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Impaired life annuities post record sales

TOWERS WATSON RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010

Hands off SMSFs, warns assoc

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... impositions, no limitations on specific assets such as derivatives or collectibles, and no government regulated lifetime annuities. In short, they said they want "no increased government control in any form." But they do want government help when it ...

Challenger income and index fund boost profit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... per cent to $116 million during the six months to December last year. Challenger's life division, which provides term annuities to investors, saw a 10 per cent rise in assets under management while net income rose 27 per cent to $154 million in the six ...

Towers Watson to fix post-retirement blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... be looking for post-retirement investments...so we're looking at how can you [super funds and insurers] incorporate annuities in your product design?" he said. For example, Boal pointed to products like ING's Money for Life, a part-investment and part-insurance ...

ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... a trustee board, has simple investment choices and offers online financial advice. It also has extremely low-priced annuities and is priced daily. But in sharp contrast to Australian industry funds, members receive only one per cent of their wages in ...

UK variable annuity sales dive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
UK demand for variable annuities has dropped significantly during the third quarter of 2009 as sales fell from more than $610 million to over $250 million. The Watson Wyatt research found variable annuity sales between the second and third quarter fell ...

Challenger takes annuities to platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... investment fund onto the BT Wrap platform following financial planner demand for more income products. The fund invests in annuities issued by Challenger Life and investors can select between three, five and seven year terms. Investors can also exit ...

Challenger annuities post record sales

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
Challenger's Guaranteed Income Plan annuities product received a record $91 million in August alone as financial advisers look for ways to preserve client income in retirement. In addition, while financial advisers are also allocating client money to ...

Sunsuper grows member appeal through advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... payment methods. Travis said Sunsuper is looking at other ways enhance the product. "We're interested in the variable annuities space. I think there is an emerging focus on that area in terms of taking away some investment and longevity risk," he sai ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
Investment products that will be in hot demand in the future, such as lifetime annuities, are in short supply - but not for long. Today the peak body for retirees, National Seniors Australia, welcomed news that the Henry review will look at new income ...