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Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... income categories, with direct implications for Australian taxpayers earning US sourced income. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief policy and advocacy officer James Koval said the move was a "welcome step" from the US and added ...

ASFA, JANA release draft guidance on operational due diligence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and asset consultant JANA have released a draft guidance note on investment management operational due diligence ahead of Prudential Standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management. Shaped through ...

Middle Australia on track for 'comfortable retirement': ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... is, for the first time, on the path to achieve a comfortable retirement, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA projected that a 30-year-old earning the median wage of $75,000, with a $30,000 super balance, will ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... slammed the taxing of unrealised gains and the lack of indexation of the threshold. However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) supports the bill, claiming it will strengthen fairness in the super sector.

Coalition names shadow treasurer, financial services minister

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... democracy, adding that "we've laid the foundation stones of a Coalition that can move forward..." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty said the industry group looks forward to working constructively with the ...

ASFA, EY release guidance on CPS 230

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and EY have released guidance to help superannuation trustees navigate key aspects of APRA's new prudential standard, CPS 230. CPS 230 will come into effect on July 1, making super trustees ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... and encouraging innovation in retirement products and services." From the super sector, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia outlined three key areas in which it would like to see Mulino take action. These were improving retirement outcomes ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... person they abused. We encourage all parties and independents to support this reform." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) also welcomed the commitment from the Opposition to eradicate financial abuse. "ASFA has long advocated ...

Government to 'crack down further' on financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... stopped from receiving their victim's superannuation after death. Superannuation advocacy body's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Super Members Council (SMC) welcomed the proposal. "For too long, perpetrators of family violence ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Ahead of the federal election, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged all contesting parties to consider its recommendations to "protect and strengthen" the super sector. The peak body is calling for specific reforms in ...