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Capital Group expands retail sales team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
Capital Group has recruited two more experienced executives to bolster its retail distribution strategy in Australia. Scott Baker and Nigel Waugh have been appointed as key account managers, joining Jorden Brown, who was appointed head of wholesale ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has attempted to break the deadlock on retirement income innovation with the launch of a paper that sets out a framework for building an effective post-retirement system. Entitled A New Framework ...

TAL lobbies for annuity regulation change

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... in favour of regulatory changes to income stream products in a detailed response to the Treasury's 'Review of retirement income stream regulation' discussion paper. TAL said that regulation "should be broadened to enable a wider range of income-stream ...

Mercer to launch longevity insurance solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... report, in July this year, called the lack of effective longevity risk management a major weakness of Australia's retirement income system. "Australia is facing an economic and social dilemma with 54% of Australians expecting to have less money than ...

CFS adds annuities to platforms

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... platforms was in part a response to growing demand, and in part a response to the emphasis on a need for more retirement income products in the Financial System Inquiry's interim report. Challenger said it expects to announce partnerships with other ...

Australia's pension system second best in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... demonstrates that increasing the SG from 9 to 12% is "the right long-term policy to ensure an adequate and sustainable retirement income for all Australians." He also said trust and transparency will become increasingly important as pension funds become ...

ClearView launches new super product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... priced, WealthFoundations is ideal for people who want to grow their savings for retirement, need a regular retirement income stream or are transitioning to retirement. Throughout the design and development process we sought feedback from advisers and ...

BT Super for Life launches video member statements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... calculated by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). It then directs members towards BT's retirement income calculator to check the figures and find out how they can improve their retirement income prospects. BT head of retail and ...

PROFILE: UniSuper CEO Kevin O'Sullivan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... Australia's largest superannuation funds, UniSuper. Just over a year on, he catches up with James Fernyhough to talk retirement income, the value of asset consultants, and the future of super in modern awards. Kevin O'Sullivan has lived in Melbourne ...

Extend MySuper to retirement: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). In its submission to the government's review of retirement income stream regulation, ASFA said this whole-of-life approach could mean extending MySuper into the retirement phase, as 'MyPension'. ...