 Stephen Fay Director of Data and Head of Superannuation Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd (at time of writing)
STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016 Fact: not everyone earns the same wage and not everyone will have the same superannuation balance at retirement. A trite comment, to be sure, but it does challenge the view of super being a universal benefit for all cohorts. In the time of debate about ... Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016 Why would something so obvious as superannuation need an objective? We all know what the intent is, don't we? As we set out on a year which promises more policy changes to the super system we may find that without a consistent basis of assessing options ... Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015 An investment product comprising gambling, corruption and possibly murder designed for 17th century European monarchies to raise money for war does not immediately recommend itself as a suitable solution for Australian superannuants entering retirem ... Read more STEPHEN FAY | FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015 Anyone reading the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) report into the private health insurance industry could be easily excused for thinking they were reading commentary about current trends in superannuation. Read more |
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