 DAVID ORFORD | WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020 Optimum Pensions has designed and tested an innovative new lifetime income stream, the Real Lifetime Pension (RLP), that may be delivered by superannuation funds to their members to address longevity risk, while providing higher performance than current ... Read more  MICHAEL MCLEAN | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020 A lifetime income stream that includes a lifetime annuity can provide secure, regular income for life, providing clients with peace of mind in retirement regardless of how long they live or how investment markets perform. Read more MICHAEL MCLEAN | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020 A lifetime income stream including a lifetime annuity, can provide secure, regular income for life, providing clients with peace of mind in retirement regardless of how long they live or how investment markets perform. Once a decision has been made ... Read more  RAHUL SINGH | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020 To access their superannuation, an individual needs to meet a condition of release. One of the conditions of release is attaining preservation age, which entitles a person to access their superannuation in the form of an income stream, with a restriction ... Read more  JEREMY COOPER | TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019 It is a fact of life that nobody knows exactly how long they will live. Of more concern is that most people don't know how long they are expected to live on average either. Given that Australian seniors are responsible for financing their own retirement ... Read more  NICK CALLIL | FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019 It is remarkable that, more than 25 years after the key planks of today's superannuation system were put in place, we still have not defined the purpose of superannuation, despite recent (to date) unsuccessful attempts to legislate an objective. ... Read more  ANDREW LOWE | FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019 The introduction of the government's 'Innovative Superannuation Income Streams' Regulations [Treasury Laws Amendment (Innovative Superannuation Income Streams) Regulations 2017] has, since 1 July 2017, allowed for the development of new ... Read more  DARREN BEESLEY | FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019 The ASFA Retirement Standard benchmarks the annual budget needed by Australians to fund either a comfortable or modest standard of living in the post-work years. Read more DAVID ORFORD | THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019 With two years of considerable discussion around the provision of new retirement income products, savvy trustees are realising it's the perfect time to integrate retirement income products into the mix. Read more DARREN BEESLEY | THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019 In the past, most Australians have been in the accumulation phase when it comes to their money. Their primary objective has been building wealth. Read more |
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Climbing to the top
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.
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