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Kinetic Super hires retirement specialist as CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... chief executive from May 16. Andrew Barnett joins from JANA Investment Advisers where he was general manager retirement strategy for seven months. Before that appointment he was NAB Wealth general manager retirement solutions for about five years. Barnett ...

Australian Catholic Super launches retirement income product

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... which has been renamed RetireChoice. Both account-based pensions are available as part of a transition to retirement strategy and to fully retired members. Although RetireSmart has been designed as a pre-packaged strategy, Australian Catholic Superannuation ...

Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... battle to manage members' retirement income. Global professional services company Towers Watson has launched a Retirement Strategy Appraisal (RSA) framework that aims to assist super fund trustees assess retirement product options. The RSA framework ...

AMP reduces North Guarantee fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... balanced protected growth investment strategy, fees have dropped from 1.50% to 1.30%. On a balanced single retirement strategy, fees have fallen from 2.30% to 1.60%. Fees have dropped across all strategies. AMP's director, superannuation and investment ...

Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... active management continues to be the weapon of choice of the majority of institutional and retail investors, a retirement strategy based on holding index funds over the very long-term can lead to huge tax savings. "The old argument, 'you shouldn't let ...

HESTA income stream phases out risk

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Fowler said that the new income product was the result of research that showed member's wanted a simple post-retirement strategy, where exposure to riskier assets declines over time - without having to keep changing their investment configuration.

Super strategy needed for retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
Relying on a transition to retirement strategy is not enough, with a new approach to superannuation and changing income needs required to address a lack of understanding in super savings options, said an advice firm. According to Michael Hutton, wealth ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... scale advice (CP 164) will offer examples of scalable advice in purchasing shares, adopting a transition to retirement strategy and superannuation pension products among others. CP 164 will also outline the difference between factual information, general ...

BT adopt retirement strategy with new head

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... insurance, superannuation, investments and retirement products. In the role, Greenhalgh will implement BT's retirement strategy and lead the retirement team. Formerly the general manager, product and marketing at Challenger, Greenhalgh developed Challenger's ...

Speed bumps to annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... development of annuities and further innovation in related products in the Australian market. However, post-retirement strategy continue to be a hot topic, with trustees faced with the choice to launch direct forms of longevity protection, particularly ...