Benchmark Analytics provides independent analysis of the politics, regulation and economics of Australian superannuation.
Coverage focuses on the issues affecting superannuation funds, financial institutions, government and regulatory affairs teams, policymakers and other professionals operating in one of Australia's largest and most heavily regulated financial sectors — including fund performance, fees, investment allocation, member outcomes, competition, prudential regulation and government policy.
Analysis draws extensively on official and primary sources including APRA, ASIC, the Australian Taxation Office, Treasury, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and superannuation fund disclosures.
What Benchmark Analytics covers
- Regulation and public policy — prudential regulation, member outcomes, government reform, taxation policy and regulatory developments affecting superannuation.
- Fund performance and returns — investment performance, returns over time, differences between funds and the relationship between performance, risk and asset allocation.
- Fees, costs and member outcomes — administration and investment costs, fees, economies of scale and their implications for members.
- Industry structure and competition — industry, retail, public-sector and corporate funds, consolidation, market concentration and differences in business models.
- Investment allocation — Australian and international equities, fixed income, property, infrastructure, private assets and other investment exposures.
- Politics and communications — the evidence behind major superannuation debates and the implications for government, regulators, funds, employers and members.
Superannuation analysis built on primary data
Australia's superannuation system produces an unusually rich body of regulatory and financial data. APRA publishes detailed information on fund assets, investment allocation, performance, fees, expenses and membership, while ASIC, the ATO, Treasury and individual funds provide complementary information on regulation, taxation, member outcomes and industry structure. Benchmark Analytics uses these sources to compare funds, test claims and identify developments that matter for policy and public debate.