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TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... director of MLC Super, president and chair of the Actuaries Institute, and president and chair of the Life Insurance Association of Singapore. King has experience in insurance, wealth management, superannuation, investments, and broader financial services ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... Australian Retirement Trust, Cbus, HESTA, Hostplus, Aware Super, CareSuper, Rest, Brighter Super, UniSuper, and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, will meet with government officials at the federal and state level, and their investment ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... Australian Retirement Trust, Cbus, HESTA, Hostplus, Aware Super, CareSuper, Rest, Brighter Super, UniSuper, and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, will meet with government officials at the federal and state level, and their investment ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... digital and financial literacy, lack of culturally trained staff, and issues related to identification processes. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the guidance is a step towards providing a "long-overdue" solution. ASFA ...

CSLR levy pain could hit $123m: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... could potentially catapult to $123 million in the 2027 financial year, new estimates from the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) shows. Following the bombshell that the 2026 CSLR levy estimate has blown out to $70 million for the advice ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... superannuation, making financial advice more accessible and affordable, and strengthening consumer protections. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) acknowledged Jones' contributions, describing him as "a dedicated advocate ...

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 ...