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Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... retirees for decades to come," Garcia said. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive, Pauline Vamos, said the federal government was faced with growing debt and needed to make tough decisions about how they will support ...

Industry responds to Grattan report

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... they can increase their market share and profits," he added. Speaking to Financial Standard, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said that although the report was intended to decry Australia's overly expensive super system, the data actually tells a "positive ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... more than 24,000 self-managed super funds with account balances of more than $2 million. While ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has cautiously welcomed the ALP policy initiative, she warned that "Tax concessions in superannuation need to be viewed ...

Policies can adjust super tax concessions: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... policies the federal government could implement promptly to adjust superannuation tax concessions. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said lifetime caps on concessional and non-concessional contributions and different tax treatment of high-balance accounts ...

Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... treatments for superannuation - as it is "compulsory and cannot be accessed till retirement" - ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos agreed that superannuation taxation is still in need of review, particularly in light of larger balances. "ASFA has long ...

Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... portfolio, retirees would have a one in four chance of making their lump sum last until the age of 105. ASFA CEO Pauline Vamos said: "With many Australians expected to live longer in retirement than ever before, managing the risk that they will outlive ...

New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... This course is the first step along the path to build greater awareness of retirement needs," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "This new course will arm the industry with the knowledge it needs to help guide fund members. It will also help spur ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... the effect of driving up housing prices, eroding any positive impact on housing affordability," chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "Raiding the nest egg early to pay for a home deposit or other purposes is likely to dramatically reduce people's final ...

Women in Super launches executive education scholarships

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... women in study and business. The scholarships were announced at the Women in Super lunch in Sydney last week where Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), was the guest speaker. To enquire about ...

ASFA outlines spending needs of nonagenarians

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... financial support from government to accommodate their long-term retirement spending needs," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "The ASFA Retirement Standard for Older Retirees will give governments a better picture of the spending magnitude and ...