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Minimum service standards for super funds welcomed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... the experience when members are dealing with their fund - often on complex and challenging issues." Likewise, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it was committed to working with the government to establish the new standards. ...

FAAA accuses government of crucial CSLR failure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) believes the government may have failed in its obligations when introducing the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) by skipping a key step. Following a review of documents the FAAA obtained ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... option returned 13.8% in 2024, while the FirstChoice Employer Super growth option delivered a staggering 16.6%. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently found high-growth options were delivering returns "as high as 15%" industry-wide ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Superannuation funds turned in double-digit returns for the 2024 calendar year thanks to the bull market, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), with some achieving nearly 12% for their balanced options. Rest's ...

Government bolsters funding for payday super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... worker missing out on $1800 in super a year - which could mean more than $30,000 less in retirement savings. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) analysis similarly showed that in real terms, a 25-year-old median income earner ...

Anne Fuchs takes on new role at ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... the last eight years and sits on multiple boards and external advisory committees. Earlier, she held roles at the Association of Financial Advisers, Pinnacle Practice, ING Australia, and Bankers Trust. Last year, Fuchs stepped into the acting chief of ...

ASFA names former ABC presenter as strategy chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed Madeleine Morris to the newly created position of chief strategy, corporate affairs and experience officer. Morris has been working with ASFA since February this year as a strategy ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... commercial real estate debt strategy with investments of over $400 million from the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and Temasek. The strategy, leveraging Nuveen Real Estate's global debt platform, focuses on institutional ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... government is developing exposure draft legislation for public consultation based on these announced parameters." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty said the lobby group is pleased to see that creation of ...

Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... settings and reinforces the strong system fundamentals needed to successfully evolve the system." Reinforcing this, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty said: "Australians need to know their superannuation is ...