Super behaviour: a note on young Australian adults’ engagement with their superannuation accounts

Malcolm Anderson, Martin Clark, Ian Ramsay and Chander Shekhar

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Abstract: We examine the behaviour and attitudes towards superannuation of 25-34 year old Australians. Our results suggest that they are generally uninterested in their superannuation accounts. They seldom read the information provided by their funds, rarely change their fund, and a majority of them do not make voluntary contributions. Overall the results suggest significant lack of interest in, and engagement and concern with issues related to their retirement planning.

Keywords: superannuation; young people; fund change; voluntary contribution; behaviour; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-01-02
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Published in Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 2, January, 2017, 10(4), pp. 58-69. ISSN: 1834-2000

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