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Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... of deferred lifetime annuities and give them the same tax treatment as current income streams. Actuaries Institute CEO Melinda Howes said: "[It] will provide retirees with the ability to insure their longevity in a more cost effective way."

Adviser permanently banned after eight year fraud

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... defrauded clients of more than $3.6 million over eight years. According to a statement from ASIC, the Court ruled that Melinda Scott would be banned from providing any financial services and disqualified her from managing corporations for 25 years. The ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... "admirable job on the accumulation side," but regardless, more and more baby-boomers are entering the draw-down phase. Melinda Howe, Actuaries Institute chief executive said currently legislations and taxes were holding back financial products that could ...

Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... super funds need to start thinking differently if they want to stay viable," said Actuaries Institute CEO and co-author Melinda Howe. "What retirees need is a secure income. They need protection from market risk and longevity risk," said Howe. Howe and ...

Microinsurance reaches 500m people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... Foundation. The ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility was launched in 2008 with the support of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "Since 2008, we have seen numerous innovations emerging to overcome the challenges of providing viable ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... they are viewed in part as life insurance, so that means they wouldn't get tax-free status with zero tax on earnings," Melinda Howes, Institute chief executive, told Financial Standard. The Institute highlighted several tax and regulatory reforms needed ...

Post-retirement risk in Australia: IMCA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... insurance has to offer, often they are targeting young families who mightn't see the value in life annuities," he said. Melinda Howes, chief executive, Institute of Actuaries, also questioned why Australia didn't have what she called a "vibrant" post-retirement ...

Vanguard founder joins MLC board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... Services Council (FSC). Other MLC board members include Steve Tucker, John Moule, Ian Crow, Andrew Rothery, Gary Symonds, Melinda Snowden, Andrew Hagger, Bill Webster and Duncan Wes.

State Super appoints AMIST CEO Livanas

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... director in the senior management team. AMIST Super, which has close to $1 billion in funds under management, has placed Melinda Gibson in the acting chief executive officer role between October 21, when Livanas leaves, and November 4. From November ...

Funds should show benefit projections: IAA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... allow for the estimated pension amounts to give people a better idea of their standard of living in retirement," said Melinda Howes, chief executive of the Institute of Actuaries. On how to calculate investment returns, more than 90 per cent said assumptions ...