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Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... Australians. "The review is an opportunity to build on this great foundation." Earlier this year ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy told Financial Standard the review would not tell the nation much more than previous inquiries already had. "It will show ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has again criticised what he called a "culture war" in the superannuation sector, saying the industry should refocus its energy on members. In his speech at the Rice Warner Symposium on Monday, Bragg condemned the lack of ...

Low inflation rate masks rising living costs woes

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... look large, hides some substantial increases in the cost of living in many basic items, said ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy. Food, in particular, has seen a significant rise in price due in no small part to the drought, with the price of bread up by ...

Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... "Superannuation is increasingly delivering better retirements for Australians from all walks of life," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "It is pleasing to see that the strongest growth occurred for those with lower balance accounts, and for women." ...

Industry bodies react to APRA review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... facilitates accurate assessments of outcomes. However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the superannuation-specific recommendations need careful consideration. Achieving sound investment performance ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... going to cover is at the moment not really clear." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy is also weighing in, and says the review "will not tell us much more than the other 25 or so major inquiries touching upon ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have called out the research house, with ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy going as far as to label the institute "tedious." Fahy said the institute's latest "missive" on retirement funding continued ...

Rising costs outpace retiree savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... most recent quarter, prices have been going up at a greater rate for a number of items," said ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy. "The relatively low rate of inflation has brought interest rates for bank deposits to historical low levels, placing pressures ...

ASFA chief joins Irish software provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined a Dublin-based provider of software to the life insurance sector. FINEOS announced Martin Fahy will join its board as non-executive director. Currently chief executive of ASFA, Fahy was previously a partner ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... to improve women's retirement outcomes and confidence in their ability to retire comfortably. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said: "These findings highlight deep concerns around the realities of retirement for women and the perception that they will ...