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 is Willis Towers Watson's latest annual Global Pension Assets Study. It covers 22 major pension markets which now total over US$40.1 trillion in pension assets, a drop of 3.3% in the 12-month period. The study examines the seven largest markets in more detail (US, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Japan, Canada, and…
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.
The report tracks activity in the Australian private equity and venture capital industry, across both active and non-active private equity and venture capital firms. It is based on data contained in the Preqin database, as well as on-the-ground information collected by
both Preqin and AVCAL. Report content has been co-…
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.
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.
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…
