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NGS Super embraces after-tax benchmarking with FTSE ASFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... after tax basis. The FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series was developed around four years ago in partnership with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "It's not surprising that we're seeing more funds start benchmarking themselves ...

SMSFs dominating super assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... seek advice from professionals," said Andrea Slattery, chief executive, Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). "The report also reflects strong confidence in the SMSF sector, which has been aided by the robustness and ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... part of the government's Stronger Super reform package, aimed at revaming the country's superannuation system. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently called for both the Stronger Super and FOFA legislation to be considered ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... number of Australians who are missing out on superannuation as a result of their employment arrangements," said Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "The pressures of an ageing population will require ...

Industry responds to intra fund advice measures

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... creates two levels of transparency for financial advice," said FSC chief executive John Brogden. Meanwhile, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the move, saying it was not only good for consumers but would also provide ...

SMSF sector tackling misconceptions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... on the entire super industry. Peter Burgess, technical director for the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), told Financial Standard that while there are several major misconceptions about this space, it was overall ...

Christmas deadline for FOFA clarity: ANZ

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... recent submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC), which is also reviewing the proposed legislation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) called on the government to allow for a 12 month transition period to give the ...

Bendigo and Adelaide team up with Australia's first RI platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... managed funds and SMA model portfolios that have been certified by industry association, the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. Every account opened will use the Adelaide Bank Cash Management Account (CMA), unless an alternative is selected. ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... Commission), to even stay in lending you have to show that you can make a profit," Paul Baril, from the Financiers Association of Australia/Industry/Smiles Turner Delegation, told the PJC inquiry. "It cannot be done in this country... the 10 and two ...

FOFA implementation time vital: ASFA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... industry time to properly implement the changes. In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) also called for both the FOFA and MySuper legislation to be considered in conjunction ...