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Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... rest of the money went to unions and associations, namely the Australian Workers Union ($172k), master Builders Association of Victoria ($105k), Electrical Trades Union ($99k) and Printing Industries Association ($94k). HESTA's sponsorship expenses ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... Alvarez & Marsal Distress Alert report follows publications for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), drawing on financial data from 563 of over 1537 listed companies in Australia. The report ...

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... to be managed internally is a growing trend that active fund managers are grappling with. Citing APRA data, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) reports that half of member money is managed with external managers while the other ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... follows a consultation period between July and September, which attracted 26 submissions including responses from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), the Super Members Council ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched two new tools to help super trustees strengthen their fraud controls. The new features, dubbed the Scams and Fraud Toolkit and the Scams Policy Template, are now available and ...

Comfortable retirement requires $432k in super: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... $432,000 in their nest egg. Some 70% of expenses is assumed to be funded by the Age Pension. Comparatively, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) calculates that a comfortable retirement means having $690,000 in super for couples ...

Reforms on super advertising, stapling enter parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... refers to the MySuper option, rather than advertising the Umbrella Product X more generally," the legislation reads. Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty described the legislation as a series of "pro-member" reforms. ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... Payday Super legislation, as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warns employers to be ready by 1 July 2026. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) launched the Payday Super Hub to help super funds, employers, administrators and ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Australia's superannuation system. For all the whitepapers, seminars and retirement calculators available online, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) research shows that only 51% of Australians, and 60% of those aged 65 or more ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... reforms being welcomed by the superannuation industry. The new laws are slated to come into effect on 1 July 2026. Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill, describing ...