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Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... comfortable retirement (singles $42,962). This is a 0.2% increase on the previous quarter. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said in order to achieve a comfortable standard of living in retirement, an individual requires a minimum of around $545,000 ...

Women own less than 40% of super assets: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... balance for men increasing by 48.5% over the two years to 2013/14 compared to 31.6% for women. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said this reflected the different work patterns and earnings levels of men and women in their pre-retirement years. "Even ...

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... look further than its 'man on the moon' moment and instead attempt to place a woman on Mars. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said the industry needs to show leadership across multiple fronts. "The government will not provide us with a MyPension, we ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... are being paid the compulsory 9.5% superannuation guarantee (SG) that they are entitled to," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "Estimates show that for a 25 year old, a one-off loss of $4000 in super could equate to a loss of over $14,000 at retirement ...

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... able to cover their expenditure in retirement and have a "comfortable" retirement lifestyle. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said while there are improvements that should be made, the super system does not need and should not be radically restructured ...

Australians need another $130,000 for retirement: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... up to $130,000 for a comfortable retirement, now setting the bar at $640,000 for a couple. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said recent changes to the Age Pension means test, together with increases in the cost of living and life expectancy will have ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... asked that all RSE licensees be given until 31 December 2016 to prepare their transition plan. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said it was the association's view the industry needed 12 months from the finalisation of legislative requirements "to fully ...

Industry responds to Grattan report

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... they can increase their market share and profits," he added. Speaking to Financial Standard, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said that although the report was intended to decry Australia's overly expensive super system, the data actually tells a "positive ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... more than 24,000 self-managed super funds with account balances of more than $2 million. While ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has cautiously welcomed the ALP policy initiative, she warned that "Tax concessions in superannuation need to be viewed ...

Policies can adjust super tax concessions: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... policies the federal government could implement promptly to adjust superannuation tax concessions. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said lifetime caps on concessional and non-concessional contributions and different tax treatment of high-balance accounts ...