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Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... slamming the 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 ...

Amnesty unearths $588m unpaid super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... their records 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 ...

Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... to the 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 ...

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... denying choice 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 ...

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. ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... assets will be significant in supporting the growth of the Australian economy, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA's new report, The role of the superannuation industry in supporting the Australian economy ...

ASFA sets out productivity plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released a six-step plan aiming to drive industry-wide productivity gains in superannuation. ASFA said it hopes to boost productivity gains as the impact of COVID-19 continues to disrupt ...

Corporate super plan appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... directorships at Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme and Military Super. He has also chaired Association of Superannuation Funds in Australia's (ASFA)'s national taxation policy committee. Alcoa of Australia Limited is owned 60%by Alcoa Corporation ...

SG does wonders for households: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... the compulsory superannuation system, according to new research. The latest report from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) estimates compulsory super has added $500 billion to Australian households' savings that they would otherwise ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... pandemic that pausing superannuation contributions would stimulate the economy have been panned. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy was blunt in his assessment of the situation. "These are anxious times and a ...