Darren Wickham Partner, Mercer's Retirement, Risk & Finance Business, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd (at time of writing) Darren Wickham is an actuary and Principal in Mercer's Retirement practice. In 2007, Darren was awarded the Institute's Melville prize for writing and developing this paper to the biennial actuarial convention.
GEOFF DUNSFORD , DARREN WICKHAM | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009 One major aspect of the Age Pension system is its impact on retirement incomes generally, and the needs they are required to satisfy. We are told that our Three Pillars policy is the envy of many countries, but in practice Australia does not actually ... Read more DARREN WICKHAM | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008 Retirement is a relatively new phenomenon. As a period of leisure it is even more novel. Increasing lifespans and low birth rates mean that retirement is becoming less affordable. Retirement now means decades of government funded leisure (funded through ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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DANIEL SHRIMSKI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
Vanguard Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski is determined to propel the investment giant's superannuation product into the top 10 funds by assets under management by 2030. It's an audacious goal, even for a fund backed by the world's second largest asset manager. Andrew McKean writes.