Pathway to Better Retirement Outcomes
This will be an active area of research and advocacy for The Conexus Institute. Our work program will likely entail a range of research projects.
The Conexus Institute was established as an independent think tank focused on improving retirement outcomes for Australian consumers. The Conexus Institute applies a “research-for-impact” model to produce high quality, often collaborative, research which is used to assist industry, regulators and policymakers.
Ian Fryer
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Debbie Alliston
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Kirby Rappell
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Tim Jenkins
Early access to super
Scott Tully
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Super Consumers Australia
Early access to super
Luke Zhou
Retirement income review submission
Tim Macready
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Estelle Liu
Early access to super
Xavier O’Halloran
Early access to super
Actuaries Institute
Early access to super
Carol Lee
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Annabelle Tian
Retirement income review submission
Anna Shelley
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Eleanor Barz
Early access to super
Reece Zachariah
Exploring portfolios with illiquid assets
Kevin Liu
UNSW Sandbox Program 2020/2021
Yenni Tim
UNSW Sandbox Program 2020
Estelle Liu
UNSW Sandbox Program 2020
Xavier O’Halloran
UNSW Sandbox Program 2020/2021
Matthias Oldham
UNSW Sandbox Program 2020/2021
Nick Callil
Your Future, Your Super performance test
Tim Unger
Your Future, Your Super performance test
Emily Barlow
Your Future, Your Super performance test
Clayton Sills
Your Future, Your Super performance test
Kim Bowater
Your Future, Your Super performance test
David Carruthers
Your Future, Your Super performance test
Matthew Griffith
Your Future, Your Super performance test
Andrew Boal
Your Future, Your Super performance test
Stefano Cavaglia
Exploring portfolios with illiquid assets
Leigh Gavin
Growth / defensive asset categorisation
Lisa Carroll
Exploring portfolios with illiquid assets
Sandi Orleow
Exploring portfolios with illiquid assets
Pamela Hanrahan
Retirement transition support that is safe by design
Geoff Warren
Ensuring all retirees find a suitable retirement solution
Developing a suite of tools, guides and case studies to assist super funds achieve best practice
We are currently undertaking early-stage research to develop our vision of a great retirement system
Ongoing micro-reforms, decumulation solutions, fintech and an end to ideological wars are highlights among the ideas Senator Jane Hume has for improving Australia’s retirement system, many of which can be described as micro-reforms which may disappoint those looking for a single silver bullet big idea.
The man who has shaped the architecture of Australia’s accumulation system sees great opportunity for further system improvement, challenges industry to illustrate the value of engagement, and questions whether tax incentives on super contributions should remain as strong if consumers are not drawing down on their capital in the retirement phase.
Pension funds need a generation of investment professionals that are willing to be brave and less conservative than their predecessors if they are to move to the systems level perspectives on investment that is required for better returns and societal outcomes, according to the co-head of the Thinking Ahead Institute, Marisa Hall.
Expert panellists Deborah Ralston, Pamela Hanrahan and Geoff Warren discussed the current changes to the superannuation industry with The Conexus Institute’s Executive Director, David Bell, in this special Exploring Big Ideas episode: The Pathway to Retirement Solutions.