Retirement

Retirement

Knox: Australia’s low-cost age pension

As Australia is heading towards having the lowest pension cost of any OECD country, we must be willing to be bold, think outside the square and so improve our overall retirement income system.

Dr David KnoxOctober 2, 2019

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he will wait to comment on the report

Retirement

Retirement income review: What does the industry really think?

Treasurer Frydenberg’s long-awaited review of the retirement income system has been broadly welcomed by the industry. Here's a snapshot of what some of the assets owners and advisers think.

Sarah JonesSeptember 30, 2019

WA Super CIO Chris West

Retirement

WA Super’s Chris West: Putting members first

The current systemic risk is that members are pushed into portfolios with higher risk than is suitable, for reasons that are more driven by business and career factors, than what is optimally in the member’s best interest.

Chris WestSeptember 30, 2019

Retirement

Retirement income review targets ‘three pillars’

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced on Friday that former senior Treasury official Mike Callaghan will lead the long-awaited independent review of Australia’s retirement income system.

Elizabeth FrySeptember 27, 2019

Retirement

What is the purpose of our retirement income system?

In view of the forthcoming review of the retirement income system, it is necessary to think about the level of financial resources needed by Australians in retirement. So, what is the purpose of the system? Currently we do not have a clear objective, says Mercer's David Knox.

Dr David KnoxAugust 28, 2019

Retirement

Knox, Rice and Asher urge retirement reform

Three of Australia’s leading superannuation and retirement experts have urged the federal government to give broad scope to its review of Australia’s retirement system, as the current system has too many flaws.

Elizabeth FryAugust 21, 2019

Retirement

Mercer: Grattan research flawed and misleading

A campaign by the Grattan Institute against lifting the superannuation guarantee rate to 12 per cent is based on a “misleading” model, according to a new Mercer report released on Thursday. Mercer senior actuary David Knox said the Grattan findings used a series of assumptions that were not realistic for the average Australian.

Elizabeth FryAugust 1, 2019

Retirement

Risk aversion trumps fund balance in life-cycle fund design

A key issue in life-cycle fund design is setting the right ‘glide path’ for switching from growth to defensive assets over time. As it turns out, risk aversion is far more important than pension fund balance.

Geoff WarrenJuly 29, 2019

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