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Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... solve the affordable housing crisis and would potentially lead to higher property prices, a new analysis from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows. The association said that "raiding" retirement savings to enter the property ...

Brighter Super signs David Koch as ambassador

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... He also chairs Pinstripe Media, a content creation company he founded in 2005. In 2018, Koch partnered with the Association of Financial Advisers - now Financial Advice Association Australia - on a consumer event promoting the value of financial advi ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... financial products that enable older people to use their wealth in retirement and in support of aged care costs. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the taskforce's recommendations are fair and equitable, adding it is ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... doing so, it's been directed to consider how other jurisdictions support workers. Recent statistics from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) show women who are unable to continue working during menopause and are forced to ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... impact it can have on a woman's super balance in retirement. In responding to the government's announcement, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty said: "For too long, women have retired with significantly ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... for those aged 60 to 64 is $211,996 for males and $158,806 for females, according to November 2023 data from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. The initiative is part of the government's new national strategy for gender equality ...

Major decline in group insurance coverage: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has reported a sharp decline in group insurance coverage, pointing the finger at recent reforms. ASFA research indicates that the implementation of the Protecting Your Super (PYS) and Putting ...

Jo-Anne Bloch to chair CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Former Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch has been appointed by the Albanese government to lead its Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CLSR). The scheme, which officially kicks off on April 2, aims to give ...

Industry leaders celebrate Australia Day honours

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... a partner at PwC for the superannuation and asset management assurance division since 2021. She is currently an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia member for its Super System Design Policy Council. Super Rewards co-founder and chief executive ...

Treasury releases climate disclosure draft legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... approach with these changes following extensive consultation with industry, investors, academics and regulators." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) acting chief executive Leeanne Turner welcomed the publication of the draft legislation. ...
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