Australian Superannuation - Articles & White Papers
The Australian Superannuation research section features over 200 articles and white papers which discuss Australian superannuation issues, covering both DB and DC pensions. The most read Australian Super research covers such topics as long-term investing, superannuation governance, retirement readiness and the trends shaping Australia's superannuation industry. Other Super research, white papers, reports and surveys examine New Zealand...
superannuation, inflation protection, independent directors, centralised portfolio management and other aspects of the current Australian superannuation landscape. Papers which look at asset allocation amongst Australian superannuation funds, as well as comparing Aussie Super Funds to those in other regions of the world, are popular. Australian superannuation funds have been pioneers in infrastructure investing, and a case study on this topic has been particularly popular with pensions professionals from Super Funds.
World Gold Council examines the low yield, low return environment and suggests that an allocation to gold might assist in improving returns for Australian super funds.
On 20 November 2020, the Government released the Retirement Income Review final report, which confirms “the Australian retirement income system is effective, sound and its costs are broadly sustainable.” However, it found the system is complex and highlighted evidence suggesting there are areas where the system can be…
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) engaged Deloitte Access Economics to produce an objective assessment of competition in the managed funds industry. This report seeks to facilitate an understanding of six key questions: how fund managers compete to deliver value, the features of a fund that make it…
In a year that was heavily impacted by COVID-19, the 2020 Year in Review provides an overview of how APRA went about fulfilling its mandate as a forward-looking safety regulator for Australia’s financial system. The document provides APRA’s view on the financial environment and details its key activities for the year across…
The balance of this report looks at the change in life expectancy, the rise of a super retirement class (that is, retiree Baby Boomers), the societal impact of the baby bust, changes in the way the retirement years are perceived (for example, more people choosing to work), trends in accommodation for the elderly, for…
