Actuaries Institute Green Paper urges retirement reform

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Three of Australia’s leading superannuation and retirement experts have urged the Federal Government to give broad scope to its pending review of Australia’s retirement system, to better integrate the Age

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Actuaries Institute tackles challenges facing private health insurance

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Australia has one of the world’s best health care systems but high out-of-pocket costs, decreasing health insurance affordability, and a lack of transparency around specialists’ fees and patient outcomes are

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Australian Actuaries Climate Index shows a summer of extremes

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The Australian Actuaries Climate Index shows Summer of 2018-19 was a season of record extremes; the number of hot days reached record levels, there were all time high levels of

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Actuaries Institute paper says financial institutions should measure their social condition

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Highlights The Hayne Royal Commission showed institutions have failed to understand and manage relationships with society and their associated social risks. This has resulted in great reputational damage and loss

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Australian Actuaries Climate Index shows frequency of extreme hot days rising

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The Australian Actuaries Climate Index, updated for the first time since its launch in late 2018, shows the number of extreme hot days was above historical levels in both Winter

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Actuaries welcome super changes that should lead to improved living standards for retirees

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The Actuaries Institute has welcomed the federal Government’s changes to Australia’s post-retirement superannuation system that it hopes will lead to improved living standards for retirees. The legislation passed through Parliament

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Actuaries Institute welcomes final Royal Commission report

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The Actuaries Institute welcomes the final report from the Royal Commission into Australia’s banking, superannuation and financial services sectors. The Royal Commission, which received more than 10,000 submissions, has revealed

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Adaptive enterprises manage risk best

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Organisations that fail to adapt to rapidly changing community expectations, or that focus on one stakeholder such as shareholders over all others, can’t effectively manage their risk, according to a

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Actuaries Institute launches climate index

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The Actuaries Institute has launched a climate index, an objective measure of extreme weather conditions and changes to sea levels, to help policymakers and Australia’s businesses assess how the frequency

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Small changes can deliver big budget savings and better outcomes for those on social security

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Moderate changes to Australia’s social support programs could deliver better outcomes for those receiving assistance and result in billions of dollars in budget savings, according to a paper published by

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