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Showing 11 - 20 of 26 results for "Association of Super Funds of Australia"

TAL urges trustees to review default insurance benefits

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... consider whether the insurance cover offered to members is appropriate. Speaking at the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney yesterday, Darren Wickham of TAL Group Life told delegates the new Prudential Standard is an opportunity ...

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... when selecting an insurer and not just the level of insurance premiums. Speaking at an Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jones recognised the change from APRA's original proposal to restrict insurance benefits offered to ...

AusSuper introduces new member risk framework

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... the Standard Risk Measure guidance released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) last year. The purpose of this Standard Risk Measure is to allow super fund members to more easily compare investment ...

Super funds mindshift imperative

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... decumulation. Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group and chair for the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) electronic commerce policy subcommittee, spoke at a media briefing yesterday about the importance of super funds ...

Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... superannuation industry and the broader community. In his career, Dwyer is a director for Association of Super Funds of Australia and chair for Professional Accreditation Review Committee. He was also founding chairman of Fund Executives Association ...

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... improving retirement income standards being an increase in compulsory contributions, said the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA). "Despite significant tax incentives for making voluntary superannuation contributions, only around 20 per cent ...

ASFA ushers year of e-commerce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... chief executive of the IQ Business group, who has just been re-elected as chair for the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) subcommittee. In his second consecutive year as chair, Sammells said he will push for the introduction of e-commerce ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... written to super fund trustees telling them that following consultations with ASIC, the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), super fund investment options will be labelled according ...

GFC pushes ASIC to let funds provide limited advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... switching might effect insurance benefits, said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA). "This is not about recommending a course of action, this is about being able to inform fund members about matters they ...

Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... though this supports IFSA economy-wide policy approach. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the report and reiterated ASFA's continued support for soft-compulsion contributions, extending the co-contribution ...