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Retail fund fights back

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... default retail and industry super funds centres on performance, but Rubinsztein said at an Institute of Actuaries of Australia seminar, that approach is not comparing like for like. "Why are [retail super funds] underperforming? The analysis we've done ...

Wickham wins actuary of the year

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
Darren Wickham has won the title of Actuary of the Year 2008 by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Greg Martin, president of the institute, conferred the award in recognition of Wickam's dedication and contribution to his profession, particularly ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at a joint Institute of Actuaries of Australia and Financial Services Institute of Australiasia (FINSIA) lunch yesterday, Cooper said it's surprising to realise that in ...

Sub-prime boosts actuary profile

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... services sector as a result of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, according to Greg Martin, Institute of Actuaries of Australia president. "We are seeing enterprise risk management (ERM) roles proliferate across the financial services sector particularly ...

Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... includes Jo-Anne Bloch, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive; John Maroney, Institute of Actuaries of Australia chief executive; Rosemary Vilgan, Qsuper chief executive and Richard Gilbert, Investment and Financial Services Association ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... property group collapses, but better structured and scalable regulation might be, said the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA). Greg Martin, IAA senior vice president, said better labelling of product types may also be required. Explaining how ...

Debenture devil in the detail

... on historical and current default arrears of the underlying loan portfolios. Meanwhile, the Institute of Actuaries of Australia John Maroney went as far as suggesting that ASIC should consider a re-labelling of the sector. "To elderly investors or retirees ...

Understand the dependencies and get unit pricing right

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... systems and to fully understand the inter-dependencies involved in the process. Speaking at an Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) special unit pricing briefing earlier this month, Jules Gribble of Askit Consulting said unit pricing can be a "governance ...

Cutting super benefit taxes affordable: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
... Despite complaints from some industry experts that the Budget tax reforms were unaffordable, the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) has released research arguing the proposals will have only a minimal impact on government revenues. "The apparent ...

More reverse mortgage protections needed: Mariner

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
... legislative measures around reverse mortgages. Mariner has backed calls emanating from a recent Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) roundtable, which cited the need for attention to proper planning for the industry and greater consumer protections ...