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 annual report by the Thinking Ahead Institute provides detailed analysis of the world's largest pension funds. It covers 22 major pension markets (the P22), which now totals US$46,734 billion in pension assets and account for 62% of the GDP of these economies. The study includes an analysis of the seven largest markets…
This annual survey report by the OECD is the sixth since the data collection exercise was first established in 2011. The scope of this report covers more than 100 public and private pension funds from 46 countries. Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, and South Africa are amongst the non-OECD…
The COVID-19 crisis has added even more complexity to a rapidly-changing super fund sector – and has disrupted or at a minimum delayed the market trends that were becoming established over the last few years. The 2020 KPMG Super Insights Report and Dashboard evaluate the current state of the super industry and considers the…
Australia has, since 1788, been a recipient of net foreign investment in most years. Foreigners invest in Australia because of a fast-growing and well-educated population, rich natural resource base, and stable cultural and legal environment. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates that foreign-owned capital…
Bolstered by innovation and regulatory reform to increase transparency, the ETF market in Australia has seen extraordinary growth. Frank Koudelka, head of ETF Servicing at State Street, recently connected with Arian Neiron, head of Asia Pacific at VanEck, to discuss industry trends. Arian explains how recent developments…
In our latest QPod episode, QIC’s CEO Damien Frawley talks about our most recent QIC Super Fund Media Roundtable initiative and highlights the invaluable role that super funds play in not only navigating the current uncertainty for their member’s retirement needs, but in rebuilding our national economy.
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund was established to help reduce the future tax burden of universal pensions for New Zealanders. We began considering the implications of climate change more than 10 years ago. Over time our analysis, supported by independent research, determined that climate change is an investment risk and…
Qontigo poses a few questions to Andrew Gray, Director of ESG & Stewardship, to learn more about the utility of standardized SDI data, his thoughts on ESG against a COVID-19 backdrop and what else he has on his plate.
The economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the importance of the superannuation industry in supporting the Australian economy and the wellbeing of Australians.
