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Industry backs Cormann as Superannuation Minister

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... income earners to pay more tax in super than on their take home pay." To the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos, now is the time to get back to business. "Before the elections the government and the ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA), Professor Wheeler said enforcing strict standards of independence can increase personal conflict, worsen communication and ...

Howes to join AMP wealth management business

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... Actuaries Institute she was the director of policy & industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). She was also an actuary at ALEA Actuarial Consulting and director, superannuation and retirement products at BT Financial ...

Actuaries Institute recruiting after CEO resignation

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... Actuaries Institute she was the director of policy & industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). She was also an actuary at ALEA Actuarial Consulting and director, superannuation and retirement products at BT Financial ...

Medical charges put pressure on retiree living costs

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... modest increase in the cost of living for retirees according to the latest Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard figures. The figured for the June quarter 2013 revealed that a couple looking to achieve a comfortable ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... curriculum or lowering the company tax rate. From the superannuation sector, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos asked for the winner of the election to "focus on a bipartisan and long term approach ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Council (FSC) will form a union. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said: "We are heartened by the announcement from the Financial Services Council and the Industry Super Network today that ...

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... but yet-to-be-legislated superannuation reforms will be dropped as part of Labor's promise of a five-year super tax freeze. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos welcomed Labor's announcement, saying it would allow people to plan for their retirement with ...

Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... demonstrates a decline, the figure is still too large to be sustainable. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has advocated a "stick and carrot" approach, rather than a cap. "There's got to be a consequence ...

Qantas Super chief joins ASFA board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Qantas Superannuation chief executive Jane Perry has been appointed to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) board. Her previous positions include chief executive of J.P. Morgan Treasury and Securities Services Australia and New ...