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MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Industry Super Network (ISN) have flagged issues in the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and ...

CGT relief for super funds backdated

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... compliance costs," said Shorten. Australia's peak superannuation body, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomes the Government's draft legislation which will change tax laws retrospectively so that superannuation funds can ...

AusSuper introduces new member risk framework

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... Standard Risk Measure guidance released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) last year. The purpose of this Standard Risk Measure is to allow super fund members to more easily compare investment options ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... said Margaret Stewart, general manager policy and industry practice, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "We strongly believe the industry should able to self regulate and it's one of ASFA's top eight issues with StrongerSuper," ...

ASFA backs CSIRO/Monash superannuation research alliance

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... working with the initiative on a range of future research projects," said The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). The CSIRO/Monash Superannuation Research Alliance is a collaborative research effort focused on two issues: Superannuation ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... planned federal government capital gains tax relief measures, said Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation of Australia (ASFA) CEO. "Superannuation fund mergers have the capacity to deliver benefits to superannuation fund members through the ability ...

Scope for super participation in TPD education

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... disclosure regime will enable greater engagement by superannuation fund members," said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ASFA. "I would recommend people check they have TPD insurance as part of their superannuation, what the definition of TPD is and ...

SuperStream passes Lower House

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... current form could undermine the government's implementation process. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the superannuation industry doesn't just need to be consulted, it needs to be jointly responsible for developing the ...

SuperStream levy unclear

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... efficiency, transparency and equality across funds. In a rare show of unity, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the FSC and the Industry Super Network (ISN) made a ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... said Margaret Stewart, general manager policy and industry practice, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "These issues need to be addressed in final Parliament. We don't want to stop the bill and we don't want to delay it, we ...