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Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... within the Government to also reconsider the extent of the 2017 pension asset test changes. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) also weighed in, saying it too welcomed the policy change. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said the ...

Vamos departs Regnan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... their management," Regnan said. Prior to joining Regnan, Vamos was chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, a position she occupied from 2007 to 2016. She has also previously been a director, financial services regulation ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... believe they will have accumulated enough to achieve that goal. This is slightly higher than the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA) retirement standard which suggests single retirees with $545,000 in savings can comfortably ...

ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... ASX200 average, while those with lower ESG scores underperformed the average. Regnan and former Association of Superannuation Funds Australia chief executive Pauline Vamos said the long term nature of super required funds consider material ESG risks. ...

EQT creates governance analysis role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... John Crocker who opted to retire from the position. Lally is also the former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... inexplicably recommends dismantling the very system that has delivered these results," she said. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Martin Fahy said: "The proposal to allocate default superannuation to 10 so called ...

Royal Commission sees increased ASIC, APRA funding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... million in 2018-19 to support the establishment of the external dispute resolution scheme. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) suggested the July 2018 start date for AFCA may not be possible, though, given the magnitude of work ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... where engagement is really low, that's going to require a significant education piece." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia also issued a statement on the changes. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said insurance within super is "one ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... level and roll over of all tax attributes to the new vehicle without any tax implications. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) A major chunk of ASFA's pre-budget submission for this year pushes for the government to change the legislative ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
In the lead up to this year's Federal budget, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on the Government to take action on a worrying statistic that 80% of women won't have enough money upon retirement. ASFA is using its new white ...