The outcomes of the Australian retirement system for the average income worker should be improved and Denmark’s approach could offer guidance, according to Mercer’s David...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has pointed to the likely limited effectiveness of the insurance inside superannuation code of conduct, engendered by...

A new research paper has questioned whether the increasing importance of superannuation means that the role of the Age Pension needs to be re-evaluated....

Genetic testing could have big consequences for the life insurance industry, risking both increased premiums and a loss of healthy consumers, the Actuaries Institute has ...

The Actuaries Institute has urged the Government not to go down the track of removing insurance as an integral part of superannuation, arguing the costs would outweigh an...

Even a small rise in the number of genetic tests could lead to significant increases in life insurance claims costs, according to the Actuaries Institute. ...

MyRetirement products will have little chance of helping retirees deal with longevity risk if the Government does not make an Age Pension means test determination....

The Actuaries Institute has expressed concern that the average delay in superannuation funds and their insurers dealing with total and permanent disability claims is two ...

The Actuaries Institute has warned that a one size fits all approach will prove counter-productive with respect to the development of CIPRs....

The government needs to remove any social security means testing and taxation policy settings that constrain CIPR product development and consumer take up, the Actuaries ...

The Actuaries Institute has cautioned retirees against a knee-jerk reaction to the Government’s pension asset test changes....