Special: How will Aussie millennials retire?

Special: Superannuation's future leaders

The final episode of Voice of Super for 2025, recorded live at the ASFA Conference, Madeleine Morris speaks to the two winners of ASFA's Future Leaders competition, Dajana Brkic of UniSuper, and Jack Allen of Legal and Prudential. They discuss their winning 'One Super Big Idea' to make super better and talk career paths in superannuation.

Special: Facing the retirement challenge

Recorded live at the ASFA 2025 Conference on the Gold Coast, this special Voice of Super episode features two of the industry’s biggest leaders: Deanne Stewart, CEO of Aware Super, and Kristian Fok, CEO of Cbus Super. They join host Madeleine Morris to tackle the "demographic wave" facing the sector, with 700,000 Australians expected to retire in the next five years. The conversation unpacks the shift from accumulation to income, the specific challenges facing members in physically demanding trades, and the power of digital guidance tools to boost retiree confidence. They also debate the "unworkable" friction points in current policy, such as minimum drawdowns and contribution rules, and look ahead to the super landscape of 2035.

Special: An outsider's perspective

Recorded live at the ASFA 2025 Conference on the Gold Coast, this special Voice of Super episode brings former UK Pensions Minister Guy Opperman into conversation with host Madeleine Morris about how to build better retirement outcomes. They unpack the UK’s Mid-Life MOT, the shift to more guided decumulation and targeted support, and what Australia can learn as super funds help members turn lump sums into sustainable retirement incomes. Guy also shares his take on global pension trends and the growing UK–Australia partnership on long-term investment and infrastructure.

Special: How will Aussie millennials retire?

A special Voice of Super episode recorded on the floor of the 2025 ASFA Conference. Demographer Simon Kuestenmacher joins ASFA’s Madeleine Morris to unpack why he calls millennials "The Struggling Generation". He explores what lies ahead for a cohort of Australians facing stagnant wage growth, a shrinking middle class, shaky housing security, and a tougher long-term wealth outlook.

Voice of Super Episode 12: Ranking retirement systems

We are rightly super proud of our superannuation system in Australia. So how come it's 7th on the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index? And what do the countries ahead of us do differently?  In this week's Voice of Super podcast, we talk to Tim Jenkins who is the Index's lead author. This year, it rates and ranks 52 retirement systems worldwide.