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Government eyes crackdown on super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... in the national conversation about fiscal sustainability, he's right," Jones said. "The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia has also identified the cost of high balance superannuation funds." Other voices emerging in this debate are more ...

AMP's Edwina Maloney joins ASFA board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Edwina Maloney has joined the board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. Maloney will represent the retail fund sector, filling a casual vacancy created by the departure of BT's Melinda Howes earlier this year. ASFA said Maloney ...

Aussies pay the price for early release of super: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... accounts, largely held by women, single parents and the unemployed. A new analysis by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia illustrates the impact of the ERS scheme on super funds and the members that took advantage of it. In total, about ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... extension beyond MySuper products for 12 months has been introduced. Favouring the review, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the government's announcement. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said: "The review is timely ...

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... long been a thorn in super funds' side will be no longer. According to data released by Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, some 300,000 people will benefit from the change, 63% of which are females. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Collaborating to examine the benefits of insurance offered via superannuation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Deloitte have made recommendations as to how it could be enhanced. A joint report titled ' The Future of Insurance ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... been congratulated on its election victory by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. On the morning Albanese was sworn in as the 31 st prime minister of Australia, ASFA congratulated the incoming ...

Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... is yet to concede his seat of Kooyong, it is considered unlikely he will be re-elected. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said: "Chalmers is well placed, given his experience, to steer superannuation policy and ensure as many Australian ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... super system needs to be strengthened and protected, not undermined." Of a similar view, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said that lifting the SG to 12% is critical. The association said that the SG is a cornerstone of the ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... buy a home." Despite the government's enthusiasm for the housing affordability scheme, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said such a policy would be ineffective in improving housing affordability and would significantly impact ...