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SMSFA turns up the heat on franking debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... going hard on the proposed changes to dividend imputation credits. Appearing on a panel, Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said Labor's proposals amounted to "a pretty bad policy". "It's biased, it's just a tax grab," he said. "It ...

Choice members worse off in retirement: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... compared to 1.16% in 2017. The average MySuper total expense ratio (TER) is now 1.2%. Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said the results suggested those who made a choice to invest their super outside of the MySuper sector were likely to experience ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
Actuary Michael Rice believes there should be a national objective for the Age Pension and the Federal Government could consider setting a combined target for Age Pension and aged care costs as a percentage of GDP. These are two of several policy initiatives ...

Rice Warner recruits NAB executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... head of product, corporate super and then taking on his current role in December 2016. Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said: "Tim is highly regarded among the industry for his leadership, knowledge and client focus. We are looking forward to ...

StatePlus appoints new CEO, boosts board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... has three new directors: Harwood Superannuation Fund chief executive Roslyn Ramwell, Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice and ex-FSS director Trevor Carr.

Banks to follow NAB's life insurance exit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... Australian banks will follow NAB's exit from manufacturing life insurance, according to Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. Rice's comments follow Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's issuing of the Government's response to the Life Insurance Framework ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... will come on the back of advantages the super system and fees have already delivered. Rice Warner chief executive, Michael Rice, believes there is room for passive investment as shown by QSuper who "have a very big, core, passive portfolio." Rice said ...

Why SMSFs are attractive to Gen X and Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... It is a simple product that just makes the journey so much easier for the consumer." Rice Warner chief executive, Michael Rice, said banks have never targeted their own customers for superannuation and have always sold via their wealth management subsidiaries ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... be set up for poor retirement unless the industry kills off its many myths. In his latest column for Rice Warner, Michael Rice said many proposed solutions for the super industry solve the wrong problems and it will lead to a reduction in living standards ...

Super lump sum myth debunked

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... system matures, 96% of all retirement assets will be taken as income streams by 2025," Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said. "The question is not so much about whether Australians use income stream products in retirement, but whether they are ...