Investment-linked annuities are popular in the USA among retirees seeking an alternate income stream to traditional annuities. But what exactly are they? And why have they been developed in Australia?
John De Ravin is a member of the Institute’s Retirement Incomes Working Group and in this article he shares a suggestion made by the Convenor of that Working Group, Anthony Asher.
It is commonly accepted that lifetime annuities offer retirees a way to protect against longevity and investment risk, however, few buy an annuity with their retirement savings. This is known…
