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AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... platforms Edwina Maloney explained that financial advisers have typically had the problem of only having account-based pensions at their disposal, not enabling them to manage longevity risk. Alternatively, while traditional lifetime annuities pay a fixed ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... collectively aren't going to invest their way out of their poor funded status, an Equable report says. Equable's State of Pensions 2022 report says adjustments must be made to account for the shortfall, which means changing contribution rates or benefit ...

Time to throw out the antiquated lifetime annuity mindset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... of strong legislative tailwinds that will arise because of the government's intent to ensure money from account-based pensions is being fully utilised. Financial Standard is an official media partner of the AFA Thrive Conference 2022.

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... longevity revolution will tax their income plans. For institutions, rapidly ageing populations will test the limits of both pensions and government benefits systems. "Getting retirement security right and helping to ensure individuals can live with dignity ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The SMSF Association is urging Canberra to address legacy pensions and extend the temporary absence rule for non-residents in its first budget. In the Associations submissions, chief executive John Maroney highlighted several key measures that remain ...

AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
The superannuation giant has jumped two places in a global survey of pensions and now ranks number 20 with total assets of US$169 billion. According to annual research conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments, 15 Australian ...

Link Group acquires HS Pensions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
Link Group has signed an agreement to acquire HS Pensions, expanding its footprint in the UK retirement solutions and pensions sector. HS Pensions delivers an end-to-end pension service and administers pensions for around 370,000 members. When combined ...

Optimum Pensions, Generation Life launch lifetime annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
Optimum Pensions and Generation Life partnered to launch an investment-linked lifetime annuity. The LifeIncome products offers a lifetime annuity with 23 different investment options and has reversionary benefit and death benefits. A statement called ...

Government moves to amend military super benefits tax

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... the statutory definition of a superannuation income stream that meant, contrary to the policy intent, these types of pensions do not meet the definition of a superannuation income stream and thus defaulted to being taxed as superannuation lump sums." ...

MSCI launches emissions measuring tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... Accounting Financials (PCAF), National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) standard. "Moving forward, Total Portfolio Footprinting will help them to measure against this baseline ...