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Super is "next on the menu" for disruption: new ASFA CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy has warned. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference, Fahy noted the "challenges" inherent to his new role, saying he "carried the weight of success of my predecessor, Pauline Vamos" ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... change sooner than you might think. We're already getting off the bottom in terms of inflation." Flanders told the ASFA conference that although Britain voted for change, the markets more or less carried on. "Equity markets remain higher than at the ...

Super funds should enforce corporate conduct: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... companies, according to former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair Jim Minto. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast, Minto argued it was only natural that super funds, given their significant shareholder voting power ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... through their post-retirement phase was a key priority of the fund. QSuper data scientist Helen Johnson told the ASFA conference in November that about 30% of the fund's members, over a one year period, are converting into a pension account. At the time ...

Ageing Australia will impact budget for next decade

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... the cost issue, but the community actually expects their super funds to step up to the plate," Vamos told the ASFA conference.

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... @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 the serious ...

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... opportunity we face. Let's not allow it to be the biggest lost opportunity," Vamos said. Opening day two of the ASFA conference in Brisbane, Vamos also released a discussion paper on the interaction between super, aged care and health care. The paper ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... Founder and director of the Program on Behavioural Economics and Public Policy, Professor Cass Sunstein, told the ASFA conference yesterday there has been a wealth of investment in behavioural insights teams globally and all aimed at nudging people in ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... He said Australia has some of the best pension ideas in the world but also has some of the worst execution. The ASFA conference continues today with keynote speakers including space pioneer and second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin, actor Kevin Spacey (via ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... Cunningham; and H2 Ventures founding partner Ben Heap. The lineup forms one part of an extensive speaker list for the ASFA conference. Space pioneer Buzz Aldrin will provide the opening address and Stephen Fry will close at the Grand Finale on Friday. ...