Relieving members of the longevity risk burden

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   E6 · 2 Jul 2026 · 33 min

   Fostering innovation in retirement solutions

   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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   E4 · 17 Jun 2026 · 20 min

   Surveying the state of the retirement market

   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,…

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   E3 · 5 Jun 2026 · 22 min

   What next for retirement policy reform?

   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…

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   E2 · 14 Apr 2026 · 20 min

   The Conexus Institute’s to-do list for policymakers and regulators

   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.

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   E1 · 13 Nov 2025 · 56 min

   Defaults, decumulation and democracy

   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”.