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.
While it’s easy to say that we will get less money in retirement than we had expected, it’s quite another thing to confront the harsh reality. Few people realise that this will come to a head when new pensioners are no longer mostly on defined benefits, but on defined contributions schemes. And this shift is imminent. It…
This 42-page report has been authored by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). It acts as a guide to address climate risks and opportunities for asset owners. The guide is structured around the framework provided by the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Taskforce on Climate-related Financial…
This report was written by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by Salini Impregilo. Drawing on global trends and international best practice, it considers how Australia can develop the capabilities to both plan and build more flexible and adaptive infrastructure that can serve the successful expansion of its…
The 2018 Australian Infrastructure Investment Report shows that Australia is still the destination of choice for infrastructure investors, but that hard-won reputation is under material threat. This report reveals that both international and local investors are alarmed by increasing market intervention, abrupt and recurring…
Ageing populations continue to pose a challenge to governments worldwide, with policymakers struggling to balance the twin goals of delivering financial security for their retirees that is both adequate for the individual and sustainable for the economy. Now in its tenth year, the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index…
This reported has been authored by the Productivity Commission of Australia. It assesses the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia’s superannuation system and whether better ways to allocate defaults are needed.
The Statement on Monetary Policy sets out the Bank's assessment of current economic conditions, both domestic and international, along with the outlook for Australian inflation and output growth. A number of boxes on topics of special interest are also published. The Statement is issued four times a year.
The market for actively managed exchange traded funds is growing rapidly, especially in Australia where mandatory pension contributions are rising and investors value their ease of use. The key benefits for investors in active ETFs can include immediate and intraday execution, a simplified transaction process and the…
This paper assesses whether long-term institutional investors help stabilise or destabilise Hong Kong and international stock markets. We use a novel dataset based on individual funds issued by insurance companies and pension funds worldwide. This allows us to examine each economic region in conjunction with the remaining…
Institutional investors and financiers are significant players in the New Zealand economy. Investors are also exposed to the financial effects of both the transition and physical risks of climate change, and are key players in driving a low carbon transition. We know that a significant gap remains between the level of…
The conventional wisdom that Australians don’t save enough for retirement is wrong. The vast majority of retirees today are financially comfortable, and our modelling shows this is likely to be true for most in future. This has big implications for policy.
