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New Bill bolsters retirement income

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... the near future. Currently the means test rules for lifetime income streams apply to simple products, such as lifetime annuities, the explanatory memorandum shows. The new means test rules aim to strike a balance between encouraging the development of ...

Maximising retirement planning in an era of volatility

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Michael Elsworth said when putting portfolios together three key aspects are considered: alpha, beta and risk control. Annuities are playing a stronger role in terms of the risk control element, he said. But one way of looking at annuities, Elsworth ...

Challenger appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... executive. "Coming out of the GFC, Challenger embarked on a strategy to focus the business on re-establishing Australia's annuities market. Under Brian's ledership, the company has achieved his ambitious goal," Polson said. Polson said since ...

Challenger expands distribution reach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
Challenger is ramping up its distribution capabilities by launching its annuities on a fifth platform. Challenger fixed-term and lifetime annuities will launch on the netwealth platform. It follows an announcement in August that saw products made available ...

Advice firm ramps up managed accounts play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... service. Anderson was most recently a senior business development manager at Challenger, responsible for distribution of annuities. Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle said the firm is delighted to welcome Anderson to the new role. "He brings ...

Managed accounts could outstrip super sector on CIPRs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... coming out in "droves" - but there are certainly themes within CIPRs that are beneficial and will resonate with clients. Annuities on the other hand, are still "a very undeveloped area of the market" and taken up on an "opt-in not opt-out" basis, he ...

BT overhauls life cover limits and definitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... to standard increases or customer-initiated changes. Separately, BT Financial Group announced it has added Challenger annuities to its Panorama platform. The group has also introduced a new BT Cash Management Account Saver with no transaction or administration ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... structure in the US. In the lead up to turning 55 to 65-years-old, members start putting aside money to buy deferred annuities - this could be up to 20%, while the remaining 80% goes into an account-based pension. Upon reaching 65, they can live off ...

Challenger increases annuity distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... users of an $8.3 billion platform. Financial advisers and their clients using HUB24 will be able to access Challenger annuities via the platform just as they would any other investment. While still in development, the products will be available through ...

The case for indexed annuity bonds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... fund post-retirement consumption and help governments build infrastructure such as public housing. IABs are simply term annuities - investors lend an amount sufficient to finance the investment, and borrowers repay a fixed amount (including interest ...