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Annuity sales boost Challenger results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said the sales results demonstrate a strong demand for secure and stable retirement income products, which benefited from the company expanding its distribution network and product offerings. Long-term sales, which ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... access their superannuation accounts for a deposit will have consequences on both the housing market and the retirement income system, ultimately increasing house prices and the strain on the Age Pension," the submission said.

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... homes and then simply go on the aged pension. So it really raises questions about the sustainability of the retirement income system." Wilkins added that this year's survey is the first time he has gone back through the HILDA data to track the progress ...

The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... Lawyers executive lawyer Chris Tsovolos. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Tsovolos explained how the estate laws around self-managed super funds and discretionary family trusts is still evolving - ...

Exposing the hidden risks of cash

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... Management portfolio manager Dr. Philipp Hofflin. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Hofflin argued that "in our view, the 'worst case' income from dividends seems well above even today's cash rate." ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Retirement income products need to be designed around three investment objectives: increasing income, reducing risk and maximising returns. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Vertium Asset Management ...

Retirement income innovation severely lacking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... they face when trying to achieve client objectives, according to PIMCO. Analysis by a PIMCO-Allianz Australian Retirement Income Taskforce found that the existing investment offerings require retirees to choose and accept full market participation or ...

An institutional approach to retirement advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... senior portfolio manager Darren Beesley. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Beesley noted that institutions have projected liabilities and understand key liability sensitivities such as inflation, longevity ...

Riding the retirement tidal wave

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan Shead. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Shead noted that based on current projections, 30% of the population will be over 65 by the end of the century. "Take it with ...

Retirement income fund launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
A former Investors Mutual senior portfolio manager has re-entered the retirement income market through a multi-affiliate group, launching a fund which offers more choice in the competitive sector. Launching his own funds management firm in partnership ...