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Old settings for TPD 'no longer fit': APRA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... disability insurance (TPD) in its current form is being tested by the sharp rise in mental health claims. Speaking at the All Actuaries Summit 2026, Magill called this a structural shift with TPD being asked to solve an issue it was never built to address. ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
The Actuaries Institute and the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have welcomed the measures taken by the government to tackle structural productivity concerns in the Australian economy. The ABA said the Federal Budget has laid the groundwork to ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and the rising cost of living. Australians are also living longer; according to the Actuaries Institute, the cohort life expectancy of Australian males age 60 is 87.9 and for a females it is 89.8 - with at least half ...

Actuaries Institute proposes pre-set pension for retirees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-part package to tackle Australians missing out on tax-free income by not transitioning their superannuation to the retirement phase when eligible. Under the proposal, all APRA-regulated super funds would be required ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
The Actuaries Institute has released a proposed framework for closing the financial advice gap in Australia. The Actuaries Institute Help, Guidance and Advice (HGA) Working Group undertook extensive research and consultation to examine how different ...

PPS Mutual appoints new chair

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... with Prudential in South Africa, APRA, and Deloitte's Australia office. He also has longstanding commitments to the Actuaries Institute and a significant tenure in the non-profit sector. Asher will succeed outgoing chair Mike Jackson, who will remain ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... where he spent 12 years - on the liability side - joining as an insurance analyst. He is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and the Institute of Actuaries in the UK. The pension specialist serves on the Retirement Incomes Working Group ...

Family office CIO joins Heritvest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... families protect their wealth, including with the Myer Family Company. The investment chief - who currently chairs the Actuaries Institute's banking education faculty - joins Heritvest from Metrics Credit Partners, where he served as treasurer. Before ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... AFG, and U Ethical Investors. Previously, King was a non-executive director of MLC Super, president and chair of the Actuaries Institute, and president and chair of the Life Insurance Association of Singapore. King has experience in insurance, wealth ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... chief executive David Berry said: "In line with our administrative function, we have, with the assistance of external actuaries, calculated the initial levy estimate for FY26. As previously foreshadowed in October 2024, the estimate exceeds the $20 million ...
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