Australian Superannuation - Articles & White Papers
Articles and papers broadly covering superannuation management in Australia and New Zealand (both DB and DC pensions). The most read research on Australian superannuation covers such topics as long-term investing, superannuation governance, retirement readiness and the trends shaping Australia's superannuation industry. Other white papers, reports and surveys talk about New Zealand... superannuation, inflation protection, independent directors, centralised portfolio management and other aspects of the current Australian pensions landscape. Papers which look at Australian asset allocation, as well as comparing Aussie Pension Funds to those in other regions of the world, are popular. Australian pension funds have been pioneers in infrastructure investing, and a case study on this topic has been particularly popular with pensions professionals.
This position paper discusses the state of the Australian superannuation market, including calling for improved governance, specialised products, and targeted financial advice.
The Australian compulsory superannuation and retirement savings system is 25 years young, and as a sector it has a lot to be proud of. With total assets invested as retirement benefits for Australian’s now exceeding $1.9tn (based on APRA and ATO data as at 30 June 2016), 20% larger than the market capitalisation of the ASX,…
This survey by Norton Fulbright explores five core themes – the changing market, risk, investment and strategy, finance and technology and innovation to gather insight and share the best-informed views of the trends, risks and opportunities of Australian agribusiness today.
The Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) instigated the Funding Australia’s Future project in 2012 to understand the changing dynamics of the Australian financial system, and how these will affect future economic growth. This paper is one of four in Stage Four which explore the growth of fintech, its implications…
A fundamental cornerstone of any properly functioning capital market is access to debt capital. The ongoing development of the Australian corporate bond market will help to generate investment opportunities along the risk return spectrum between cash and equities. It will also enable the funding of a much broader range of…
Economic security for women in retirement is an important issue. Despite increasing workforce participation by women, there still remains a significant disparity between the retirement incomes of men and women. Both the incidence of having superannuation and average account balances are higher for men than for women. By way…
EY’s Capital Confidence Barometer is a regular survey of more than 2,500 senior executives from large companies around the world conducted by Euromoney Institutional Investor. The respondent community comprises an independent panel of senior executives and select EY clients and contacts. This report, carried out in March and…
This ASFA research paper highlights the low superannuation balances of the self-employed compared with wage and salary earners, and the absence of any significant retirement savings for many of the self-employed. The analysis in this paper supports the case for extending the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) regime to the self-…
This speech by Luci Ellis (Assistant Governor, Economic, Reserve Bank of Australia) on the Australian economy and infrastructure was delivered at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Leaders' Luncheon in Sydney.
This speech by Philip Lowe (Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia) on the risks and opportunities of Australia's deepning economic relationship with China was delivered at the Australia-China Relations Institute.
Interviews with more than 50 Australian investors provide a candid view of investors’ perceived gaps in board performance as well as a template for how boards can improve.
It has been 25 years since Australia adopted an inflation-targeting regime as the framework for monetary policy. At the time of adoption, inflation targeting was in its infancy. New Zealand had announced its inflation target in 1989, followed by Canada and Sweden. The inflation-targeting framework was untested and there was…
For decades, financial reports have been accepted by investors and other external stakeholders as the primary window into a company’s financial performance and position. In addition to being a critical information source of a company’s financial health, financial reports are also considered an important mechanism to maintain…
This paper has been tagged with: 'superannuation, large superannuation funds, Australia, Aussie pension funds'. It is entitled, 'Interim Report: Risk Management Maturity in Large Australian Superannuation Funds (2018)' and has been saved under 'Australian superannuation'.
