Emperor Augustus’ scheme for retired soldiers paid a decent sum after 25 years, so retirement age could be as young as 42 while they were still strong and healthy.
- Associate Professor in the UNSW Business School, UNSW
Retires who don’t own their homes do awfully out of the pension. Here’s a way to rebalance it.
Instead of matching long-term pension liabilities to long-term investments, investment markets fixate on short-term liquidity. A new approach is needed.
While codes of conduct in banking may help, the tsunami of financial regulation over the past few decades has swept aside much of the sense of personal accountability.
The changes could save members up to A$3 billion, but they don’t tackle the problems of total disability insurance.
While the current superannuation legislation before the federal parliament doesn’t do far enough, it’s a step in the right direction toward much needed democratisation of the sector.
Female popular musicians die younger – and from more unnatural causes like suicide, homicide and accidents – than women in the general population. What’s going wrong?
The elephant in the room is the difference between those who own and those who rent their homes.
Legislating an ‘objective’ for super could have many unintended consequences.
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