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Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... superannuation guarantee to rise to 12%, according to a survey commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA said 1375 Australians were surveyed in October by Utting Research about their views on superannuation, the ...

ASFA proposes MySuper test

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is suggesting an alternative one-off test to weed out underperforming default funds in place of the government's recent proposals. ASFA's Lifting the Bar proposal will examine MySuper products and ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... opportunity to improve retirement outcomes for low income earners and women." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it supports measures to lift standards for MySuper products but changes need to be carefully considered. "We ...

Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... Superannuation Investors, 30% Club and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia also welcomes the campaign and is calling on the superannuation industry to join the initiative. ASFA chief executive Martin ...

Remembering Susan Ryan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... yesterday. The superannuation industry is in mourning for Susan Ryan, former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive and Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president, who passed away suddenly over the weekend. Ryan ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... system that has enjoyed three decades of unquestioned opacity. Appearing at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia event, in which he engaged in a political debate with Labor member Daniel Mulino, Bragg criticised the level of self-interest ...

Amnesty unearths $588m unpaid super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... and check they'd done the right thing by their employees," Hume said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia deputy chief executive Glen McCrea commended the success of the amnesty. "In combination with the additional integrity measures ...

Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... university, which included 12 years as a councilor. She is also a life member of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), granted for her services. "My background is in supporting large institutional investors as they go through periods ...

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... of fund can discourage member engagement and lead to paying higher fees. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy welcomed the new law. "Improvements in the efficiency of contributions processing (through the adoption ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
In its supplementary pre-budget submission lodged with the government the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) called for the SG increase to go ahead and an expansion in the coverage of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme. ...