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New ASFA board announced

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is strengthening its mission to improve the superannuation system with the appointment of two senior industry figures to the board. Melinda Howes, general manager of superannuation, BT Financial Group ...

Manage wealth with authority: Academic

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... professor of psychology and behavioral economics Dan Ariely believes. Speaking at the 2017 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference in Sydney, Ariely said consistent failure to understand human capacity for rational thought had allowed ...

APRA delivers poor super fund ultimatum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... on poor performers" in the country's $2.5 trillion superannuation system. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Conference in Sydney this morning, Rowell said poor performers - irrespective of industry segment - must ...

Superannuation fears regulatory strangle: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... is regulatory overreach and strangulation in red tape. This was the takeaway message from Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) independent chair Michael Easson in his opening address at this year's major conference in Sydney. Being ...

Super guarantee must be 12pct: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has renewed calls for the super guarantee to be lifted to 12% as soon as possible because retirement balances are still nowhere near where they need to be. Latest ASFA analysis shows Australia's $2.3 ...

Untouched super sits at $18 billion: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... years - there still remain 2.3 million Australians with three or more super accounts. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia suggests the ATO, which has the details of the active super accounts belonging to most individuals with unclaimed ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... requires $824,000 - up from $702,000 - to afford a comfortable retirement as defined by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) at $60,063 per annum. Underpinning the research, the median balance for a two-member SMSF at retirement ...

The risk of under-insurance is real: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... super far outweigh the negatives for claims recipients and the budget bottom line alike, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia believes. In a report released by the association today, director of research Ross Clare urged people to look ...

ASFA puts gig economy on the agenda

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... superannuation system, a leading industry body believes. In a discussion paper released today, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia estimated there are about 100,000 workers in Australia who use web-based platforms to obtain work on a ...

SuperStream ushers in digital era

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... members, with an estimated $800 million in realised efficiencies for employers and APRA funds." Association of Superannuation Funds Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said it was pleasing to see that the substantial investment made by the superannuation ...