M. Scott Donald

UNSW Law

Deputy Director - CLMR

Kensington, New South Wales 2052

Australia

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1.

Prudence under Pressure

M. Scott Donald, 'Prudence under Pressure' (2010) 4 Journal of Equity 44 - 70
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2022
M. Scott Donald
UNSW Law
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retirement security, investment practices of super fund trustees

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MySuper: A Stage in an Evolutionary Process

CIFR Paper No. 048/2014
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 13 Dec 2014
Adam Butt, M. Scott Donald, F. Douglas Foster, Susan Thorp and Geoff Warren
Australian National University - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics, UNSW Law, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, The University of Sydney Business School and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics
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Bank Custodians and Systemic Risk in the Australian Superannuation System

CIFR Paper No. 14-4
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 27 Apr 2015
M. Scott Donald and Rob Nicholls
UNSW Law and University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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Delegation, Trust and Defaulting in Retirement Savings: Perspectives from Plan Executives and Members

CIFR Paper No. 065/2015, FIRN Research Paper No. 2638998
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Aug 2015
Adam Butt, M. Scott Donald, F. Douglas Foster, Susan Thorp and Geoff Warren
Australian National University - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics, UNSW Law, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, The University of Sydney Business School and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics
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Independence and the Governance of Superannuation Funds

CIFR Paper No. 097/2016
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Mar 2016
M. Scott Donald and Suzanne M. Le Mire
UNSW Law and University of Adelaide - School of Law
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Superannuation, Fund Management

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The Implications of Complexity for Systemic Risk in the Superannuation System

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2014ACTL02
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Feb 2014
M. Scott Donald, Bruce Robert Arnold, Hazel Bateman, Ross P. Buckley and Kevin Liu
UNSW Law, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - Faculty of Business, UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice and School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, UNSW Business School | University of New South Wales, Australia
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superannuation industry, pension funds, regulation, systemic risk

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The Superannuation System and Its Regulation: Views from Fund Executives

CIFR Paper No. 030/2014
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2017
Adam Butt, M. Scott Donald, F. Douglas Foster, Susan Thorp and Geoff Warren
Australian National University - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics, UNSW Law, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, The University of Sydney Business School and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics
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It's a Small World after All: Using Social Network Analysis to Investigate Systemic Risk in the Australian Superannuation Sector

Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation (CLMR) Research Paper Working Paper No. 1541
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 24 Jun 2015
Rob Nicholls, M. Scott Donald and Kevin Liu
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), UNSW Law and School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, UNSW Business School | University of New South Wales, Australia
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systemic risk, social network analysis, superannuation, risk, pensions, contagion

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Beneficiary, Investor, Citizen: Characterizing Australia's Super Fund Participants

UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2009-8
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 01 Jun 2009
M. Scott Donald
UNSW Law
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retirement security, superannuation funds

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Regulating for Loyalty in the Financial Services Industry

(2021) 38 Company & Securities Law Journal 355
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Jul 2021
Rosemary Teele Langford, M. Scott Donald and Samuel Walpole
University of Melbourne - Law School, UNSW Law and TC Beirne School of Law
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fiduciary duties, directors' duties, loyalty, financial advisers, superannuation, mortgage broking, financial services regulation

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Independence in Practice: Superannuation Fund Governance through the Eyes of Fund Directors

M Scott Donald and Suzanne Le Mire, 'Independence in Practice: Superannuation Fund Governance through the Eyes of Fund Directors' (2019) 42(1) University of New South Wales Law Journal 300, U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2019-54
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 May 2019 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2019
M. Scott Donald and Suzanne M. Le Mire
UNSW Law and University of Adelaide - School of Law
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superannuation, fund directors

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Resolving Statutory Overlap in the Superannuation System

(2025) 99(2) Australian Law Journal 114
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Feb 2025
Aryan Mohseni and M. Scott Donald
University of Sydney Law School and UNSW Law
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Superannuation law, Federalism, Supremacy clause, Legislative inconsistency, Covering the field, Pre-emption, Constitutional law, Equity, Corporations Law, Superannuation funds, Superannuation trusts, Pension schemes, Pension funds, Insolvency

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'Best' interests

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Feb 2025
M. Scott Donald
UNSW Law
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best interests, pension fund, superannuation fund, fiduciary, sustainability

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The ‘proper’ approach to a trustee’s right to indemnity out of trust assets

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 Feb 2025
M. Scott Donald
UNSW Law
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trustee, right of indemnity

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One Size Fits All? Tailoring Retirement Plan Defaults

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 145, 546-566, January 2018
Posted: 12 Dec 2018
Adam Butt, M. Scott Donald, F. Douglas Foster, Susan Thorp and Geoff Warren
Australian National University - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics, UNSW Law, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, The University of Sydney Business School and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics

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Pensions, Default, Financial Services, Regulation

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The Australian Superannuation System Post Stronger Super: Views from Fund Executives.

Law and Financial Markets Review, 2015, 9(2), 96-102
Posted: 13 Dec 2017
Adam Butt, M. Scott Donald, F. Douglas Foster, Geoff Warren and Susan Thorp
Australian National University - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics, UNSW Law, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics and The University of Sydney Business School

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Design of Mysuper Default Funds: Influences and Outcomes

Accounting and Finance, 57(1), 47-85
Posted: 08 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2017
Adam Butt, M. Scott Donald, F. Douglas Foster, Susan Thorp and Geoffrey J. Warren
Australian National University - Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics, UNSW Law, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, The University of Sydney Business School and Independent

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pension funds, default investment products, investor needs, regulation