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New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... industry with the knowledge it needs to help guide fund members. It will also help spur innovation in the retirement income stream product market, by providing developers with a sound basis as to what this growing pool of retirees need and want from ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Overall Annuity Provider of the Year was Challenger. Finalists were CommInsure and BT Financial Group. Long Term Income Stream winner was Challenger. Finalist was CommInsure. Annuity & Income Stream Innovation Award was Challenger's Annuities on Platforms ...

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... achieved in terms of retirees acting responsibly with 93% in the draw-down phase opting to take their savings via an income stream." Similarly, Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said that "we need to urgently level the taxation playing field to ...

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Low European interest rates pushing investors to find higher yielding stocks is encouraging them to reconsider the insurance sector. An investment briefing released by Amundi Asset Management said the insurance sector, after strong focus on derisking ...

FSI proposal to ban LRBAs "draconian"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI)'s recommendation to ban limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) is "a draconian move that we need to reflect on," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)'s chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. "LRBAs ...

SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector is entering the stage of maturity as benefit payments surpass contributions for the first time. This industry tipping point was confirmed with the recent release of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) statistical ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
This year has been another busy one for the financial servives industry. FoFA remained on the radar and the Financial System Inquiry has the potential to change things in a big way. The Financial Standard team takes a look at the issues that made waves ...

Solve super tax inequity, says Murray

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The upcoming tax white paper must redesign the taxation of superannuation so that it no longer disproportionately favours wealthy people, according to the Financial System Inquiry final report. The white paper, which is due to be drawn up next year ...

FSI favours Chile-style default super auction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... enshrined in legislation. The report also recommended mandating super funds to offer a quasi-default retirement income stream product, which all members would be offered at retirement, with an emphasis on pooling longevity risk. Unlike other default ...

FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
FIIG Securities has appointed fomer JB Were head of advice to the newly-created position of head of personal and intermediary clients. Grant McCorquodale was head of advice at National Australia Bank-owned (NAB) and has held executive roles at Macquarie ...