The Productivity Commission appears to believe that the scale test has not been applied effectively by APRA on default funds, according to Rice Warner....
New analysis from Rice Warner has clearly defined how using super for a home deposit will only place more pressure on the Age Pension....
SMSF fees are lower compared to APRA funds showing that the sector has generated some scale benefits from aggregation of administration and software platforms, according ...
Super fund technology spend was down compared to compliance and marketing and communications, according to Rice Warner....
Millennials could miss out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional contributions to their super due to a lack of trust in the system....
Rice Warner has questioned whether some new ethical funds can justify their exorbitant fees....
Super funds may need to curtail some of their insurance offerings over and above default cover. ...
Super fund retirement products need to account for multiple risks when attempting to meet their needs to be efficient, Rice Warner believes....
The SMSF Association has released new research confirming the need to lift concessional contribution caps, particularly for those aged over 50....
The median default cover of super meets only about half of the basic death cover needs for households with no children, according to Rice Warner....
The superannuation and non-superannuation investment markets are of almost equal size and deserve similar attention, according to Rice Warner....
Actuarial research house, Rice Warner, has warned that funds needed to adjust their return assumptions to reflect the continuing and prolonged low interest rate environme...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...