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ASFA reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Towers Watson and Colonial First State executives have been appointed to the board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Towers Watson managing director Andrew Boal has been appointed as a service provider representative and ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... replacement rate of around 80% under the current retirement income policy settings," Morrison said. Addressing the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane today, Morrison said the commitment provides protection ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... cautious about defaulting members at a time when individual retirement solutions are most needed. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference yesterday, Towers Watson Australia head of retirement income Nick Callil ...

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes the industry should look further than its 'man on the moon' moment and instead attempt to place a woman on Mars. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said the industry needs to show ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Standard Life head of pension strategy Jamie Jenkins says that the UK-based ...

AustralianSuper chief calls for man on the moon moment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... ambition that includes delivering every Australian an adequate retirement income. Delivering an oration at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane this morning, Silk asked the industry to consider what "is our ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... to the secretary-general for financial markets, Adrian Blundell-Wignall. Opening a global pension summit at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Brisbane this morning, Blundell-Wignall said globally the most ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... tables and be more dynamic in achieving investment goals. This will be one of the key themes coming from the 2015 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference next week in Brisbane. Hosting one of the many conference sessions is ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... contribution, the employer faces a complicated recalculation and also punitive non-deductible charges," Carnell said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... so long as industry isn't "seduced by the science," according to APRA chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Global Risk Forum in Hong Kong, Byres said that he is not interested in having "the sorts of prescriptive ...