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.
AIST has commissioned SuperRatings to examine the differences in fees and returns of profit-to-member funds compared with for-profit funds run mainly by banks. The report shows that the median profit-to-member MySuper has delivered 6.47% pa to members over 3 years – well in excess of the 4.94% per annum by bank and retail-…
The idea that in one’s sixties it might be time to step out of work and retire into a life of leisure is relatively recent. But with more people living longer, expectations of retirement are being reshaped.
This report provides an excellent overview of the experiences and behavioural factors affecting the retirement savings of some 2.3 million superannuation members. The findings of this comprehensive and detailed research offer important insight, understanding and guidance for the superannuation industry and policy makers…
The next five years will bring significant changes to the Australian investment industry and to superannuation funds in particular. Trustees and executives in the AUD2.8 trillion superannuation sector will be subject to the same oversight as bank chiefs, millions of dollars in fees will be abolished, and workers will only be…
Most would not have believed the superannuation industry would have been more at the forefront of media discussion and attention in 2018 than it was the year prior, yet it was a watershed year for both the superannuation, and financial services industries. The raft of regulatory reviews, legislative changes and political…
Australian women worry about their financial future more often than men and are less certain of retirement needs, according to a state-of-the-nation report commissioned by Fidelity International which reveals the barriers women face when it comes to investing.
This paper sets out a number of observations and findings from the fourth edition of the OECD Pension Outlook, published in December 2018, that are directly relevant to Australia.
