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Allianz Retire+ adds 'industry first' feature to AGILE

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE) product it launched earlier this year. The first major update is the introduction of the Age Pension+ option, which enhances eligibility for the Age Pension through reduced treatment for the assets test, while limiting ...

Industry needs better retirement advice blueprint: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Longevity risk, a greying population, and the proliferation of retirement income products are forcing financial advisers to be better equipped in navigating a landscape that is becoming increasingly more complex, an industry expert says. Optimum Pensions ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... equity and debt funding. Partnerships between governments and long-term investors are necessary to unlock the potential of pension funds to invest to help mitigate system-level risks such as climate change," he said. Meanwhile, UK Business and Trade ...

Former JPMAM Australia head joins Nest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
The former J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief for Australia has taken on an executive post at UK pension fund Nest. Rachel Farrell, who was the country head of Australia for 10 years, was appointed to the role of director of public and private markets ...

Commonwealth Super Corp selects Challenger for retirement products

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... research, CSC said it chose Challenger to provide a longevity solution that can be combined with its CSCri account-based pension. "We are delighted to partner with Challenger, Australia's largest provider of annuities," CSC chief executive Damian Hill ...

ASFA appoints Mary Delahunty as chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... including in regtech and education, and was a 2015 Churchill Fellow awarded for international research on gender equity in pension systems. ASFA chair Gary Dransfield said the appointment marks a significant milestone for the association. "Her leadership ...

Product modernisation will strengthen retirement outcomes: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... product. "A product modernisation regime would support the government's fiscal position, by lowering government Age Pension outlays and raising new tax revenue, by almost $1 billion in the next decade, without having to raise new taxes on superannuation ...

Australian Retirement Trust adds $12.3bn via CBA Group Super transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... beneficiaries with entitlements in Retirement Access and Accumulate Plus and those with defined benefit (other than lifetime pension) entitlements, has been completed. The second tranche is the transfer of the fund's 3700 lifetime pension members ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... Earlier in his career, he worked in traditional actuarial consulting, advising large companies with complex defined benefit pension/superannuation funds. Thornton has been replaced by Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster, who will share the head of ...

Objective of super bill lands in parliament

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... in an equitable and sustainable way, and encourages interplay with government support mechanisms, particularly the Age Pension. It also requires policymakers to justify how any future changes to superannuation law are consistent with the legislated objective ...