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EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... coming under pressure. Part of the answer lies in occupational and personal pension schemes complementing state-based pensions," the EU said. Bulgaria's minister for finance Vladislav Goranov said: "The pan-European pension product will bolster our ...

Aviva Investors appoints Asia institutional sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... partnerships and strengthening existing relationships with institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, government pensions, and insurance companies in north and southeast Asia. Clapham will report to Scott Callander, who is Aviva Investors ...

Software provider wins European asset management mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... software provider said Sonata was a customer-centric digital platform, with the capability to support investment, wrap, pensions and life insurance products across multiple distribution channels. Bravura added the platform could streamline administration ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... argues the middle tier of income earners now receive lower value from the super system. "They do not receive full Age Pensions nor do they have the disposable income to build large retirement benefits," Rice said. The paper outlines the cost of continuing ...

Retirement income rules boost annuities: Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... a pre-determined date, knowing their deferred lifetime annuity will provide a reliable income from then on." Optimum Pensions chief executive David Orford was similarly supportive of the Government's changes to the retirement income framework. He said ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... from the Budget. Under Scott Morrison's proposed $259 million package, working baby boomers who also receive aged care pensions will now be able to earn up to $300 a fortnight before the Government starts to trim their pension payments. Further, about ...

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Working baby boomers who also receive age pensions will now be able to earn up to $300 a fortnight before the Government starts to trim their pension payments. The 2018 Budget initiative formed part of Treasurer Scott Morrison's $258.6 million baby ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... have no impact on expenditure. The Financial Services Council said it welcomes the Government's efforts to reform the pensions test for lifetime annuities, and the concept requiring trustees to formulate a retirement plan for members. "This change should ...

US project to end pension politics

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... assumptions are used. States alone have $6 trillion in unfunded liabilities - not counting the thousands of county and city pensions. It is advocating four core principles in public pension management: adherence to fiduciary responsibility; balanced ...

ANZ, NAB bottom lines take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... half-year reporting period in early May. ANZ will incur a loss of $632 million from the sale of its life insurance, and pensions and investments businesses. About $277 million is attributed to an assets and liabilities fair value loss (of which is $396 ...