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Rice Warner adds to team

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
Rice Warner Actuaries has added a new principal to its group through the appointment of a former senior AMP actuary and manager. Richard Weatherhead, formerly AMP head of actuarial risk products and development, has joined the newly separated and renamed ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... business operators. Research conducted in July found that of 503 people surveyed by market researcher TNS and Rice Walker Actuaries, 69 per cent did not have income protection and only about 25 per cent said that they would be able to maintain their ...

Super changes drive up bottom line: Rice Walker

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
Rice Walker Actuaries believes that recent proposed changes to the superannuation industry being pushed through by the Howard Government will drive accumulated assets up 16 per cent above previous estimates by the year 2020. Speaking at a seminar at ...

Tasplan reappoint Mercer

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
... weren't just going through the motions here," said Cassidy, adding that they went one step further by hiring Rice Walker Actuaries to assist the trustee with selecting a shortlist of candidates for the tender. Cassidy said the decision to reappoint Mercer ...

Aon Re appoints Florida insurance veteran

... wanted to bring my wife and children back home." As for how he can add value to his actuarial role, Musulin said good actuaries adapt to new environments by diversifying their skills. For example, he expanded his role from traditional actuarial work ...

Rice Walker restructures

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Actuary group Rice Walker Actuaries is splitting its business between its Melbourne and Sydney offices to allow staff and consultants to become shareholders of the business and has appointed a former politician to take on the role of independent chairman ...

Cutting super benefit taxes affordable: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
Despite complaints from some industry experts that the Budget tax reforms were unaffordable, the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) has released research arguing the proposals will have only a minimal impact on government revenues. "The apparent ...

More reverse mortgage protections needed: Mariner

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
... greater legislative measures around reverse mortgages. Mariner has backed calls emanating from a recent Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) roundtable, which cited the need for attention to proper planning for the industry and greater consumer ...

Reverse mortgages require proper planning: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... actuary and Deloitte partner who was speaking a roundtable discussion on reverse mortgages conducted by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA). Swinhoe estimates the reverse mortgage market to total around $1.5 billion through 18 product providers ...

Sunsuper set to grow south of the border

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
... existing channels and the development of new business. Diana Hale joins Sunsuper from her previous role with Rice Walker Actuaries, where she helped super funds with strategy development. She has also spent time with Plum Financial Services, County Investment ...