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.
Good governance is crucial to all boards, whether they oversee a multinational corporation, a multi-billion pound pension scheme, or a national charity. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to how boards should be run but we have learned that there are plenty of ways to evolve and enhance effectiveness.
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 revelations from the Hayne Royal Commission (HRC, 2019), limited though they were by the terms of reference, have come as a shock to most people, including Australian politicians, officials, academics and the media. Their expressed shock indicates a high degree of ignorance about the Australian financial system. For…
CFA Institute provides Policy Recommendations Following the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry in Australia.
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…
AIST commission Essential Media to conduct research into the decision-making process of Australians who are in retail for-profit funds. With a growing body of evidence pointing to the persistent underperformance of many retail funds, particularly those in the non-default ‘choice’ sector, AIST was keen to explore how people…
