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The ABC of trustee duty

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
A key industry body for superannuation funds, ASFA, has introduced a new education course for super fund trustees looking to improve the governance of their investment process. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has teamed up with ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... the pants," she said regarding Senator Sherry's speech. Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive, reiterated those comments, adding the industry must heed the minister's warnings. "I got the distinct impression ...

Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... to do is submit a request for the suspension in writing. Meanwhile, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the SMSF Professionals ...

Bennelong signs ex-ARIA chief Gibbs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... (ARIA) chief executive and has also held a number of roles on the ASX and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan also invited Gibbs to help formalise what would become the United Nations Principles ...

ASFA's goals for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
The Henry Tax Review, APRA fund returns data and superannuation data exchange number among the top projects for ASFA this year. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) lunch yesterday, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ...

Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... submission to the Government. Meanwhile, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA), said ASFA would need to see the finer details of the proposal but that the important thing is that small businesses still ...

Industry unites for super message

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) are members of the group. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), CPA Australia, the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) and Financial Planning Association (FPA) are also members. The communiquA(C) ...

What a member wants

... trustee roles or governance, maybe we should look at characterising what a super fund member is [today]," he said. Donald joins ASFA chief Pauline Vamos and Industry Super Fund's David Whiteley, as presenters at tomorrow's Superannuation Governance forum ...

Trustees should adopt system-wide policies: Sherry

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... age-old notion that trustees only need to look after the welfare of their own members. Senator Sherry told journalists at the ASFA conference on Friday that there needs to be a system-wide approach to improving the infrastructure behind super. "We've ...

New chair for ASFA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... Superannuation, as the new Chair of the Board. Healy has been elected to succeed Rosemary Vilgan. Healy was previously Chair of the ASFA Admin and Finance committee. He has served on the ASFA Board since 2001. "This is an important role, as the Board ...