Concerns that counterparty risk is acting as a barrier to the uptake in annuity products are misguided, according to Challenger life chief executive Richard Howes....
A report from the Centre for Retirement Research at Boston College has said Australia needs to develop a better annuity market....
Challenger may be driving a comeback in lifetime annuities, according to Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers....
Former vice president Daniel Smith has been appointed 2014 Actuaries Institute president, replacing John Newman....
Former Australian Bankers’ Association chief executive to head Actuaries Institute. ...
Former Actuaries Institute president Fred Rowley has been appointed president-elect of the International Actuarial Association (IAA), only the second Australian to ever b...
Estelle Pearson has been elected Actuaries Institute Council vice president for 2013, with a view to becoming council president in 2015....
TAL has announced the appointment of Darren Wickham, previously partner of retirement, risk and finance consulting at Mercer, to head their product development and pricin...
Longevity risk remains a continuing challenge for the superannuation industry, but as Damon Taylor reports, new approaches and new products are being assessed....
Successive reports and research papers have confirmed the dimensions of the longevity and retirement incomes challenges facing Australia and the central role likely to be...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...