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Medical charges put pressure on retiree living costs

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... Similarly, increases in the cost of food, energy and transportation also have a significant impact," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "It's important policy makers take this into account when considering how to address cost-of-living issues for ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... rate. From the superannuation sector, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos asked for the winner of the election to "focus on a bipartisan and long term approach to superannuation policy." She said ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... joint announcement that the Industry Super Network (ISN) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) will form a union. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said: "We are heartened by the announcement ...

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... superannuation reforms will be dropped as part of Labor's promise of a five-year super tax freeze. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos welcomed Labor's announcement, saying it would allow people to plan for their retirement with a degree of certainty. ...

Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... is still too large to be sustainable. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has advocated a "stick and carrot" approach, rather than a cap. "There's got to be a consequence of taking a lump sum, and ...

Qantas Super chief joins ASFA board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... time where the superannuation industry is facing challenges which require strong leadership," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. ASFA board chair and chief executive of Sunsuper Tony Lally joined Vamos in welcoming Perry. "On behalf of the Board ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, disputed Cormann's claim. Vamos said the portfolio ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... contribution' to include defined benefits. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has called for co-operation and pragmatism in the implementation of this law. "With 1 July looming, the late passage ...

FSC and ASFA to review SRM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... release of the SRM was an important first step to providing greater transparency to consumers," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. The SRM aims to provide better protection for consumers by standardising the presentation of risk for all investment ...

Super is working but needs to evolve: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... "This will shift the focus to managing longevity risk and funding aged care," said Ian Harper, the report's author. Pauline Vamos, ASFA chief executive, said, "The $1.5 trillion pool of superannuation is growing rapidly, but its inherent flexibility ...