Life insurance risk market inflows have grown 10.4 per cent over the year to reach $9.5 billion, buoyed by a large increase in sales of the group risk market....

Returns for median superannuation funds fell slightly short of double digits over the last financial year....

The age pension is still not enough to cover the expenses of retirees at age 90 despite the fact their expenses are significantly less than those of 70-year-olds....

There is a great deal of difference between men and women when it comes to superannuation, particularly in terms of fund balances, super knowledge and risk tolerance....

The cost of leading a comfortable retirement has continued to rise over the March quarter, now costing close to an extra $700 per year....

Superannuation funds may have performed well year-on-year, but they have still not entirely recovered from the GFC....

Institutional investor confidence has reached its highest level since December last year, with easing macroeconomic conditions boosting risk appetites among investors....

Mercer has advocated that investors remain overweight position in global equity markets relative to overvalued bonds....

Ongoing concerns about government debt in the United States and Europe has led to a slight drop in institutional investor confidence during April....

An index measuring the after-effects of capital gains tax has been launched by the FTSE Group and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)....

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) research becomes more mainstream, researchers are branching out to cover more than just issues surrounding the environment....