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Cost of living outpacing retirement incomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... 1.3% in the March quarter this year from the December quarter 2010, according to the Association of Super Funds Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard figures. Figures show that a retired couple will need to spend $54,562 a year to live comfortably, but ...

Du Pre-Alba jumps from ASFA to AustSuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is seeking a new, senior policy specialist following the appointment of their director of policy, Louise Du Pre-Alba, to AustralianSuper. Du Pre-Alba is leaving ASFA following the conclusion ...

Super heavyweights join forces

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... introduce the proposed $500,000 balance threshold for individuals over age 50. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Self-managed Super Fund Association of Australia (SPAA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have submitted a ...

Russell funds get stars

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... funds through to smaller self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The After tax Fund was launched in February 2011 and uses the FTSE ASFA Australia 200 Superannuation Index as its benchmark. The After Tax Fund uses the Russell Australian Shares Fund as its ...

Shorten ups Trio super levy to $750,000

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... funds with assets below $371,195 will pay the minimum levy of $50." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have come out in support of the levy. "Increasing the maximum ...

CFSGAM's tax solutions capture super flow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... of May, Sunsuper awarded a $700 million mandate to Vinva Investment Management, which will be benchmarked against the FTSE ASFA Australia capital gains tax index, another example of super funds honing in on after tax returns. "Tax aware investments offer ...

FTSE sees rising demand for after tax index

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... after-tax solution received a major boost as Sunsuper's new $700 million equity mandate will be benchmarked against the FTSE ASFA Australia 300 capital gains tax index. The FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series, which provides a range of industry standard ...

Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... "The Government's reforms are supported by a range of stakeholders, including Choice, the Institute of Charted Accountants, ASFA and many individual planning groups," said the spokesman. The spokesman also said that while it supports the AFA's right ...

Super insurance simplified for funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... "Funds will be able to rely on a standard percentage adjustment rather than have to pay for detailed actuarial analysis." "ASFA welcomes provisions to simplify administration processes and lower costs, such as this."

New ETFs hit booming market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... Vanguard released three new ETFs yesterday. The Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield fund that follows the benchmark FTSE ASFA Australia High Dividend Yield Index of 63 stocks. It has yearly management costs of 0.25 per cent. It also launched the Vanguard ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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