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Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... have a majority of independent directors and an independent chair." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), which represents both retail and industry funds, did not take a firm position on the issue, but said if the government goes ...

Industry bodies must avoid duplicating work: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... work and consider merging if duplication is taking place, according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "I think more and more there is a risk that industry bodies are duplicating the same work," ...

Link Group plans to open Melbourne office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Superpartners, Link Group managing director John McMurtrie has said. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference, he said Link Group also hopes to offer jobs to those currently employed at Superpartners. ...

Minto re-elected as ASFA board chair

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014

AXA IM to open ESG strategy to investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... System)," said AXA IM global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen, who is in Melbourne this week presenting at the ASFA Conference. "We've been very encouraged by the progress the impact investing fund of funds strategy has made to date and ...

Embrace rising retirement age, says futurist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... chairman and 'futurist' Phil Ruthven AM. Ruthven told delegates at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference that he envisages a future in which people will work until they are as old as 80. This, he said, is something to ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has attempted to break the deadlock on retirement income innovation with the launch of a paper that sets out a framework for building an effective post-retirement system. Entitled A New Framework ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... chief executive Rosemary Vilgan. Speaking at the opening session at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Melbourne this morning, Vilgan said the first revolution started in awards super, and became the superannuation ...

BT Super for Life launches video member statements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... to the amount needed for a 'comfortable lifestyle', as calculated by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). It then directs members towards BT's retirement income calculator to check the figures and find out how they can improve ...

FTSE and ASFA launch Australian bond indices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
FTSE Group has collaborated with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to launch a set of fixed income benchmarks covering the various segments of the Australian bond market. The FTSE ASFA Australia Bond Index Series will provide ...