Current Issues
Climate Change: Institute Public Policy Statement
An updated Policy Position statement on climate change has been launched on the Institute website following endorsement by Council at its September meeting.
Public Policy
Highlights
Public Policy
Spending in retirement and the taper rate
This latest Dialogue paper written by Andrew Boal, and published by the Actuaries Institute, argues that the current taper rate creates a potential ‘trap’ for retirees who don’t draw down and spend their retirement savings fast enough.
Public Policy
Rome wasn’t built in a day
The Institute and its committees continuously contribute to various aspects of public policy to strive for better consumer and industry outcomes. Over the past 20 years, the Institute has sent many submissions to ASIC and others providing comments on superannuation fund performance. Colin Grenfell writes about the activities of the SPC and SPD and the outcomes reflected in the most recent RG 97.
Event Reports
NDIA makes outcomes data public
Scheme Actuary for the National Disability Insurance Agency, Sarah Johnson, outlined the Agency’s outcomes measurement framework and - now publicly available - data on participant outcomes at the 2019 IDSS.
Public Policy
Designing an Improved and Integrated Retirement System for all Australians
Posted 21 August 2019
Public Policy
Mental Health and Insurance – Understanding. Validating. Contributing
Posted 24 July 2018
