We examine the asset allocation decisions of members of three large Australian retirement savings funds. Superannuation Guarantee legislation in 1992 made Australian employees compulsory investors by requiring employers to contribute a fixed proportion of earnings to a superannuation fund on...

This study explored the impact of demographic factors on individuals’ investment choice decisions in retirement savings funds. Analysis found identifiable member clusters across a large and diverse sample of almost 150,000 transactions. Results suggested that gender and risk are the most...

This paper investigates the extent to which the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) challenges the validity of the traditional firm model. Contrary to what have been suggested by some critics of CSR, CSR does not appear to have been accepted as an alternative to the traditional...

Whereas firms traditionally have been evaluated solely on financial criteria, contemporary firms are also evaluated on various non-financial criteria, including Corporate Social Performance (CSP). Such data is useful in the pursuit of evidence of a relationship between CSP and various financial...

The aim of the present study was to explore whether identifiable member clusters exist in retirement savings decisions by considering the investment choice history of the members of four large Australian retirement savings funds. We used a two-step cluster analysis to examine whether...