Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has recently acquired the Hartford Financial Services Group, U.K variable annuity business, having recently provided reinsurance to Cigna in the US for two of their old variable annuity businesses.

Fidelity Life chief executive Milton Jennings outlines the company's experiences with annuities products in New Zealand.

Susan St John outlines to a Financial Services Council conference why New Zealand needs a good annuities market to help people spend their KiwiSaver.

Ralph Stewart outlines his plans for NZ Income Guarantee.

The push for guaranteed lifetime income has turned a former wallflower insurance product into a popular choice.

Converting assets to income in an orderly fashion will become an increasingly important issue for the ageing populations and economies of many nations.

Submission 2013 Review of Retirement Income Policy – New Zealand Income Guarantee – Finding Real Solutions for New Zealand Retirees

The aim of this paper is to elaborate on the characteristics and management of variable annuities and to evaluate how variable annuities should be considered in the discussion on systemic risk in the insurance industry.

AXA's head of wealth management, Ralph Stewart, runs his eye over the Periodoc Review Group's report on superannuation and concludes there are good things in it, but issues too.

Ralph Stewart reviews the NZ stock market reaction to Wall Street's opening yesterday and Day Two Trading on the NYSE.

Wall Street's sell-off orderly.

Investor enquiry about the US crisis has been light, but the weekend’s constant coverage of the event and the continued reference to retribution will no doubt begin to impact on even the most relaxed investor.