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Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... is still too large to be sustainable. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has advocated a "stick and carrot" approach, rather than a cap. "There's got to be a consequence of taking a lump sum, and ...

Qantas Super chief joins ASFA board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... time where the superannuation industry is facing challenges which require strong leadership," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. ASFA board chair and chief executive of Sunsuper Tony Lally joined Vamos in welcoming Perry. "On behalf of the Board ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, disputed Cormann's claim. Vamos said the portfolio ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... contribution' to include defined benefits. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has called for co-operation and pragmatism in the implementation of this law. "With 1 July looming, the late passage ...

FSC and ASFA to review SRM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... release of the SRM was an important first step to providing greater transparency to consumers," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. The SRM aims to provide better protection for consumers by standardising the presentation of risk for all investment ...

Super is working but needs to evolve: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... "This will shift the focus to managing longevity risk and funding aged care," said Ian Harper, the report's author. Pauline Vamos, ASFA chief executive, said, "The $1.5 trillion pool of superannuation is growing rapidly, but its inherent flexibility ...

Tax lump sums to beat longevity crisis: ASFA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... superannuation taxation will be difficult to implement and this proposal is not for tomorrow," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "We're not calling for income streams to be mandatory, but with the longevity crisis Australia faces we've got to ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... that there were no major surprises. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos praised the government for remaining true to promises it made in April this year. "Over the past few months we have expressed ...

Super industry urged to increase transparency: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), has urged the superannuation industry to think about its position as a "compulsory business", and how this may affect client perception. Speaking at the Financial ...

IFM consortium wins Port Botany lease

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... will have benefits for both fund members and the Australian economy now and into the future, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. Michael Hanna, head of infrastructure - Australia at IFM hinted at future development plans for the ports. "We will ...