warner said he was thrilled to have attracted Hong back to ...

Market performance fails to sway retirement confidence: State Street

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... function of much more than simple investment returns," it said. State Street, however, sees a silver lining in retirement income policy. The Retirement Income Covenant, with its objective to maximise, safeguard, and provide flexible access to retirement ...