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Breach in contrib caps should not be taken for revenue: CPA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... offer. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have both called for discretion on the part of the Commissioner concerning inadvertent breaches. "Due to the complex processing ...

New cost estimates see MySuper equal SuperStream

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... SuperStream, according to estimates delivered in a joint Ernst & Young and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) executive survey. Both MySuper and SuperStream are expected to attract just under 40% of estimated costs, indicating a ...

ASIC to take hard line on deliberately misleading ads

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... unrealistic expectations that lead to poor financial decisions," Kell told an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) lunch in Sydney. Kell said the commission had already succeeded in removing some of the "bad apples of poor products" ...

Contrib caps improve super social equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... significantly improved superannuation's social equity, claims a new research report from peak superannuation interest group ASFA. The report, the latest superannuation industry research paper aimed at protecting superannuation's privileged tax status ...

Super tax subsidies don't favour the rich: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... $30 billion in superannuation tax concessions, albeit this figure has itself been contested by the peak super funds group ASFA. However, while the social equity for the distribution of the superannuation tax concessions has received some attention lately ...

SuperStream exposure draft a positive step

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... pay contributions to employees in this format by July 1 2013, with small businesses until July 1 2015. Margaret Stewart, ASFA's director of policy and industry practice, told Financial Standard said the draft was providing essential groundwork for the ...

Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... that provide a steady income stream, such as annuities should be made more attractive through tax concessions, according to ASFA and the FSC. "There is no doubt policy around retirement in Australia should encourage people to take an income stream," ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
ASFA is wary of potential unseen outcomes from the MySuper legislation Bill, including clashing between regulators and the rise of short-termism, as it predicts pressures on super trustees may trump the long-term interests of members. In a submission ...

NGS Super embraces after-tax benchmarking with FTSE ASFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
NGS Super has adopted an after-tax benchmark from the industry standard FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series for its $1.3 billion Australian equity portfolio. Using this benchmark, NGS Super will apply an income tax rate for superannuation funds but will ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... reform package, aimed at revaming the country's superannuation system. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently called for both the Stronger Super and FOFA legislation to be considered in conjunction with each other, "given ...