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Member engagement a danger to super savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... you get to 67 you don't tend to be disengaged." Quoting a study by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) on super fund member behaviour during the global financial crisis, he said, "in some schemes up to 50% of members either switched ...

Ipac head of technical services joins Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... Macquarie University. He has been an SMSF specialist adviser for the SMSF Association since 2006 and is a founding member of the ASFA 300 (SMSFs) unit committee.

Retiring 'comfortably may require 3 income building blocks: Legg Mason

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... 3.15%, a retiree couple fully invested in such products will need at least $1.851 million to live comfortably, based on the ASFA retirement standard of $58,4442. For those with a more modest nest egg the simple way to retire comfortably would be to invest ...

Macquarie wrap adds AB fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... annualised relative (net of fees) return of 10.5%, and did so with 26% less volatility (calculated on a daily basis) than the FTSE ASFA Australia 300 Index. This included accrued franking credits for the period of 0.68%.

FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Bond has been appointed director of external affairs and investment at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Bond will be responsible for ASFA's advocacy with federal parliamentarians and for policy issues affecting the economy ...

Superannuation specialist joins Catholic Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... a Diploma of Financial Planning, is a Commissioner for Declarations, an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) member and a member of the Queensland Justice Association.

Super pool reducing Aussie reliance on foreign capital: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... not be lost in the Tax Discussion Paper process. This is the view of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), who recently commissioned Vidler Policy and Research to "provide an economic framework for consideration of superannuation ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... our future economy, not improve it." Also weighing in this week was the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) who said any changes to taxes on superannuation need to be considered against the objectives and goals of the system. ASFA ...

AB managed equities fund joins netwealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... periods of market volatility." The fund achieved a return of 26.6% in its first year with about half the volatility of the FTSE ASFA Australia 300 Index, AB reports. AB chief investment officer Roy Maslen said the fund's best relative returns have been ...

Super life insurance misconceptions addressed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... making insurance claims within super is complex and expensive. This has led to superannuation funds representative group ASFA creating a booklet to help guide people through making an insurance claim through their super fund. Association of Superannuation ...