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Early super access impact double Treasury estimates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... government's early access to super initiative has seen the estimated cost of the measures almost double. Research house Rice Warner has assessed the impact of the government's decision to allow Australians suffering financial stress to access their super ...

COVID-19 to hasten merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... industry shows COVID-19 may prove the catalyst for small superannuation funds to finally pull the trigger and merge. Rice Warner believes the turmoil experienced across financial services will soon force small players in the super industry to accelerate ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
New insight from Rice Warner has re-iterated the message that a husband is not a retirement plan as women's lower super balances are highlighted on International Women's Day. The two key factors for a more comfortable retirement are marriage and home ...

Take pride in super: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... about the efficacy of superannuation as the Retirement Income Review prepares to deliver its final report in June, Rice Warner has called on Australians to be proud of the system. In a blog post to its website, the superannuation researcher has addressed ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... the adequacy of retirement incomes. "Increases to the SG will generate savings on pension expenditure," ISA said. "Rice Warner have estimated that the fiscal impact of an SG increase to 12% would be a reduction in expenditure as a proportion of GDP from ...

Stability needed: Maroney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... regime, association representation will be vital, he urged. He said the SMSF Association is undertaking research with Rice Warner to compare the costs of SMSFs with industry and retail super funds. "We've signed another three-year agreement with the ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... to predict what the SMSF industry will look like in 10 years' time, with the issue of retirement front and centre. Rice Warner executive director Michael Rice, Challenger chair of retirement income Jeremy Cooper, Investment Trends chief executive Michael ...

The PDS is weak: Rice Warner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
New insights from Rice Warner claim product disclosure statements are weak in their ability to actually inform or protect consumers. Last year's report from ASIC on the matter said: "The over-reliance on disclosure in some ways proved an enabler of ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... services industry were among those recognised on Australia Day, being awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia. Rice Warner executive director Michael Rice received the honour for his service to business and economics, particularly in the actuarial ...

Super sector to dominate by 2034

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... by 2034. But it's not all good news for the retail sector. That's according to the latest report from actuary house Rice Warner, which outlines its predictions for superannuation over the next 15 years. The most revealing of these predictions was Rice ...