Pension Policy Series

What next for retirement policy reform?

Pension Policy Series

Show Notes

For more than three decades, the superannuation system has served members well as they accumulate savings during their working lives. Now funds are grappling with the task of helping members make the best possible decisions to ensure their income lasts long enough so that they can enjoy a dignified retirement.

Join Retirement Magazine editor Simon Hoyle in conversations with leading figures in the retirement space as they discuss the major issues funds must solve, and the progress that’s being made.

In Episode 3 of the Pension Policy Series, The Conexus Institute's executive director Dr David Bell and research fellow Dr Geoff Warren provide an outline of what they see as the next areas of retirement income policy most in need of reform.

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In this episode of the Pension Policy Podcast MLC’s director of customer innovation Ashton Jones tells Retirement Magazine editor Simon Hoyle that his definition of “innovation” is “ideas implemented”, and that there’s plenty of scope for funds to innovate even under existing regulations.

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In Episode five of the Pension Policy Series, Allianz Retire+ chief executive David Kane joins Conexus Financial co-acting chief executive and editor-in-chief Aleks Vickovich to assess the commercial landscape for retirement income solutions across super and advice.

Jun 17, 2026

For more than three decades, the superannuation system has served members well as they accumulate savings during their working lives. Now funds are grappling with the task of helping members make the best possible decisions to ensure their income lasts long enough so that they can enjoy a dignified retirement. Join editor of Retirement Magazine, Simon Hoyle, in conversations with leading figures in the retirement space as they discuss the major issues funds must solve, and the progress that’s being made. In this episode of the Pension Policy Series,The Conexus Institute executive director, Dr David Bell, and research fellow, Dr Geoff Warren, take a deep dive into the state of the retirement market, with insights drawn from their industry-standard State of Super Report.

Apr 14, 2026

Hear what The Conexus Institute executive director, Dr David Bell, and research fellow, Dr Geoff Warren, have to say about what the key legislative reforms currently in the pipeline are that need to be expedited by the government to support funds in their development of better outcomes for members.

Nov 13, 2025

In the first episode of the new Retirement Magazine Pension Policy Series podcast, Opperman warns that Australia has millions of people “coming over the hill” into retirement with no plan to manage it. The Retirement Income Covenant alone is not enough – he says a strategy without implementation is meaningless, and that there is “a problem on advice and guidance”.

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