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Rice Warner chief supports commissions cap

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said the commission structure proposed in the Trowbridge Report is a "necessary improvement". In an article written for Rice Warner's INSIGHTS section, he noted the difficulty of changing established remuneration ...

Allow couples to hold joint super accounts: Rice Warner

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... in a newsletter last year and had positive feedback from the superannuation industry," Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said in the submission. The research company argued that joint super accounts would help member engagement and would reduce ...

Annuities not right for default pensions: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... appropriate for default pension products as they lock members' money away, according to Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. Rice Warner has devised a default pension product based solely on an account-based pension model. It aims to provide retirees ...

Rice Warner overhauls structure, makes key appointments

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... from within or selectively recruited to join Rice Warner. "We have a strong team of consultants, under leadership by Michael Rice, and a deep pipeline of business". Steve Freeborn, head of superannuation & investments said. These senior appointments ...

Bravura and Rice Warner launch new super tool

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... solution in order to provide such advice to large superannuation member bases," said Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. "Our alliance with Bravura will deliver a seamless member experience from tailored e-marketing campaigns, through advice, to ...

Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... Warner Actuaries (RWA), sponsored by Vanguard and supported by the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). Michael Rice, managing director of RWA, said 95% of SMSF trustee cited investment control as the primary reason behind establishing ...

Lifecycle not the answer: Rice Warner

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... needs. "The key to improving retirement outcomes is to manage members' funds up to and throughout retirement", said Michael Rice, Rice Warner's chief executive. Funds need to look beyond Lifecycle options, and instead use a default, dual-portfolio that ...

Rice Warner appoints new head of super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... consultants and will enhance Rice Warner's ability to service its clients at this time of regulatory turmoil," said Michael Rice, chief executive Rice Warner. Other recent movements at Rice Warner include Melissa Fuller as deputy chief executive officer ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... by financial advisers and superannuation fund trustees as well as the growing direct life insurance market," said Michael Rice, managing director and Head of Strategy of Rice Warner Actuaries. Rice Warner did caution that Australians are still significantly ...

Berends joins QSuper investment committee

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... Associates principal Lorraine Berends to QSuper's investment committee. Berends joins specialist committee members - Michael Rice and Ian Macoun, working with QSuper trustees, Steve Ryan, Bob Scheuber, John Carpendale and Peter Henneken on this committee. ...