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Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... increased focus on retirement. "It will just take some time for them to get there," he added. Getting people into a retirement product that is right for them is a tough ask, given how varied membership bases are. Designing a suitable range of products ...

Confidence in a 'comfortable' retirement nears lows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
Pre-retiree confidence levels are reaching near historic lows, according to an Investment Trends report. Confidence levels have plummeted to 10-year lows in pre-retirees feeling prepared for their next stage of life, and only half cited they feel prepared ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... ' You'll live longer than you think ', Optimum Pensions managing director David Orford added new retirement product innovation in Australia means retirees can look to the best of both worlds - exposure to growth assets as well as the benefit ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
Grattan Institute has warned the government against watering down the Your Future, Your Super reforms, saying it should instead focus on implementing the remaining recommendations of the Productivity Commission. In its submission, Grattan Institute ...

Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
TAL, Generation Life, MLC Life and Challenger were among the winners at last night's annual Plan For Life Excellence Awards in Sydney. Now in their ninth year, the awards aim to celebrate achievements in product design and innovation across life ...

AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... providers of similar products include Generation Life and Allianz Retire+. Magellan also launched its long-awaited retirement product last year but closed it in July due to lack of interest.

Time to throw out the antiquated lifetime annuity mindset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... Hackett said. The perception of traditional lifetime annuities has been quite negative over the decade, the retirement product marred by its linkage to CPI in a contracting interest rate environment. "Also, once you're in the type of product, linked ...

ASIC tells super trustees to improve TMDs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
ASIC is calling on superannuation trustees to review and improve the effectiveness of target market determinations (TMD) for their products. The regulator's request follows a sample review of trustee compliance that found some poor practices. ASIC ...

AMP to return $1.1bn to shareholders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... engaging with government and other industry stakeholders to find a sustainable solution, while AMP's planned retirement product offering is well progressed and will help solve the affordability issue faced by the industry at large. It's hoped ...

Optimum Pensions, Generation Life launch lifetime annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... test treatment." He added that after meeting with Generation Life, it became clear both were searching for a retirement product that would provide protection against longevity and sequencing risk. Generation Life chief executive Grant Hackett described ...