![]() Stephen Fay Director of Data and Head of Superannuation Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd (at time of writing)
STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018 What are the success factors for new entrants to the superannuation market? Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018 The superannuation industry collects a lot of fees to make the system work - over $30 billion annually. This is more than many Olympic swimming pools of cash or whatever other colloquial metaphor is used. And in the past year fees have grown faster ... Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018 The latest Productivity Commission draft report into superannuation has generated a lot of discussion and focus on default products. However among this commentary, there seems little recognition that there is, and likely to continue to be, a choice ... Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018 Richard Thaler, the behavioural scientist recently awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics, was the leading contributor to the concept that public policy could be both liberal and paternal. Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018 The New Zealand retirement system framework is common but not universal. It is established yet still evolving. The framework is simple, but not super. What results is encouraging levels of self-selected savings, but framework that is still ... Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018 The superannuation guarantee, which just turned 25-years-old, is the younger sibling of the 401k US pension framework which in 2018 celebrates 40 years. Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017 For the superannuation member that cares about ethical or responsible investing, is it better to choose a fund with a responsible investment strategy perhaps implemented through an ESG overlay, or choose a targeted responsible investment option within ... Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017 Happily there are a number of people willing to offer simple metrics for retirement savings goals. Unhappily they are often overly simplistic and ignore the many facets of building lifetime wealth. Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017 June 2017 was an exciting month for MySuper. It hit not one but two major milestones. Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017 The SelectingSuper MySuper index has delivered a stunning 10.4% for the 2016-17 financial year, marking eight consecutive positive annual returns since the GFC. Cumulative earnings over this period now average of more than 80%. Read more |
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