 Alex Dunnin Executive Director, Research & Compliance, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd (at time of writing)
ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014 As more financial products embrace direct distribution it creates an opportunity for Netflixising superannuation funds to select which company they partner with rather than being co-manufacturers, in the process freeing up time and resources that trustees ... Read more ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014 What do you call a leader with no followers? Just someone out taking a walk. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014 It's three weeks since the Abbott government's first budget and while the politics is yet to play out what is crystal clear is how fundamentally this budget changed Australia. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014 While funds have been working to improve their MySuper product dashboards, for some funds their dashboards have imploded into an information solution that takes superannuation disclosure back 10 years. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014 MySuper has rebooted default investment choice comparisons for employer super funds by introducing a massive 'survivorship bias' affect which fundamentally shifts the goal posts in the tribal war between industry and retail super funds that has become ... Read more ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014 If Holden, Ford and Qantas couldn't build successful enough brands in Australia to sustain their businesses then low engagement products like super funds must have no chance. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014 People who think working in financial services is a surefire way to build a long lasting lucrative career may need to think again because technology may be a threat to more jobs than they think, even their own. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013 The government has released a superannuation discussion paper and while some people have already interpreted it as an attack on industry funds, this is simplistic. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013 The frenzy around super funds setting up member direct options will be a good thing if it results in improved services across the board, upgraded online account access systems and smarter product designs. But it will be a marketing disaster if funds ... Read more ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013 If even Australia's federal Labor Party can hold a public ballot to elect their national leader it might be time to ask when democracy is going to come to Australia's superannuation funds. Read more |
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