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Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... differences in the industry which are likely to dictate substantially... differences of views," he said at an ASFA conference session this morning, when asked if the two super segments could be more cohesive in 15 years. The fact that not-for-profit ...

End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... community in return for the government support they receive. Minister Shorten, who was the keynote speaker at the ASFA Conference in Adelaide yesterday, highlighted his disappointment at the industry's lack of cohesion when it comes to pushing the superannuation ...

ASFA calls on Cooper to aid SuperStream reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... will outline the right framework to deliver key SuperStream reforms. The paper will be presented at the annual ASFA conference in November and will help determine the right governance framework that will improve the industry's electronic standards. This ...

ASFA Awards recognise top comms strategies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... More than 150 attendees, mostly senior marketing and communications staff of various super funds, gathered at the annual ASFA Communications Awards held in Melbourne last Friday. The awards, now in its sixth year running as a standalone event, featured ...

Competition for ASFA awards heats up

FINANCIAL STANDARD WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... managers will soon have the chance to go head to head with their peers at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Forum and Awards next week. ASFA will showcase the best examples of communications and marketing in the ...

Remuneration dilemma

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
Pauline Vamos, chief executive at ASFA, said debate on whether financial planners should receive payment by the hour, charge a fee or accept a commission is irrelevant because all forms of remuneration present a conflict of interest. Speaking at the ...

ASFA elects new chair, board members

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Tony Lally, head of Sunsuper, has been elected as the new ASFA Chair, replacing former chair Greg Healy. Lally, who joined the ASFA board in mid-2008, replaces Healy, who stood down after relocating to Singapore earlier this year. Several new ASFA Board ...

Seven signs of the end of an empire

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... truly shifted to the BRIC economies. David Thomas, co-founder and director at BRIC+Program and speaker at the ASFA conference last week, drew parallels between the US' economic dominance and that of the Britiss in the 1800s and early 1900s. He also quoted ...

SMSFs not exempt from tough reviews: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... as the government cracks down on the sector's accountability, efficiency and governance issues. Speaking at the ASFA conference this morning, Minister Bowen said SMSFs "cannot consider itself exempt from the types of accountability, efficiency and governance" ...

Rising risks in liquidity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... liquidity risk management for many super funds, said Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme. Speaking at the ASFA conference today, Rosario said the pressure is mounting on trustees to manage liquidity risk - and there are more issues to think ...