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ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... there are five working people to support each Australian aged 65; by 2050, this is projected to drop to 2.7," said Pauline Vamos, head of ASFA. "An increase in the SG will take the pressure off the Age Pension and assist more working Australians to a ...

Breach in contrib caps should not be taken for revenue: CPA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... person may already be in breach again, or be in a position where a second breach of the rules is unavoidable," wrote Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ASFA in a submission to the Committee. "For this reason, ASFA considers that it may be appropriate ...

Disclosure regulations unnecessary: FIRSTSUPER

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... Network chief executive, said industry funds would not resist the move but that a cost-benefit analysis was key while Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said disclosure was not the panacea everybody ...

Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... Chief Executive Officer John Brogden and Chief Executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Pauline Vamos, who argue tax concessions are a necessary part of a system as young as Australia's. "We need people to fund their own retirement ...

PJC concedes FOFA amendment may be warranted

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... cover under 'group life' policies and individual advice has been given, a ban on commissions is inappropriate, said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. "The issue that has been raised by our members ...

NGS Super embraces after-tax benchmarking with FTSE ASFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... surprising that we're seeing more funds start benchmarking themselves against the FTSE ASFA after-tax benchmark," said Pauline Vamos, chief executive officer, (ASFA). "The need to account to fund members on true performance has never been more important ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... of their employment arrangements," said Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "The pressures of an ageing population will require the Government to recognise the role older workers can play in productivity ...

Industry responds to intra fund advice measures

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... This is the real benefit that will be delivered by the proposed arrangements," said ASFA chief executive officer, Pauline Vamos. According to Vamos, a large number of funds are already doing this. "Members don't want to have to think about whether or ...

FOFA implementation time vital: ASFA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... also called for both the FOFA and MySuper legislation to be considered in conjunction with each other. ASFA boss Pauline Vamos said that while it supported the FOFA measures, a 12 month changeover period from July 1 2012 was needed for the industry to ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... imperative the Senate now follows the lead of the House of Representatives and passes this legislation," said ASFA boss Pauline Vamos. "An increase in the SG will take the pressure off the Age Pension and assist more working Australians to a better quality ...