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Design of MySuper default funds: influences and outcomes

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  • Adam Butt
  • M. Scott Donald
  • F. Douglas Foster
  • Susan Thorp
  • Geoffrey J. Warren
  • Tom Smith

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  • Adam Butt & M. Scott Donald & F. Douglas Foster & Susan Thorp & Geoffrey J. Warren & Tom Smith, 2017. "Design of MySuper default funds: influences and outcomes," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 57(1), pages 47-85, March.
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