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Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... In its report 'Superannuation account balances by age and gender', the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said: "The data indicates that on average men are more likely to have both superannuation and to have a higher account balance." ...

Women own less than 40% of super assets: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data exclusively compiled for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Women now hold 36.4% of Australia's superannuation assets but this number has remained steady in the four years to financial ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has penned a letter to Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer supporting several amendments to the superannuation trustee governance bill. ASFA has told O'Dwyer it would support the federal government ...

Pessimistic investment horizon for super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... Skancke made the comment during a keynote session on investment at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane recently. Contango Asset Management investment services director and Guardian of the Future Fund, Carol ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... namedrop @therealbuzz (the Twitter handle of Dr. Buzz Aldrin), @KevinSpacey and @StephenFry in their tweets, but this year's ASFA conference lit up social media for a host of other reasons, too. @AustralianSuper's chief executive Ian Silk kicked off ...

Retirees should draw on home equity: Productivity Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... in place' and access in-home aged care services if they need them. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently released a paper that said about 8% of Australians expect support on aged care from their superannuation fund - whereas ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... committee that change was not needed while the system was successful. Muir said Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) submitted that its members expressed strong concerns regarding the repeal of the equal representation provisions and ...

Aged care, gold opportunity for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... that creates a gold opportunity for advisers to help their clients. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released the discussion paper 'The future interaction of superannuation with aged care and health care', which includes research ...

ASFA reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... Colonial First State executives have been appointed to the board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Towers Watson managing director Andrew Boal has been appointed as a service provider representative and Colonial First State ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... current retirement income policy settings," Morrison said. Addressing the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane today, Morrison said the commitment provides protection for Australians who don't engage with their ...