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Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... employees are some of Rice Warner's proposals. In its report 'Superannuation account balances by age and gender', the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said: "The data indicates that on average men are more likely to have both superannuation ...

Former FPA chair joins Tax Practitioners Board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed the appointment of a financial adviser to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) after long advocating for the position. Former FPA chair Julie Berry is one of five new board appointments ...

AFA recommends SG monthly threshold removal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has made seven recommendations to the Senate Inquiry into the Economic Security for Women in Retirement. In addition to the removal of the $450 monthly superannuation guarantee contribution threshold, the AFA also ...

Women own less than 40% of super assets: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... plateaued over the past four years according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data exclusively compiled for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Women now hold 36.4% of Australia's superannuation assets but this number ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... for financial advisers', significant benefits to consumers and industry will be delivered," O'Dwyer added. The Association of Financial Advisers welcomed the concept behind the new legislation, but chief executive Brad Fox criticised the Government for ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has penned a letter to Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer supporting several amendments to the superannuation trustee governance bill. ASFA has told O'Dwyer it would support the federal government ...

Pessimistic investment horizon for super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... hundreds of years we've had stock exchanges." Skancke made the comment during a keynote session on investment at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane recently. Contango Asset Management investment services ...

Retirees should draw on home equity: Productivity Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... Australians have a strong preference to 'age in place' and access in-home aged care services if they need them. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently released a paper that said about 8% of Australians expect support on ...

FPA, AFA should merge to keep advice strong

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... differences and merge into a single body. Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan asked for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to merge. "By having the advice associations merge ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... decisions. Further, the ACTU told the committee that change was not needed while the system was successful. Muir said Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) submitted that its members expressed strong concerns regarding the repeal of ...