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Group insurance critical: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... cover automatically unless they choose to opt out, provides important social and economic benefits. Research from Rice Warner shows that group insurance can reduce annual welfare costs by $403 million. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said: "Group insurance ...

Reduced contribution cap hurts women, self-employed workers: SMSFA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... affect older workers, in particular women and those who are self-employed. Following the release of SMSF Association/Rice Warner research on the subject, Slattery explained at a press conference in Sydney that, in general, SMSF trustees generally only ...

StatePlus appoints new CEO, boosts board

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

NGS cuts ties with CommInsure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... time, and acknowledge the enormous contribution they have made to the fund and its members." Engaging Sequential and Rice Warner to manage the tender, those organisations participating in the process were judged against a more rigorous criterion to ensure ...

Rice Warner strengthens team

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Financial services business adviser Rice Warner has appointed a new senior consultant to its team. Joining the industry consultant is Andrea McDonnell. She has more than 30 years' of consulting experience in the insurance, superannuation and employee ...

Non-super investments increasing sophisticated strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Financial services consultant Rice Warner believes there are opportunities for wealth management professionals to capitalise on personal investments outside of superannuation and in a market not always readily recognised. In its Personal Investments ...

QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... initiatives could put significant pressure on other public funds, especially those domiciled in Queensland, according to Rice Warner head of client relations Steve Freeborn. Speaking to Financial Standard, Freeborn said: "There is absolutely a scale ...

IOOF announces group insurance mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... leading group insurer. From July 1, TAL will continue to provide group insurance for IOOF, following a tender process by Rice Warner; in a statement, IOOF said this process led to "significant premium rate reductions" clients with death (and death-plus-TPD) ...

SMSF Association implores Govt not to reduce contribution caps

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... critical to building adequate retirement savings, according to the SMSF Association. In a report developed jointly with Rice Warner and BGL Corporate Solutions, the SMSF Association highlights the prevalence of workers making extra payments later in ...

Lump sum withdrawals to fall to 4% by 2025: Rice Warner

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
Only 10% of retirement assets were taken as a full lump sum in 2013-14 according to research by Rice Warner, destabilising the view that many retirees rapidly spend their super and fall back on a full Age Pension. Used to support its 2016 pre-budget ...