Tag Archives: Australia
Nick Sherry and pension realpolitik
Nick Sherry, the Tasmanian Devil of Australian pensions is back in the UK and – courtesy of David Harris – finds his way to Darren and Nico’s VFM podcast. Pot for life? This post is picking up on a couple … Continue reading
Anup Basu- how are Australians behaving over pensions?
Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning – New DC Innovations and Australian model update – Tuesday 5 December at 10.30am You are cordially invited to attend our next event hosted by Professor Anup Basu. What new innovations are coming for DC … Continue reading
Australia more than competitive on pensions
Jo Cumbo has written an important piece on what the UK can learn from the Australian pension system. The article is not written for the pensions industry but for the FT reader, a sophisticated type who can appreciate that there is … Continue reading
What’s going on with birth rates? Simon Kuestenmacher’s Aussie perspective
Record high number of births, record low birth rate. What’s going on? Here are two minutes of demographic insight into births in Australia. Here is my column in @TheNewDailyAu on the topic: https://t.co/hnU6SsN9bB pic.twitter.com/RVTAMkDyx9 — Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) … Continue reading
Should we mandate DC pension funds to invest in illiquids?
On Monday, I’ll be questioning Nick Lyons, Chair of Phoenix and Lord Mayor of the City of London on his plans to create a £100bn tech and pharma fund for UK DC pensions to invest in. He suggests that 5% … Continue reading
“Don’t bank on living average”! Aussie plan investments that last as long as we do!
This blog’s by my friend Jim Hennington, an Australian actuary who translates charts into simple messages. If you are interested in the delivery of investment solutions that the Australians are devising to meet this issue, then click on the link … Continue reading
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The wonderful visit to OZ – Jo Cumbo reports from a land down under.
Jo Cumbo is an Australian living in England who makes no bones about where her heart is! Been living abroad for two decades but the first glimpse of home soil after a very long flight gets me every time. 🇦🇺🇬🇧 … Continue reading
Australia’s straight talking on bogus pension tax incentives
The taxation of pension wealth in the UK is under review as the Treasury considers whether it needs to apply constraints on contributions (the annual and money purchase annual allowance) as well as on withdrawals from pension funds valued at … Continue reading
“We have a financial literacy problem, not a product scarcity problem!”.
This article is about what we can learn from Australia about “choice architecture” and how we can avoid leaving the important policy decisions too late, as I believe the Australians have done. As she learns the ropes, I hope that … Continue reading
Advice or guidance? – It depends how you like to travel!
This blog follows Australian pension regulation, not because that’s what’s trendy in political circles (we are unlikely to see the next pension minister be such an admirer) but because of the it informs debates in this country we are yet … Continue reading