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Asset Allocation Techniques Out of Date: Rice

  • On 01/04/2016
“The asset allocation techniques that most superannuation and pension funds use are out of date and they should be replaced by methods that match investment strategies with member return objectives, according to Michael Rice, Chief Executive Officer of RiceWarner.” For the full article featured on Investment Innovation Institute’s website, click here.
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OUR REAL SUPER SAVINGS

  • On 31/03/2016
If all super fund members (ignoring pensioners) consolidated their multiple accounts, Rice Warner calculates that the average account balance of $50,300 as at June 2015 would rise to approximately $90,000 – an increase of 79%. Out of a total population of 23.8 million, 17.7 million Australians hold at least one account within the Australian super […]
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Pre-Budget myth breaker: we are not a lump sum society!

  • On 23/03/2016
The Government proposes to adopt the Financial System Inquiry’s primary objective of superannuation which is “to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension.”   While we agree with the sentiment, it has been misinterpreted by several uninformed commentators.  The persistent myth concerning superannuation lump sums makes it more difficult to have […]
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International Women’s Day: A time to reflect on our gender retirement savings gap

  • On 08/03/2016
Hopefully, International Women’s Day (March 8) may prompt more of us to reflect on Australia’s gender retirement savings gap. This gap is among the most critical aspects of gender inequality in Australia. Average superannuation balances are higher for males than females in all age bands. However, the gender savings gap increases markedly from age 35 […]
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