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Ageing Australia will impact budget for next decade

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... projections assume free aged care and substantially subsidised health care. That is going to change," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos told Financial Standard recently. She says super funds should keep this in mind when thinking about what type of ...

Super's purpose under further scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... being the exponential loss of compound interest within a long-term investment like super," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. Vamos said if a person aged 30 on a salary of $60,000 per year took out $25,000 to repay a HELP debt, their final retirement ...

Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... comfortable retirement (singles $42,962). This is a 0.2% increase on the previous quarter. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said in order to achieve a comfortable standard of living in retirement, an individual requires a minimum of around $545,000 ...

Women own less than 40% of super assets: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... balance for men increasing by 48.5% over the two years to 2013/14 compared to 31.6% for women. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said this reflected the different work patterns and earnings levels of men and women in their pre-retirement years. "Even ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... reasonable determinations on independence," the joint letter from ASFA chairman Michael Easson and chief executive Pauline Vamos said. The letter was part of the latest chapter in the super fund governance narrative. It took a vigorous twist yesterday ...

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... look further than its 'man on the moon' moment and instead attempt to place a woman on Mars. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said the industry needs to show leadership across multiple fronts. "The government will not provide us with a MyPension, we ...

Retirement incomes become industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos believes the superannuation industry will struggle to further link the facets of retirement with a suitable pension system without more investment. Speaking at the ...

FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia provided balance to the debate. The industry body's chief executive Pauline Vamos said: "Choice and selection of default superannuation funds is a complex issue which requires a thoughtful and considered ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... are being paid the compulsory 9.5% superannuation guarantee (SG) that they are entitled to," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "Estimates show that for a 25 year old, a one-off loss of $4000 in super could equate to a loss of over $14,000 at retirement ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... in financial services to the portfolio." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said Chalmers will be served well by his previous experience as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition ...