 Alex Dunnin Executive Director, Research & Compliance, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd (at time of writing)
ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023 While cynics may see the latest Intergenerational Report (IGR) as a futile exercise because projections, by their nature, never come true, it's one of the most important economics documents the government produces. Only the budget beats it. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022 Financial advisers and industry super funds have so much in common. As a group, they can't stop talking about themselves and they're never happy with how they're regulated. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018 It is beyond doubt that the decision to include superannuation within the terms of reference for the financial services misconduct Royal Commission is one of the dopiest and most gargantuan political missteps by an Australian government in decades. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017 Dysfunctional arguments Americans have regarding their Affordable Care Act remind us how poorly most people understand insurance. Read more ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013 Retirees need income to live on but relying on traditional sources like term deposits in a low-inflation low-interest-rate world locks them into downward spiraling income levels even though their costs are still going up. Read more PAGE: 1 |
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