Wade Matterson leads Milliman's Australian practice, specialising in product development, risk management and retirement savings issues. He has over 15 years international consulting and advisory experience throughout Asia, Europe and North America.

Since establishing Milliman's Sydney office, Matterson has worked with a variety of Australian wealth management institutions and superannuation funds on product development and risk management initiatives. Prior to his current role, he was based in London where he worked on similar projects throughout Europe and North America. In particular, he has been involved in the development and implementation of products and strategies designed to manage the exposure of individuals to investment and longevity risk.

Matterson is a Fellow of the institute of Actuaries of Australia (FIAA), and holds a bachelor of Mathematics.

Typical Australian 60/40 balanced portfolios experienced losses of 20% or more at the nadir of the crisis, destroying retirement income expectations, especially for those who succumbed to poor investor behaviour and sold assets under duress. Read more

On 13 May 2008, the Australian Government announced a comprehensive review of Australia's taxation system, to be chaired by Dr Ken Henry, commonly referred to as the Henry Review. The final report is due for delivery in December 2009, and together ... Read more