The clock is ticking for Putting Members’ Interest First

On 17/01/2020

The Treasury Laws Amendment Putting Members’ Interests First (PMIF) Act 2019 will be coming into effect from 1 April 2020. Two new considerations for trustees resulting from PMIF are whether to adopt the exemption for ‘dangerous occupations’ and the terms for switching on default cover for members who are ineligible when they first join a […]

Rice Warner: Year in Review 2019

On 16/12/2019

The Rice Warner team wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a safe, enjoyable and well-deserved break. We look forward to working with you in 2020. Take a look at our Year in Review.

Impact of long-term trends on superannuation

On 13/12/2019

Today, we released our annual superannuation projections for the next 15 years. The headline figure is the increase from the current $2.7 trillion to $4.8 trillion. Even though the number has been discounted to today’s dollars, this is still a 4% compound annual growth rate, and it shows how the superannuation industry is growing to […]

Lifecycle Design – To and Through Retirement

On 03/12/2019

This paper was written by Richard Dunn and Michael Berg and presented at the 27th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research on December 2, 2019. This paper investigates the connection between investment horizon and growth allocation within superannuation to establish how funds might better design solutions for the approximately 80% of members who adopt the […]

Interpreting the High Risk Occupation carve out under PMIF

On 02/12/2019

Almost immediately following the recent Protecting Your Super (PYS) changes, the Treasury Laws Amendment Putting Members’ Interests First (PMIF) Act 2019 was passed and requires default insurance to be opt-in for members with balances under $6,000 and new members under age 25 from 1 April 2020. Industry research has shown that the PYS opt-in rates […]

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