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Fintan Thornton
Head of Institutional Solutions, Allianz Retire+

Thornton leads the Allianz Retire+ institutional business, where he is responsible for co-developing partnerships with superannuation funds. He is an actuary and has worked in both actuarial consulting and senior executive super fund roles during his 20 plus years in financial services.

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Retirement covenant prompts urgent rethink on sustainability
While Australia has built an impressive defined contribution system, the task of converting those contributions into sustainable retirement incomes remains a challenge. We all know that accumulation is ...

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Solving the longevity puzzle
The risk of members outliving their retirement savings presents a significant challenge for retirees and superannuation funds alike. With the Retirement Income Covenant (the covenant) set to come into ...  ...

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$450 super threshold to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |   12:49PM
The government has moved on its election promise to scrap the $450 threshold for superannuation.

Unpaid super tops $5bn per year: ISA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |   12:40PM
Latest analysis by Industry Super Australia shows about $5 billion in super went unpaid in the 2018-19 financial year, owed to about three million workers.

SCA slams five super funds' junk insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:33PM
Super Consumers Australia is calling out several superannuation funds for maintaining junk insurance that embed restrictive disability tests.

LGIAsuper, Energy Super change fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON
The newly merged LGIAsuper and Energy Super have scrapped a weekly administration fee and will retain an annual fee as a result of scale benefits.

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In four short years, HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson has transformed the way the industry fund invests. With $64 billion in members' money to look after, she tells Kanika Sood exactly what it takes.
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