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.
This report by the Thinking Ahead Institute provides detailed analysis of the world's largest pension funds. Assets under management (AUM) of the world’s largest pension funds totalled US$18.0 trillion in 2018, a fall of 0.4%, compared to an increase of 15.1% the previous year. In 2018 the value of the top 20 funds fell by 1…
With the maturation of defined benefit pension plans, many have reached an inflection point where cash flows are turning from positive to negative. This is causing a greater emphasis to be placed on income in asset allocation decisions. Income from bonds, however, has withered while alternative sources of income come with…
Governments and organisations of all sizes are grappling with unprecedented rates of disruption as Industry 4.0 unfolds. New technologies and capabilities have spawned new industries, markets, and economies, laying waste to traditional ones. Low-skilled, routine jobs are increasingly at risk of automation – jobs that older…
