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UK pensions not fussed about in-housing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... such as AustralianSuper and HOSTPLUS are increasingly turning to in-housing of their investment capabilities, the UK pensions industry remains fairly comfortable farming out management of its assets to third-party managers. That's the main takeaway from ...

Latest APRA stats show drop in super assets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... contributions. Payments were up 9.5% to $64.3 billion while contributions were up 2.4% to $104 billion over the 12-month period. Pensions continue to grow as a proportion of total benefits. In the latest quarter pensions made up 54% of all benefits compared ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... Christian Porter, on 9 March. Among the questions ACPSRO asks how many defined benefit pensioners have had their part Age Pensions cancelled or reduced as a result of the new cap. It also wants to know what the government has saved since the cap began ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... third-party shareholder and no insurance premiums, all profits go to the participants. "I think it's fair to say account-based pensions are popular in Australia, so we fitted it [Lifetime Plus] in to that structure but we don't know what the laws are ...

Advisers encouraged to review changes carefully

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... taxed at 15%. A change IOOF claims will "effectively negate that TTR strategy for those under 60" and will "turn the TTR pensions into accumulation accounts from which a draw down is made." Similarly chief executive officer at the Financial Planning ...

Commodities slump stalling sovereign wealth growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... declining revenues." As a result, many funds in these areas, while mandated to make longer-term investments to support future pensions and support a country's growth over time, have been forced to make withdrawals for what PwC described as "short-term ...

Pre-retirees understand super's objective

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... Australians expect super will generate retirement income. The next expected source of income in retirement is government pensions and allowances. About 32% of older Australians expect their income in retirement to come from government pensions and allowances. ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... Research from State Street shows 'official institutions' like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New World' ...

Super needs consolidation: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... options with longevity risk protection, which means more products that can provide an income for life. Account based pensions, which dominate the post retirement market, and fixed annuities cannot do this. "How retirement income products are accessed ...

Lump sum withdrawals to fall to 4% by 2025: Rice Warner

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... research by Rice Warner and CFS found that 83% of the value of all retirement benefits were invested in superannuation pensions and that a further 7% were taken as a partial lump sum. The research also highlighted that at least one third of lump sum ...