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EQT hires risk and superannuation strategy lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... chair of its risk and audit committee for three years. Jim Minto, the former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and chief executive of TAL, was appointed as deputy chair of Equity Trustees. He works alongside current EQT chair ...

Barefoot Investor boosts Rest indexed options demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... seeing some existing members and new members actively choosing these options," she told the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's NSW State Conference yesterday. The three indexed options, which do not charge investment fees, offer Australian ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... accounts for the different chapters of their working lives." In response to the results, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said action is needed to improve women's retirement outcomes and confidence in their ability to retire ...

Former ASFA chair sees new EQT role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Equity Trustees is welcoming a new deputy chair, moving a former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair alongside current EQT chairman Jeff Kennett. Jim Minto has been appointed as deputy chair of Equity Trustees. It is a move set to ...

Government carves out super deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... insurance with their retirement savings. Commenting on the Senate's amendments to the bill, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said the originally proposed carve out of young people from group insurance would have had an impact on people ...

Conflicts of interest recommendation falls short

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... ongoing conflicts of interest and remuneration settings will result in problems re-emerging. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the proposed reforms amount to a strengthening of conflicts management and ...

Former TAL chief appointed at Swiss Re

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... chaired the Insurance in Superannuation Working Group and was the interim chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia for four months in 2016. Broadbent was recently recognised in the Australia Day honours list, among several ...

Superannuation reforms splits opinion: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... was the best-in-show shortlist of MySuper products that incited some industry backlash. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the top 10 list has the potential to create an oligopoly in default super and ...

Grandfathered commissions: Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... of ensuring there are no conflicts for advisers." In a submission to the Royal Commission, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said it supports the introduction of a termination or sunset date for grandfathered commissions that would allow ...

Markets could delay retirement plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... retirees will be relying on government benefits for some time yet, given the fact that the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) estimates that an individual would need $545,000 and a couple $640,000 for a 'comfortable lifestyle," it ...