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Super debate flawed: ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... the current debate over superannuation adequacy in Australia, said the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). A focus on superannuation tax concessions and access age is the wrong conversation and should instead focus on the gaps in ...

APRA requirements welcomed by sector

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... corporate and public sector funds. The FSC, AIST and the sector-neutral Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it was too early to say whether the proposed transparency requirements had the potential to widen the divide between ...

Draft legislation to streamline trans-Tasman retirement savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... the two countries." In addition, Shorten said, the scheme is intended to enhance labour mobility between Australia and NZ. ASFA said it welcomes the release of draft legislation as it will deliver benefits to super fund members through reduced account ...

More innovation needed on 'demand side' infra opps: ASFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... another road or rail project to address supply-side demand related to the congestion in Australia's capital cities. Yet, as ASFA's director, advocacy and policy strategy Gordon Noble argues in a paper released this week, amid all the focus on the role ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... solutions should be avoided, said Pauline Vamos, chief executive officer, The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Increasing working lives has the potential to unfairly impact blue-collar workers, who may be forced onto disability ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... comply with the guidance from the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) on the disclosure of investment risk in the new SPDS regime, via the "Standard Risk Measure" classification system. Introduced ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... easily compare investment options both within their fund and across different funds. The guidance, released by the FSC and ASFA in August last year outlined seven risk bands, ranging from 'very low' to 'very high', and set out what these terms would ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Government to the MySuper Core Provisions Bill were suggestions made by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos.

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... selecting an insurer and not just the level of insurance premiums. Speaking at an Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jones recognised the change from APRA's original proposal to restrict insurance benefits offered to members ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... smaller funds offering lower fees, better performance and product innovation. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive officer Pauline Vamos said that her organisation - a sector-neutral representative body - supported ...