Research Institute for Policies on Pension and Ageing (RIPPA) Conference

This month, CEPAR joined with one of the world's pre-eminent retirement funding research institutes, RIPPA,  to present a conference entitled Pre-funded Pension Plans: Theory, Practice and Issues. Does pre-funding work?

The event brought together international research expertise on pre-funding retirement income including CEPAR Honorary Professor Robert Holzmann, Associate Investigator Monika Buetler and RIPPA's Noriyuki Takayama. It was as part of this Conference that former World Bank economist Robert Holzmann presented his paper on financial literacy (see In the news below).

This highly specialised international conference was a unique opportunity for leading pension researchers to share insights about pre-funded pension systems  in different countries.

The abstracts and program from the event are available here

Emerging Researchers in Ageing Conference

The 13th National ERA Conference was held in Sydney this year with presenters from universities around the country. With the largest number of papers since 2009, this conference continues to provide a valuable forum for emerging researchers.  In addition to its record number of papers, this year's Conference also saw more poster presentations than ever before. 

Supporting its multi-disciplinary approach, CEPAR was pleased to have affiliated PhD candidates from a range of disciplines present papers on their research. The value of a multi-disciplinary approach was  touched on in the keynote address. In a presentation entitled Public Health and Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa - a Personal Perspective, CEPAR Chief Investigator and Sydney University node leader, Professor Robert Cumming outlined for his younger audience the recent evolution of his career as an epidemiologist. 

Plenary presenters included Professor Kathryn Refshauge, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences at Sydney University and The Hon. John George Ajaka MLC,  NSW Minister for Ageing and Disability Services.

Presenting her paper on The perceptions of older people on exercise and participation: Do men and women's views differ? CEPAR affiliated student Lynda Woodward also echoed the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach. "In my field, a successful falls prevention program needs a holistic response from all parties to the needs of the individual."

More details on the Conference can be found here

Next year's Conference will be held at Flinders University in Adelaide.