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The ‘Silver Tsunami’ Will Test Australia’s Famed Retirement Program

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Big Take
Episode • Apr 29, 2024 • 14m

Experts have long held up Australia’s 32-year-old “superannuation” system as the retirement model to follow. But as countries all around the world are bracing for a “silver tsunami” of aging baby boomers, even Australians worry they don’t have enough saved.

Today, host Sarah Holder and Bloomberg’s Amy Bainbridge discuss what makes this system so super — and why it’s still falling short.

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