Australia’s retirement income ‘bulge’ requires urgent, comprehensive fix

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Leading consultants to the financial services and superannuation sector Rice Warner has outlined the scale of the retirement incomes bulge facing Australia’s ageing population, its policymakers, superannuation funds and product manufacturers. The next

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Fees ate my super…or did they?

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Are Australians paying too much in management fees on their superannuation? Recent discussion in the media suggests just that. However, some of the publicity is based on inaccurate claims or

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Product innovation helps deliver strong growth for Australia’s direct life insurers

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Innovative product development coupled with speed to rationalise non-performing offers has helped underpin strong growth in Australia’s direct life insurance segment. In the 12 months to December 2013, direct life

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Joint superannuation accounts – the next front in a long campaign to better engage fund members

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Finding ways to truly engage superannuation fund members with their retirement savings outcomes is a long-term industry conundrum in Australia. Superannuation funds have embarked on numerous approaches to improve member

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Rice Warner implements retirement savings equity

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Consulting firm Rice Warner has adopted an innovative approach to bridging the retirement savings gap for its female employees. The initiative addresses a fundamental gender imbalance that affects the retirement

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Stop moving the superannuation goal posts: SMSF trustees

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Legislative change is the key risk to a comfortable retirement. That is the major finding from a comprehensive survey by Rice Warner Actuaries of members of the SMSF Professionals Association

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SMSF trustees prepared to pay for good financial advice

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There is a strong message for financial planners in the comprehensive survey by Rice Warner Actuaries of the self managed super fund sector – people are willing to pay extra

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Rice Warner clarifies cost of opt-in calculation

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Rice Warner has submitted a letter to Minister Bill Shorten, Minister Financial Services & Superannuation, to clarify the analysis of its costs of ‘opt-in’ and to emphasise they are not onerous

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Technology, education, analytics to drive growth in wholesale insurance market

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A new report from independent financial services consultancy Rice Warner predicts strong growth for the wholesale insurance market over the next 15 years. According to Richard Weatherhead, Director and Head

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Member retention is the new engagement warns Rice Warner

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The issue of fund member retention at retirement has supplemented member engagement as one of the more pressing issues facing Australia’s $1.4 trillion superannuation sector according to Michael Rice, Managing

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