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Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... retirement income standards being an increase in compulsory contributions, said the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA). "Despite significant tax incentives for making voluntary superannuation contributions, only around 20 per cent of employees ...

ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is heading to Canberra to lobby the Federal Government over capital gains tax relief, association chief Pauline Vamos told a packed Sydney luncheon yesterday. The organisation wants continued tax ...

Govt claims MRRT as super victory

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... the age limit for superannuation contributions from 70 to 75 years. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the announcement saying the MMRT agreement had removed the last barrier to legislating the increase in the super ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... provides the first standardised measure for Australian super fund after-tax reporting. The new index is an expansion of the FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series which also provides industry-standard benchmarks calculating the effects of franking credits ...

Super fund signals future role in govt policy

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... exposure [risk] is changes to law, he said. "Super funds have always taken a proactive approach through associations such as ASFA but now the bigger funds feel they need to add more expertise to this area," said Hancock, who thinks associations will ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... who believes oil prices are destined to remain high and rise further. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said a new risk benchmark was being developed for portfolios to assess the risk of negative return over a 20-year period. ...

ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... for implementing the super industry body's advocacy strategy to the Federal Government. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ASFA, said Noble brought a deep understanding of the political process to the role. "He understands the development of policy within ...

Super heavyweights reach out to younger members

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... representatives across the industry including the ATO, REST Superannuation, Association Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Business Chamber and the Institute of Charter Accountants Australia (ICAA) who are all part of the ATO's Super Consulting ...

ASFA ushers year of e-commerce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Electronic commerce for Australia's trillion dollar superannuation industry is now firmly in the sights of ASFA 's electronic commerce policy subcommittee. Driving the strategy is Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group, who has just ...

Performance fees more popular: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... underperforming for the rest of the year. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said, "The question is where performance fees will fit with the reform process," she said. Vamos said the fees should ...