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Deferred annuity tax reforms safeguard retirees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Reforms to the tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuity (DLA) products has added greater security for Australian retirees, according to Towers Watson. The new rules, if enshrined by legislation, remove inconsistencies between the manner deferred annuities ...

Challenger gets Lonsec approval on annuities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... Challenger, including the fastest selling annuity in the company's history, the Care Annuity, as well as the Liquid Lifetime annuity. "We're pleased with the recognition that our annuities are true-to-label retirement products which do what they say ...

Annuities boost Challenger growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... Baby Boomers coming into retirement, retirees' preference for secure and guaranteed income investments, such as lifetime annuity products, and a growing awareness of longevity risks have bolstered the demand for annuities in recent years, Challenger ...

Bendigo to offer Challenger annuities in new deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... they can retain exposure to growth assets without having to worry as much about volatility." Challenger's Liquid Lifetime Annuity was named by Rainmaker as 'best innovation of the year' in 2011 and awarded the AFA/Plan for Life 'income stream - innovation' ...

Zenith recommends Challenger Care Annuity

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
The Challenger Care Annuity (CCA), a lifetime annuity designed to provide a long-term regular income stream - guaranteed for life - has been rated 'Recommended' by Zenith Investment partners. The chief benefit of the CCA, the Zenith recommendation states ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Actuaries Institute has called for tax disincentives to be removed from deferred lifetime annuity products found in overseas markets, along with the development of a new generation of annuities in its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government. ...

Speed bumps to annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... choice to launch direct forms of longevity protection, particularly annuities. The most common product is the lifetime annuity in Australia, yet on a global scale there are other forms under development including investment-linked lifetime annuities ...

SMSFs to hedge more against longevity risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... have the most exposure to longevity risk. Robertson urged financial advisers to hedge against equity risks with lifetime annuity products that would pay investors if their money ran out during retirement. Robertson said that advisers must identify appropriate ...

Smarter annuities can plug retirement savings gap

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... answer rather than more complexed structured instruments," he said. Challenger is soon to launch a new 'liquid lifetime annuity' and remains bullish on the annuities market, having written over $900 million in annuities for FY10 and $343 million this ...

Challenger injects more liquidity into annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Challenger responds to planner demand for liquidity in lifetime annuity strategies through a new product that guarantees investor access to capital for the first 15 years of their investment. A spokesman from Challenger confirmed that the new product ...