RIC

Features

Trustees set to work maximising retirement incomes

New legislation that aims to improve the living standards of millions of Australians in retirement falls squarely onto the shoulders of wealth advisers and trustees, writ...

Financial planning

RIC implementation pathway outlined by regulators

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have published information on the implementation pathway for the R...

Financial planning

Opportunities abound for advisers in next wave of retirees

A “wave of grey” is creating opportunities for financial advisers as the number of Australians expected to retire in the next five years increases to 500,000, according t...

Policy & Regulation

FSC welcomes CCIV and RIC bill

The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle will reduce tax barriers for Australian fund managers, while the retirement income covenant will require superannuation funds ...

Superannuation

RIC could impact accumulation phase

Superannuation members should develop accumulation strategy designs which factor in changes to risk objectives, new insights gleaned, or behaviours found out from the dev...

Financial planning

RIC will improve decumulation product options

Greater innovation in the decumulation phase for products, as well as greater access through platforms, are the two areas the retirement income covenant will help improve...