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Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... 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 of the most cost and tax effective options to provide protection ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... 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 framework for ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... 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 paper, Women's Economic Security in Retirement, to push for urgent structural policy reforms needed ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... calculation is drastically higher than the 7.8% drop previously estimated by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "The faster-than-expected drop-off in spending casts doubt on some common rules of thumb, such as aiming to save ...

Women less prepared for retirement: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... crucial for their financial future. BT further outlined the problem, citing Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) findings which demonstrate the retirement savings of women are about 40% less than those of men. Recently speaking at ...

Asset consultant announces senior hire

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... Lanteri Partners Group and earlier began his career in reporting at UBS Wealth Management. Saikaly is also the current chair of ASFA's Victorian Investments Discussion Group. Further emphasising Frontier's desire to boost its consulting stocks are the ...

Super fund redesigns insurance offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... Financial Services. The PJC believes in a single government-backed code administering the industry. Recent comments from ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy backed the voluntary code, stating: "In some instances, the code has higher standards in place than ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... health - are either already included in the FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice or will be adopted in the second iteration. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy also said many of the PJC's recommendations are addressed in the Insurance in Superannuation ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... allocation towards investments which can provide increased yield," he said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said removing the refunds would significantly impact low-income retirees. "Constant tinkering with the settings ultimately ...

Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Australians. A number of major financial services organisations have backed the strategy to date, including ANZ, the ABA, ASFA, CBA, the FPA, HESTA, ME Bank and VicSuper.