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Govt exempts terminally ill from super lump sum tax

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... ill. Commenting on the change, the newly-appointed chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Pauline Vamos said, "The superannuation changes announced on 1 July have been generally positive - however they have brought ...

ASFA awards Who's Who

ARIA, Sunsuper and Plum Financial were among the winners at this year's ASFA Communications Awards held in Melbourne last night. The ASFA (Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia) Communications Awards was designed to help raise the overall ...

Retirement gets more expensive: ASFA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... increased by 8.8 per cent in the last three years, and a comfortable retirement by 8.1 per cent, according to the latest Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard survey. The increases mean a couple who hope to live comfortably in retirement would now need around ...

Channel 3: Highlights from the 2007 ASFA Budget Luncheon

... he thinks of Australia's retirement policies. In May this year, Stammer gave an entertaining and insightful speech at the ASFA Budget Luncheon regarding the 2007 budget and its economic implications. But instead of focusing on charts and numbers, Stammer ...

QIC appoints former HESTA marketing head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... Stafford become its new head of marketing. Stafford left after seven years at HESTA, where he won multiple awards, including two ASFA Communications Excellence Awards and nine CMSF Gold Communications Awards, including the CMSF Communications Excellence ...

Former ASFA head moves to First State Super

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Philippa Smith has joined the board of First State Super as one of four employer representatives. Chairman of the board Dr Tom Parry said, "Philippa & brings a depth of industry ...

ASFA changes guard

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
Pauline Vamos, former principal of Vamos Consulting, has been appointed new chief executive of ASFA, starting early September 2007. ASFA's membership base made up of industry funds, corporate, public sector and retail funds, service providers and individual ...

Industry groups get smart

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... clients of each of the respective associations are able to benefit from." Comments were sought on the lack of inclusion of ASFA, but were not forthcoming.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... will launch their analysis of superannuation in Australia. In Sydney, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Philippa Smith will give a farewell address at ASFA luncheon. The third day of the Asia Pacific Aviation ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... staggering 42 per cent from last year. Ross Clare, director of research for the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA), said, "an additional $10 billion or so poured into retail, industry and self managed superannuation funds on top of normal ...