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Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... due to return these to normal this year but has not done so due to market volatility. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it was disappointed in the Government's decision to delay the increase in the superannuation contribution ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... budgets to look at future wage increases and how this is all factored in," said Reynolds. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it was working on a detailed analysis on the super tax concessions to ensure Senators were up to ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... Benefits Scheme safety net. The ASFA Retirement Standard is now an independent initiative by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) benchmarking the annual budget needed by Australians to fund either a comfortable or modest standard ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... under the financial burden required to support our rapidly ageing population." Meanwhile the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the move was a forward-thinking step to secure a better retirement for more Australians and strongly ...

ASFA gets behind phoenix reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has welcomed proposed legislation to hold directors of phoenix companies liable for any unpaid superannuation entitlements. On 13 October 2011, the Government presented a bill aimed at amending the ...

FSS security breach strikes industry chord

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... attraction of the super industry to potential hackers. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) told Financial Standard that as super funds move into the digital age, these kinds of security breaches ...

ASFA warns against using super to buy homes

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned against making any changes to the superannuation system to help young people get a foot on the property ladder. It follows recent calls from head of Lateral Economics, Nicholas Gruen, to ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... faced by participants in then industry and avoid unnecessary compliance costs," said APRA. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it supports APRA's discussion paper and called for more consultation around disclosure. "Current ...

Deloitte boosts super practice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... of industry funds, as well as through his role as a Director of the National Board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) since 2001 and his current role as NSW State Secretary of ASFA. "In addition Stephen Huppert's particular ...

ASFA calls for rethink on contribution caps

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... contribution caps is causing significant difficulties to super funds members, according to The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. In a new submission to the Treasury, ASFA said the halving of concessional contribution caps that took place ...