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SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... increased 59% since 2009, payments taken as lump sums have fallen by 22% and payments taken as transition to retirement pensions and regular income streams have almost doubled. "This shows a growing concern for longevity risk. While it might not be a ...

Push to end US Congressional pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... of touch with ordinary Americans have led a group of conservative Republicans to sponsor a bill to end Congressional pensions and force politicians to save for their own retirement just like everyone else. The legislation, known as the End Pensions in ...

FSI report favours longevity pooling

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... companies, other funds or other entities to provide CIPRs." The report suggested a CIPR could be combination of account-based pensions and either deferred lifetime annuities or group self-annuitisation schemes of the type developed by Mercer. The report ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... well deserves his 'round-the-world' ticket prize to meet up with Deloitte global leaders and discover more about how pensions are managed in other parts of the world. Congratulations."

VicSuper to offer Challenger annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... longevity solution provider, with the new guaranteed pension products integrating with and complementing their account-based pensions." He went on: "Each VicSuper guaranteed pension will be backed by an annuity from Challenger Life, which is an APRA-regulated ...

Australia's pension system second best in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... mandatory private systems, voluntary private systems, and financial and non-financial support to the elderly outside of pensions. Overall, pension systems have improved across the board since 2010, with the original group of 14 countries included in ...

ClearView launches new super product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... Wealth Limited has launched a new super and pension product and introduced a new administration platform. The super and pensions product, WealthFoundations, offers 14 diversified and single sector Investment Portfolio Service (IPS) strategies, a LifeStages ...

PROFILE: UniSuper CEO Kevin O'Sullivan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... His first job was as an actuary at life insurance company Canada Life. It was there that his lifelong association with pensions began. But in 1990, eight years into his time at the company, O'Sullivan got itchy feet. "My wife and I were sitting around ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
The Pensions Loan Scheme (PLS) for full age pensioners should be extended to all age pensioners who need an easy way to increase their retirement income, said a leading think tank. The Australia Institute (TAI), a progressive think tank based in Canberra ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... product in the market, with a 0.6% fee, while ANZ Staff Super is the cheapest fund overall. ANZ managing director of global pensions and investments Craig Brackenrig said that the product's low fee has been possible because the offering was built from ...