Rice Warner’s submission to the Productivity Commission – Superannuation: Assessing Competitiveness and Efficiency (Insurance Aspects)

  • On August 23, 2017
As part of its inquiry into the competitiveness and efficiency of the superannuation system, The Productivity Commission (‘Commission’) released an Issues Paper in July 2017. This Paper called for submissions from interested parties. This report forms Rice Warner’s submission covering the insurance aspects of the Issues Paper. In summary, Rice Warner’s view is that insurance […]

Submission to Department of Treasury: Development of the framework for CIPRs

  • On July 12, 2017
This report has been prepared in response to a call for submissions from the Department of Treasury as part of its consultative process into the Development of the Framework for Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs). We have reviewed the purpose of CIPRs. We have then considered how best to develop these products to meet […]

Rice Warner’s submission to the Productivity Commission: ‘Superannuation – alternative default models’

  • On November 17, 2016
The Productivity Commission (‘Commission’) has been asked to examine alternative models for a formal competitive process for allocating default members to superannuation products. Further, it will develop a workable model that could be implemented to replace the current default model. In this submission, we argue that the structure of the current system can be improved, […]

Superannuation efficiency and competitiveness: Rice Warner’s submission to the Productivity Commission

  • On September 22, 2016
In its final report (November 2014), the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) commented that “the superannuation system is not operating efficiently due to a lack of strong price-based competition”. Amongst several significant recommendations for change in the superannuation industry, it gave notice that more efficiency is needed or a new system of allocating new default fund […]
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