Research and Papers

Research and Papers pre-2004

Feb 2003 The facts on the concessional tax treatment of superannuation
ASFA Research Centre
Nov 2002 Consumer understanding of fees and charges - implications for the industry
Presented to the ASFA 2002 National Conference, Brisbane, Nov 14, 2002
John Barber, Ageing Agendas

Update on workforce perceptions & attitudes to superannuation
Key results from national re-interview survey of 25-64 year olds in the workforce
Executive SummaryANOP Research Services, November 8, 2002

Report on workforce perceptions and attitudes to superannuation
National survey of 25-64 year olds in the workforce
Prepared by ANOP Research Services, 28 August 2002

Nov 2001 Are administration and investment costs in the Australian superannuation industry too high?
Ross Clare, ASFA Research Centre
Sep 2001 Report on community attitudes to saving for retirement
National survey of 30-69 population
Prepared by: ANOP Research Services
Jul 2001  Aggregate administration and investment costs in the superannuation industry
Ross Clare, ASFA Research Centre
Feb 2001 Equity and retirement income provision in Australia
Ross Clare, ASFA Research Centre

The cost of delaying change

Sep 2000  Revenue implications of removing the contributions tax and recent developments in the tax attractiveness of superannuation
Ross Clare, ASFA Research Centre
Jul 2000  National and Household savings over the last decade
A paper presented to the Eighth Annual Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers
Ross Clare, ASFA Research Centre
Jul 2000  Choice of fund: Implications for Employees, Funds and Industry
Douglas Connor, ASFA Research Centre
Mar 2000  Administration and investment cost survey report
Ross Clare and Douglas Connor, ASFA Research Centre
Oct 1999 ASFA commissioned research, by Mark Textor, Wirthlin Worldwide Australasia, on community attitudes to superannuation and related government policies (research released October 1999).

topline results of the study

executive summary of the focus group research

Textor's presentation to ASFA National Conference

Jun 1999  The superannuation market in Australia
Provides a comprehensive account of recent market trends for major categories of superannuation funds
Ross Clare and Douglas Connor, ASFA Research Centre
Oct 1998  Australia’s future retirees: the demography, pathology, sociology and financial position of Australia’s future retirees
This paper examines a variety of data and other information on Australia's future aged population and possible future policy directions
George Liondis, ASFA Research Centre
Oct 1998  The costs of running Australia’s retirement income system
A comprehensive account of the costs of funding and running each of the three pillars of the system
Ross Clare, ASFA Research Centre
Sep 1997  An investigation of the retirement behaviour of older Australians
R. M. Cornish
Nov 1996  Why Women Do Not Plan their Retirement
Dr Jenny Onyx with Alice Watkins, University of Technology Sydney