Untangling the mandatory annuitisation ball of string

On 10/09/2014

Rice Warner’s public voice on the merit of lifetime annuities, and our subsequent Financial System Inquiry submission on the matter were each aimed at highlighting a number of anomalies in accepted wisdom concerning mandatory annuitisation of superannuation lump sums. We sought to highlight not only the flaws, but offered up a generic solution, the Rice […]

Under-covered? Are Australians really as underinsured as the life insurance industry claims?

On 05/09/2014

There are a lot of warnings out there about Australians not having enough life insurance or related types of cover. This Choice.com.au article uses Rice Warner data to demonstrate the life insurance needs of a typical Australian family.

Rice Warner submission to the Financial System Inquiry

On 03/09/2014

Rice Warner’s submission focuses on retirement incomes. The report covers problems with current strategies, including retirement myths, constructing a suitable retirement solution, making long-tem annuities more attractive, tax and social security and leverage in superannuation.

MEDIA RELEASE ‘Australia’s retirement income ‘bulge’ requires urgent, comprehensive fix’

On 27/08/2014

Leading consultants to the financial services and superannuation sector Rice Warner today outlined the scale of the retirement incomes bulge facing Australia’s ageing population, its policymakers, superannuation funds and product manufacturers. The next 15 years will see more Australians leaving or winding down from the workforce than entering it. On Rice Warner analysis, Australia’s ageing […]

Financial System Inquiry ‘Ageing and Capital Flows’

On 19/08/2014

Rice Warner, on behalf of the Actuaries Institute, conducted modelling on the impact of demographic changes on external capital flows as a result of our ageing population.

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