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Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... different providers. That involved looking at basic income needs, such as the gap between the Age Pension and account-based pensions for example, and calculating the portion that can be invested with an annuity provider. Babbel said short-term annuities ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... concepts," he said. "While many of the existing reserves held in SMSFs have arisen legitimately in the context of legacy pensions that are no longer available, the Commissioner considers that any need to maintain reserves in SMSFs is distinct from the ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... particularly important for the inflation outlook." But the outlook for inflation is also important for wage growth (and pensions) because most are indexed to inflation. This doesn't augur well for household income and by extension, consumer confidence ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... signs of a shift to DC, the report said. Urwin said DC now accounts for 49% of total assets across the seven largest pensions markets (Australia, Canada, Japan, Netherland, US, UK and Switzerland) as funds continue to experience positive net cash flow ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... particularly important for the inflation outlook". But the outlook for inflation is also important for wage growth (and pensions) because most are indexed to inflation. This doesn't augur well for household income and by extension, consumer confidence ...

Praemium SMAs go global

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... advisers and their clients." Earlier this month Ohanessian flagged that Praemium is looking to invest further in the UK pensions market following record inflows for the December quarter. "International FUA is up 34% on last year, and pending further ...

Praemium chief flags UK pensions investments after record inflows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said the firm is looking to invest further in the UK pensions market following record inflows for the December quarter. With combined gross inflows of $764 million, $216 million of which came from international ...

ASIC brings in disclosure expert to review RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... has extensive experience in this area; prior to his Hong Kong post, he was chair of the International Organisation of Pensions Supervisors technical committee, a member of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's product advisory committee and ...

Financial Synergy founder launches new firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... business aimed at tackling the ongoing retirement income and longevity risk problem. David Orford's new venture, Optimum Pensions, is rolling out a product called Real Lifetime Pension (RLP). RLP is a white-label solution for superannuation funds and ...

ANZ hires Silicon Valley consultant for innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... ongoing transformation strategy to become a more efficient, more digital bank. The recent sale of ANZ Wealth's OnePath pensions and investment division to IOOF was a key step toward achieving this, but chief executive Shayne Elliott highlighted that ...