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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
... 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 likely to ...

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
... 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 in the ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... Institute of Actuaries in the UK. The pension specialist serves on the Retirement Incomes Working Group of the Actuaries Institute and is a board member of the Pension Benefits and Social Security Section of the International Actuarial Association, the ...

Family office CIO joins Heritvest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
A long-serving investment professional has been appointed to the top investment job at Heritvest Family Office. George Nassios will report to Will Zhang, chief executive of Heritvest, a multi-family office service provider with a regional presence. ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... 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 management ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
A discussion paper commissioned by the Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-pronged tax reform package aimed at making the superannuation system less complex, more equitable, and sustainable. The professional body argued that the complexity of taxes ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Actuaries Institute has named Jan Swinhoe the Actuary of the Year for 2024. Swinhoe has an extensive background in financial services, having worked across insurance, institutional banking, and superannuation. She is currently a non-executive director ...
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