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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 ...

FSS increases insurance premiums

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... The price increase to the fund's primary insurance category, the white collar and education category is as much as 70%. Michael Dwyer, FSS chief executive, wrote in a letter to members: "The insurance industry is under pressure from increasing claim ...

Women need 7% more super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... contribution rates would need to be 7% higher than men's in order to achieve gender equality, a study has found. Research by Michael E Drew and Anup K Basu, entitled 'The Case for Gender-Sensitive Superannuation Plan Design', has found that to ensure ...

Rice Warner nabs former Pillar COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... Financial Group, and CitiStreet Australia. Cox will be based in Rice Warner's Sydney office. The second appointment is Michael Gomersall, who will be based in Melbourne. Gomersall is a specialist in outsourcing, including implemented consulting and multi-employer ...

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 ...

Older Australians delaying retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... investments listed the GFC or volatile markets and the need to preserve capital as the reason. National Seniors chief executive, Michael O'Neill, said the findings were consistent with the stories his organisation hears every day. "Unfortunately, they've ...

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 ...