The context for reviewing Australia's retirement system - Episode 1 of 2: Retirement Green Paper

TRANSCRIPThttps://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=6472008c-a487-4e57-b82e-d24b9b516a9bSHOW NOTES: Options for an Improved and Integrated System of Retirement 'Green Paper':https://actuaries.asn.au/Library/Miscellaneous/2019/RetirementIncomesGreenPaperFinal.pdfDESCRIPTIONIn Episode 1 of this Actuaries Institute podcast series, Vanessa Beenders sits down with Anthony Asher (Associate Professor at the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at UNSW), David Knox (Senior Partner at Mercer) and Michael Rice (Executive Director at Rice Warner) to discuss the launch of Options for an Improved and Integrated System of Retirement. Anthony, David and Michael are each leading actuaries and collaborated to write the Green Paper, an initiative of the Actuaries Institute Public Policy team. ABOUT THE SPEAKERSAnthony Asher is an Associate Professor at the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at UNSW and Convenor of the Actuaries Institute Retirement Incomes Working Group. Anthony has 40 years of experience in life insurance, investments and superannuation.David Knox is a Senior Partner at Mercer and lead author on the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index. David is a former regulator and academic and has contributed extensively to the public policy debate about superannuation and retirement income.Michael Rice is Executive Director at Rice Warner, an independent consultancy and research house in financial services. Michael is also well known for his extensive contribution to public policy debate in this area.ABOUT THE ACTUARIES INSITITUTEAs the sole professional body for Members in Australia and overseas, the Actuaries Institute represents the interests of the profession to government, business and the community. Actuaries assess risks through long-term analyses, modelling and scenario planning across a wide range of business problems.This unrivalled expertise enables the profession to comment on a range of business-related issues including enterprise risk management and prudential regulation, retirement income policy, finance and investment, general insurance, life insurance and health financing.Find out more about actuarieshttps://www.actuaries.asn.auFollow the Institute of Actuaries on our social channels;LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/792645/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Actuaries-Institute/183337668450632Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ActuariesInstTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/ActuariesInst