Superannuation and Retirement Benefits - ACTL3191
Faculty: UNSW Business School
School: School of Risk and Actuarial Studies
Course Outline: ACTL3191 Course Outline
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisites: ACTL2111 or ACTL2131
Equivalent: ACTL3005, ECON3114
Excluded: ACTL5002, ACTL5401, ECON3114, ECON5114
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Topics covered include: demographic trends and the economic impact of population ageing; rationale for public provision and/or regulation of private retirement income provision; assessment of alternative models for retirement income provision; retirement income provision in Australia; the taxation and regulation of retirement savings and benefits; the structure, performance and efficiency of the superannuation industry; and international comparisons in policy design and implementation.