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Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Superannuation industry consultants Milliman and Frontier Advisors have considered an alternative to a deferred lifetime annuity that trades off risk management for more flexibility. The "rainy day fund" would set aside funds that are not drawn upon ...

Challenger reveals key annuity relationships

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... insurance products in Japan. Scheduled to launch in the quarter ending 30 September 2017, Challenger's term annuities, Liquid Lifetime and CarePlus products will be available to AMP retail customers via the North, MyNorth and AMP Flexible Super platforms. ...

NobleOak Life offerings recognised for excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... categories - the Omnibus Product Award and the Health & Wellness Program Award - which were awarded to TAL Life (TAL Lifetime Protection) and AIA Australia (AIA Vitality) respectively. Commenting on the awards, Strategic Insight's Simon Soloman said ...

CBA reinforces gender equality through financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... ensure the Start Smart program was promoting the importance of financial literacy, which is often the foundation of a lifetime of economic opportunity and security, equally for boys and girls." "We knew that harnessing the power and reach of the Start ...

Advisers must understand psychological differences

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... decisions. The research found Australian women are missing out on tens of thousands of dollars in savings during their lifetime as a result of their tendency to take lower levels of risk in their portfolios. NAB's research, based on more than 100,000 ...

Former AustralianSuper chair joins ME board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... She also recently retired from the board of SecondBite, a national food rescue organisation. In 2014, Rubin received a Lifetime Trustee Achievement Award from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. She is also a fellow of the Australian ...

Mercer appoints commercialisation director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... to Mercer client growth leader Mette Schepers and focus on distribution for Mercer's retirement income product, Mercer Lifetime Plus. In a recent Financial Standard interview, Mercer senior partner David Knox described how when the Lifetime Plus product ...

Next wave of super legislation rolls in

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... tax minimisation; Abolishes the out-dated anti-detriment provision, which effectively results in a refund of a member's lifetime superannuation contributions tax payments into an estate; and Applies commensurate treatment for these measures to defined ...

Advisers welcome super changes but need stability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... initial proposal in the federal budget. "From my clients' point of view, the one change that really annoyed them was that lifetime limit. The fact that they had been planning for retirement based on getting bigger amounts in and then suddenly the policy ...

$500,000 non-concessional cap scratched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
The Federal Government has reworked its 2016 Budget measures on superannuation to drop the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap and alter several other policies. Treasurer Scott Morrison announced the changes this morning and said the government will ...