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Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... remunerative careers, should have some ongoing claim to their ex-partner's superannuation. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy notes however that survey shows that the compulsory superannuation system is delivering ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... which provisions cash for short-term spending and growth assets for the long-term. Using the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) retirement standard of an approximate $550,000 nest egg corresponding to spending of $44,000 per annum ...

Vamos returns as governance firm chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
Former long-serving chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Pauline Vamos, has become the chief executive of a firm providing ESG research to institutional investors. From today, Vamos will take the helm at Regnan, which ...

Looming super reforms benefit millions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO), will be received by about 3.1 million people - 63% of which the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia estimates will be women. Providing a refund of contributions tax up to $500 to anyone earning less than ...

Mercy Super appoints new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... adviser, women's financial adviser and retirement products officer. Tancred currently sits on the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's executive committee, the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment advisory board and the Australian Dental ...

Fintech success insignificant so far: Fahy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... industry yet to be disrupted in any meaningful way. Drawing a comparison to the biotech sector, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said fintech success stories don't stack up and warned that while technology ...

Super funds must do more digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... New findings on digital readiness in the superannuation market, presented by Decimal at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) event, show a reluctance of super funds to adopt enhanced digital capabilities. And it's putting member ...

Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... HSBC believes Australians are unlikely to do anything about ensuring they achieve it. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's Retirement Standard, which tracks the rise and fall of items included in average household budgets, shows that ...

Vamos joins Decimal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Digital financial advice software provider Decimal is welcoming former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Pauline Vamos to its board of directors. Vamos joins as a non-executive director, bringing more than 25 years' financial ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... protections currently present in the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) powers. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy added it will particularly important for the new authority to retain the necessary ...