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ATO to crack down on SG non-payment

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... employers on non-payment of super guarantee, according to ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran. Speaking at the 2019 ASFA National Policy Roadshow, ATO deputy commissioner, superannuation and employer obligations James O'Halloran said it would be ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... as accusing people of being 'anti-vaxxers', will help superannuation's cause," he said, in response to head of ASFA Martin Fahy's comments likening critics of the super system to anti-vaxxers. "The industry would be far better investing ...

Low inflation rate masks rising living costs woes

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... seeing a "steep" increase in the cost of basic items, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. In ASFA's latest Retirement Standard, it found over the year to June quarter 2019 costs rose by 1.5% for retiree couples at both ...

Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... 11.4% respectively. "Superannuation is increasingly delivering better retirements for Australians from all walks of life," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "It is pleasing to see that the strongest growth occurred for those with lower balance accounts ...

Reform implementation timeframe too short: AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... cover to make an informed decision - including sending text messages to unresponsive members, part-funding an industry-wide ASFA awareness campaign, and "significantly" increasing staffing at its contact centre - AustralianSuper said it was overwhelmed. ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have called out the research house, with ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy going as far as to label the institute "tedious." Fahy said the institute's latest "missive" on ...

Linda Elkins to depart Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... managing director, superannuation. She is a director and former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and has served on numerous Financial Services Council committees. She appeared on behalf of CFS during the Royal Commission ...

Associations raise member outcomes concern

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... opportunity to consider the member outcomes assessment holistically. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it is "broadly comfortable" with the SPS 515 revisions, but raised concerns in the following areas: The degree of regulation ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... Australians retire in much more comfort than the retirement standards set by the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) suggest. The Grattan Institute uses the modelling to argue for scrapping a proposed increase of mandatory super contributions ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... Australia taking the opportunity to remind the new ministers of the Government's previous outstanding policy commitments. "ASFA congratulates Josh Frydenberg on his re-appointment as Treasurer, and looks forward to working with the newly appointed ...