Rice Warner

Governance

Visibility risk: Brand and marketing oversight to bite

Funds will need to think carefully about marketing and branding activities in light of the government's proposed best financial interest amendments which bans the use of member money for branding while adding oversight to marketing spending.

Matthew SmithJanuary 18, 2021

Fund Governance

Performance test will produce ‘zombie funds’, experts say

Members might end up being stranded in funds that become undesirable to potential suitors because they have a chance of underperforming over multiple years or hold poor preforming assets relative to a listed benchmark, new research shows.

Matthew SmithNovember 25, 2020

Retirement

Simplicity and confidence key to retirement puzzle: Challenger

Finding better retirement solutions will require more than just ‘age and balance’ metrics, but the industry will need to keep things simple to retain members’ faith and their confidence to spend, according to Challenger’s Aaron Minney.

Tahn SharpeNovember 2, 2020

Solving the Retirement Puzzle at Scale

Data insights key to building confidence in super

The superannuation industry's ability to build member trust and engagement will rest upon its ability to harness data and use it to enhance the retirement outcomes of members, a panel has heard.

Matthew SmithOctober 19, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Super industry ‘too defensive’ about early release scheme: Bragg

The Liberal Senator said people using their super to pay for essentials during the pandemic is an appropriate use of their money, even if that does make the industry ‘uncomfortable’.

Tahn SharpeJuly 16, 2020

Retirement

Rice: Is reforming tax on super the way forward?

Michael Rice says before the government makes a tax-grab it should look at the inequities in the superannuation system.

Elizabeth FryMay 25, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Hume denies tax hike on super

Assistant superannuation minister Jane Hume said the government had no plans to raise tax on super to help pay for its giant stimulus package. Retirement experts don't believe her.

Elizabeth FryMay 6, 2020

Operations

COVID-19 triggers new merger talks

Several new potential mergers have emerged since the outbreak of the coronavirus after market turmoil placed further pressure on super funds.

Sarah JonesMay 1, 2020

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