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Budget changes could drive SMSF adoption: FAAA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... reforms has created a significant tax advantage for investing in established residential property through SMSFs. The association said the shift could encourage aggressive marketing by property promoters targeting Australians who may not fully understand ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... believe they will need more than $1 million to be financially at ease in their twilight years. This is according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), whose benchmarks have increased from prior estimates of $690,000 for couples ...

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The former chief operating officer of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has joined C1 Capital Group as chief investment and operating officer. Tim Buskens has assumed the role at C1 Capital Group, which is a housing fund manager ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... of portfolio design." The findings from the research are substantiated by the Retirement Standard published by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), where a comfortable retirement super balance will require $630,000 for singles ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... until June 30. SunAsia Energy chief executive Maria Theresa Capellan says the Philippines is not like the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). "We don't have coal. We don't have oil. We're totally and largely dependent ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... enforce existing obligations," he said. In response to Treasury's proposal on how the CSLR applies for SMSFs, the association "strongly" rejects the denial of SMSF investors' access to the scheme or predicate that access on payment of a levy. "This is ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... be detrimental to financial advisers and small businesses if it continues in its current form. To avoid this, the association wants the CSLR to capture managed investment schemes (MISs) within its funding framework, which it said have proven to be a ...

AIOFP partners to launch adviser protection program

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) is partnering with DASH to provide financial advisers with a new white labelling capability for platform access. The Foundation Advisers Wrap will allow advisers to retain access ...

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... including the superannuation sector, late last year, which received mixed reactions from the industry, including the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). However, despite the current ...

SIAA focuses mission on building prosperity for investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... call out how we are focusing on the changing dynamics, such as technology and client behaviours for the future." The association is driving home several strategic imperatives: advocacy, lifting industry capability through knowledge and education, effective ...
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