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Management and Regulation of Pension Schemes: Australia - A Cautionary Tale


ISBN13: 9781138287792
Published: April 2018
Publisher: Routledge
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: £120.00



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Perhaps the greatest long-term challenge facing modern economies is how to pay for the living expenses and care costs of the elderly. Following policy decisions made in Australia in the 1990s, a substantial part of the pension requirements of the next cohort of retirees will be met from savings accumulated during working years. The effective management of these savings is crucial. If they are invested wisely, the assets available to fund pensions and care will grow; if not, available funds may turn out to be insufficient. Unfortunately, there is considerable evidence worldwide that the management of funds attracts rent-seeking behaviour by the financial services industry which erodes much of the potential return.

Australia introduced compulsory superannuation contributions for its working population in 1991, leading to a proliferation of funded schemes that are largely run by the private sector. Complexity, and many degrees of separation between fund members and those who manage their funds, have emerged as serious problems. Combined with weak competitive pressures and governance systems, and insufficient legal and regulatory constraints, the result is a system that does not serve its members well.

This book provides a detailed evaluation of the Australian experience, highlights the extent to which the financial services industry has extracted rents from Australian pensioners, and how and why this occurred. Based on original empirical research, and examination of industry reviews and relevant literature, the book demonstrates the numerous principal–agent, conflict of interest and rent extraction problems that have emerged in Australia. The book makes suggestions for how these problems can be addressed in Australia, and also provides lessons for other countries wishing to enact pension reform.

Subjects:
Pensions Law
Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: System Design and Problems
Chapter 3: The Evolution of the Australian Pension System
Chapter 4: Empirical evidence on costs and performance
Chapter 5: Lessons from Australia
Chapter 6: What can be done now
Chapter 7: Conclusions

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