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Anne Fuchs takes on new role at ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... the last eight years and sits on multiple boards and external advisory committees. Earlier, she held roles at the Association of Financial Advisers, Pinnacle Practice, ING Australia, and Bankers Trust. Last year, Fuchs stepped into the acting chief of ...

ASFA names former ABC presenter as strategy chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed Madeleine Morris to the newly created position of chief strategy, corporate affairs and experience officer. Morris has been working with ASFA since February this year as a strategy ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... actually be called, with the FAAA saying the name should not include 'financial adviser' or 'financial planner'. The association said it is also curious about how the scope of advice of the new class will play out in relation to retirement advice and ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the decision at a recent Treasury investor roundtable to progress work towards encouraging greater investment in Australia's renewables transition. The roundtable was for the Net ...

Australians satisfied with super performance: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
New research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) finds most Australians are satisfied with the returns their super fund is delivering, with only 6% deeming their fund's performance poor. Surveying 1500 adults across ...

Super lobbies call for death benefit reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The chief executives of the Super Members Council (SMC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have told the senate economics committee that Australians deserve better outcomes from their super funds, but said reforms are needed. ...

SMSF Association announces board director changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... legislative compliance, retirement income streams and estate planning. He added: "I have always greatly valued the association's role in the superannuation and broader financial advisory sector, and I look forward to utilising my knowledge and contributing ...

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... Cupitt continued. "Australians have made it clear. They want these changes, and they want them now more than ever." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) also wants to see the reforms passed swiftly, with the legislation to also ...

Shifting retirement intentions require super rule change: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
An increasing number of Australians are planning to remain in the workforce for longer, with the association calling for super rules to be changed in response. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) surveyed 1500 Australians across ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... system and the lives of Australian retirees as they live longer." Conversely, Mary Delahunty, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said while the compulsory income stream might increase Australia's index ...