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YFYS will impact advisers too

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker addressed the Association of Financial Advisers' annual conference to explain what the Your Future, Your Super reforms mean for financial advisers. "These reforms are really important for our members, your clients ...

Family law super reform passes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... get a fair share of financial assets like super when a relationship ends, so this is a positive development." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia agreed: "We support the implementation of any mechanism that assists parties to be able ...

New investment model for affordable housing proposed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... heard. Appearing at the conference, Housing Action Network consultant Carrie Hamilton, Community Housing Industry Association chief executive Wendy Hayhurst and deputy director of Swinburne Centre for Urban Transitions Christian (Andi) Nygaard discussed ...

Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... we are interested in how we're going to run this again next year and what we could do differently," she said. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), which has defended the long-term performance of some failing funds, has also questioned ...

Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... failing funds yesterday, before publishing the results more widely today. ASFA responds, advises consumer caution Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Martin Fahy said while the orderly removal of underperforming superannuation ...

Maritime Super dumps ISA membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
Industry Super Australia has announced Maritime Super has ended its association with the industry lobby group. In a statement on its website the group said it was advised on Thursday of the super fund's decision to withdraw from the industry fund ...

Cost of retirement increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
According to the latest figures from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) the cost of retiring increased in the June quarter. The ASFA Retirement Standard June quarter 2021 figures indicate that couples aged around 65 living a ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... Coates and Super Consumers Australia's Xavier O'Halloran as supportive of the idea of a default superannuation manager. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia labelled the idea "facile" and "illiberal". "This illiberal idea is inconsistent ...

Multiple accounts already in sharp decline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Ahead of the stapling reforms being implemented, a new research paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows multiple super accounts are already in sharp decline The paper outlines the fact that ATO data suggests there ...

Final YFYS regulations out, government "backflips" on admin fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... These other options may not be subject to the APRA performance test, ISA said. ISA's views contrast with those of Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy, who said the changes will drive down fees for members. ...