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Treasury proposes tax relief for merging super funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... roll-over superannuation benefit'. The proposed changes would apply form 1 July 2015. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has been lobbying the government to make these changes for over three years. In a statement in April 2012 ...

ASFA releases 'first of its kind' best practice paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has 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 ...

Young Australians clueless about life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... nothing about his or her life insurance through superannuation, a new report commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has found. Overall the report found 40% of Australians had either a poor understanding or no understanding ...

FEATURE: The new financiers of infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... Victoria's Port of Melbourne. A recent infrastructure conference in Sydney organised by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) attracted enthusiastic investors from around the globe, and gave testament to the proposition that global ...

Former Treasury adviser joins ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... adviser Glen McCrea has been appointed to the newly created role of chief policy officer at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). McCrea will have overall responsibility for "ensuring that ASFA's advocacy is prioritised appropriately ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... generations." Industry Super Australia said it was "dismayed" at the "short-sighted deal", while the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said it was "highly concerned about the impact that further delaying" the SG would have. AustralianSuper ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... round of submissions to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). In its 140 page submission the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) put the emphasis on limiting expenditure on the Age Pension, saying the aim should be to halve the number ...

Insurance through super saves $403 million

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... government of social security by about $403 million, according to new research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). These savings are a result of a decrease in costs related to government spending on income payments ...

ASFA asks FSI for clear targets to measure super success

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Murray Inquiry to set clear objectives against which the success of superannuation's role in reducing the Age Pension burden on public coffers can be measured. In its latest ...

Tax retirement earnings at flat 15%, says consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... Andrew Baker, managing partner at Tria Investment Partners. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) this week, Andrew Baker said that, for SMSFs, "paying tax is optional" because the self-managed element ...