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Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... treatments for superannuation - as it is "compulsory and cannot be accessed till retirement" - ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos agreed that superannuation taxation is still in need of review, particularly in light of larger balances. "ASFA has long ...

New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... This course is the first step along the path to build greater awareness of retirement needs," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "This new course will arm the industry with the knowledge it needs to help guide fund members. It will also help spur ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... a home deposit or other purposes is likely to dramatically reduce people's final benefits," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley noted that "such proposals are completely at odds with ...

ASFA outlines spending needs of nonagenarians

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... financial support from government to accommodate their long-term retirement spending needs," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "The ASFA Retirement Standard for Older Retirees will give governments a better picture of the spending magnitude and ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... MyPension product for default members, as well as compulsory disclosure income stream projections. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said: "We know that the ageing population is going to be a game changer when it comes to retirement incomes policy. ...

FTSE and ASFA launch Australian bond indices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... largest fixed income market in the world with a notional size of approximately AUD $1 trillion." ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said: "As more and more superannuation fund members move into retirement, the demand for stable assets with steady income ...

Extend MySuper to retirement: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... whole-of-life approach could mean extending MySuper into the retirement phase, as 'MyPension'. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said the whole-of-life approach "includes streamlining the process from moving from accumulation to drawdown, developing ...

Treasury proposes tax relief for merging super funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... government to make these changes for over three years. In a statement in April 2012, for example, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said: "ASFA believes that the introduction of the Government's Stronger Super reforms will lead many superannuation funds ...

ASFA releases 'first of its kind' best practice paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... developed an investment management best practice paper, for use only by its members. According to ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos, the paper is the first of its kind not to have been developed by investment managers. The paper has been three years ...

Young Australians clueless about life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... means some may be paying several dollars a week for death insurance they do not want or need. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos urged people to take an active interest in their insurance. "Insurance provided through super plays an important role in ...