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Super Behaviour: A Note on Young Australian Adults’ Engagement With Their Superannuation Accounts

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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

How to Cite: Anderson, M. , Clark, M. , Ramsay, I. & Shekhar, C. (2017) “Super Behaviour: A Note on Young Australian Adults’ Engagement With Their Superannuation Accounts”, Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal. 10(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.14453/aabfj.v10i4.5