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TAL appoints head of product development

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
TAL Group Life has appointed former Mercer partner Darren Wickham as head of product development and pricing. Prior to joining Tal, Wickham spent seven years with Mercer where he was partner of the Retirement, Risk and Finance consulting practice as ...

Super scale requires immediate action

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Super funds must act on scale now if they are to perform well under the Stronger Super reforms, according to a retirement head at Mercer, with forward projections a necessary outcome. Under the Stronger Super reforms, super trustees will have to determine ...

nabInvest buys equities start-up stake

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
nabInvest has continued its acquisitive streak by turning its attention to a Sydney based start-up, acquiring a non-controlling stake in quantitative based equities specialist Redpoint Investment Management. National Australia Bank's direct asset management ...

Legalsuper members favour Aussie shares

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
Defying the flight to cash, members of the $1 billion dollar legalsuper have increased investments into the fund's S&P/ASX200 option by up to 40 per cent. According to legalsuper, the industry fund experienced nearly 40 per cent in growth for its S&P/ASX200 ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Superannuation experts say it's time to adopt fresh thinking on how to supplement retirement savings and are calling on the government to support Lay-by style Age Pension and 'longevity insurance' products. A panel of industry experts from Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Wickham wins actuary of the year

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
Darren Wickham has won the title of Actuary of the Year 2008 by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Greg Martin, president of the institute, conferred the award in recognition of Wickam's dedication and contribution to his profession, particularly ...

Clear focus to drive age pension reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
In reviewing the appropriate pension payment level, the government must decide if the fundamental purpose of the age pension is to reduce poverty or to replace income, argues the Institute of Actuaries (IA) in a new discussion paper. The paper, New ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is investing significant man power in its financial economy and investigation and prosecution departments as the regulator undergoes a radical restructure of its staff line up. ASIC's strategic ...

Retirement on hold for longer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Electoral backlash or not, fiscal pressures and demographic change are forcing nations around the world to slowly raise their retirement age and while Australians won't openly admit it just yet, we will soon have to follow suit. Tim Jenkins, Mercer's ...

Bevan to hit retail mortgage market for six

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
Former test cricketer and one-day star Michael Bevan has entered what will hopefully be a winning partnership with consultancy The Franchise Shop to establish a chain of retail mortgage franchises around the country. Michael Bevan Mortgages ambitiously ...