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Service core to Tower mandate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... insurance mandates in the industry last year, said the fund's chief executive, Ian Silk. Speaking at the Institute of Actuaries of Australia conference last week, Silk said while increased cover and premium savings were "material improvements" in the ...

New insurance benchmarks on the cards

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
The insurance industry could soon face a price shake-up as the Institute of Actuaries of Australia gears up to launch a new set of life tables aimed at providing price benchmarks to insurers. The institute has been collating information from major life ...

Govt unveils more super reforms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... At the current 12 per cent, a lot of Australians will remain on a part pension, she said. Meanwhile the Institute of Actuaries of Australia said the biggest missing piece is around longevity and retirement incomes. A core focus of the institute's submission ...

Berends joins QSuper investment committee

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... Associates, Inc., a global growth equity specialist headquartered in the United States and is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Berends also holds the position of chair of the Investment Management Consultants Association. She recently ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed former director of policy at ASFA, Melinda Howes, as chief executive. Howes joins the Institute from her role as director of policy and industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

APRA stresses super client burden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... pressure group insurers are under to attain and keep contracts with large super funds. Speaking at the Institute of Actuaries of Australia yesterday, Trowbridge said super funds, particularly industry funds, are causing "indigestion" within the insurance ...

Channel swimmer named Actuary of the Year

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has awarded Kaise Stephan as actuary of the year for his contributions to the profession and also raising more than $160,000 for charity. Stephan is chief actuary at Munich Re and swam the English Channel in just ...

Actuaries call for advice 'stress test'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia is calling for the introduction of a 'personal stress test' that would measure the impact of adverse events on a person's financial position to be part of the advice process. As part of its submission to the Ripoll ...

Platforms should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... director, and Annie Liao, a senior manager in the actuarial practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, told the Institute of Actuaries conference yesterday that the wealth management industry in Australia does not meet best practice benchmarks in any area of ...

Joint Committee has consumer loans in its sights

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... by commission arrangements and the role played by marketing and advertising campaigns. Speaking at the Institute of Actuaries conference in Sydney yesterday, Ripoll said the area of marketing and advertising was one that "niggled" him. "We will look ...