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Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The $1.5 billion Aon Master Trust has improved its insurance cover, boosted its pension capabilities and launched an asset allocation calculator as it builds on its suite of services. From 1 July 2010, the Aon Master Trust gives new members of Personal ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... administrative hold the accounts of individuals whose compensation are under the investigation and will not approve any pensions related to this matter, until it is satisfied that the pensions are appropriately paid under the law." "These outrageous ...

Overseas pensions shine in communications

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... counterparts for inspiration, research shows. The Pension Communications Project 2010: Getting Personal, Excellent DC pensions communications from around the world, was compiled because UK retirement plan members aren't engaged with their retirement ...

Govt extends drawdown relief for account-based pensions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The government has extended the drawdown relief currently provided for account-based superannuation pensions to the 2010-11 year. Under existing laws, self-funded retirees are required a set minimum payment from their superannuation account-based pension ...

AXA sells UK life and savings business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... Resolution's UK Life Project and provides the firm with greater scale in a number of product areas of protection and corporate pensions. AXA confirmed media reports it was in talks with Resolution regarding the sale of its life and savings operations ...

Lessons from US pension funds in crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... states cannot default on pension benefits that workers have already earned. Net of the $1.94 trillion in assets, these pensions are underfunded by a massive US$3.23 trillion. "This "pension debt" dwarfs the states' publicly traded debt of US$0.94 trillion," ...

Korea's big four dominate pensions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
The top four service providers in Korea administer around half of all funded corporate pension assets in the country, and account for KRW 7 trillion of assets, according to Towers Watson's Korea Pension Report. The new report covers 53 service providers ...

Global hedge fund market shows signs of life

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... 35 different hedge funds, 75 per cent of that are exposed hedge funds managing between $500 million and $1.5 billion. "Pensions with a limited team are using consultants for access to large multi-strategy managers alongside fund of hedge funds to provide ...

AMP rationalises super and pension prods

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... Financial Services. AMP will change the pricing structure for Flexible Lifetime - Super, Flexible Lifetime - Allocated Pensions and CustomSuper from November this year, which will be "more inline" with the AMP Flexible Super product. All members will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... Portugal to grow their way out of a recession. More strikes are expected in Spain and Greece as workers protest cuts in pensions and other public spending. There were also concerns on Friday about corporate profits. Shares of credit card companies tumbled ...