Retirement Puzzle

The Superannuation Guarantee is supposed to encourage saving; but evidence shows its influence on private savings outside the super system is mixed.

Despite its huge size, not much information is available about the performance of the SMSF sector. Research from the Monash Centre for Financial Studies using day-to-day trading data has some surprises.

Five years on, Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott's ground-breaking book on our 'multi-stage' lives is more relevant than ever.

Singaporeans are compelled to save for their retirement, health care – and even housing – via the Central Provident Fund.  Global investment management expert Joseph Cherian explains what Australia could learn from this "one pot" powerhouse system.

'You can do away with a lot of the complexity in the system.' Roger Cohen says it's time to consider seriously the universal age pension.

One of the desirable features of a good retirement system is equity. But achieving it can frequently be controversial. Productivity Commissioner Dr Stephen King speaks to MCFS Research Fellow Ummul Ruthbah.

Australia's superannuation system isn't immune to challenge. Follow the researchers from the Monash Centre for Financial Studies as they explore the current and critical trends in the pension sector and explain how they impact us all.