In Australia, superannuation funds are a major source of capital for the development of the economy with assets of around AUD 1 trillion and growing rapidly. This study is aimed at establishing what are the attitudes of the major superannuation funds to private equity investments and is a follow...

Deaths from the influenza virus have been occurring for 100 years which raises the issue of what is unique about this virus that has made it immune to eradication? Since the influenza virus mutates, and the environment in which it operates is a complex adaptive system, this study uses a systems...

Recent literature recognises that improvements in longevity seen over the last 70 years are the result of the interaction of multiple factors that are both biologically and environmentally based, but quantification of the relative impact of the various factors has proved elusive. This paper...

Sudden market crashes can wipe out a significant part of individuals' wealth. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact on retirement savings by taking into account both the Knightian risk arising from market volatility under normal market conditions as well as the Knightian uncertainty...

The academic literature on pension governance is sparse and this book will fill some important gaps by bringing together original contributions from around the world on subjects related to the area. The book initially lays out the main frameworks for pension fund governance and then goes on to...

In Australia, superannuation funds are a major source of capital for the development of the economy with assets exceeding $1 trillion. Given the purported ability of hedge funds to enhance returns and reduce risk from combinations of traded securities and to produce returns that in many...

Understanding risks faced by firms and their reactions in response to those risks requires analysis of the ambiguities inherent in human behaviour. Yet, evidence from two case studies on investment and insurance professionals in the finance industry suggest that more focus on human capital may...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has been producing reports since 2006 based on what are perceived by respondents to their survey as the major risks facing the world. This paper extends the work of Evans et al (2017) that analysed the WEF 2014 risks and considers the WEF Global Risks over the...