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ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... settings in place today. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison told the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference recently that the government is carefully considering the tax treatment of superannuation as part of the Tax White Paper ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... one voluntary exclusion, to reflect the expectations of the beneficiaries." Hosting its annual responsible investment conference in Sydney recently, RIAA released the white paper: Driving long-term investment and delivering responsible financial markets ...

Catholic Super chief addresses climate conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... by pressing policymakers, fund managers and companies on the issue. Presenting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris on Friday, Pegan spoke about the role of investors engaging across the value chain to promote climate risk management. ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... meeting - the 3 December ECB Governing Council meeting - ever since the ECB President promised at his 22 October press conference in Malta that, "The degree of monetary policy accommodation will need to be re-examined at our December meeting". The euro ...

Pessimistic investment horizon for super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... made the comment during a keynote session on investment at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane recently. Contango Asset Management investment services director and Guardian of the Future Fund, Carol Austin ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
A rocket scientist, an Oscar winner and a literary figure walked into a bar. No, wait, a superannuation conference. It was the superannuation conference that launched a thousand tweets. 1,493 to be exact over a three-day period. This may sound miniscule ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... retirement income policy settings," Morrison said. Addressing the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane today, Morrison said the commitment provides protection for Australians who don't engage with their super ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... individual retirement solutions are most needed. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference yesterday, Towers Watson Australia head of retirement income Nick Callil said there is no silver bullet when attempting ...

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... opportunity we face. Let's not allow it to be the biggest lost opportunity," Vamos said. Opening day two of the ASFA conference in Brisbane, Vamos also released a discussion paper on the interaction between super, aged care and health care. The paper ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Standard Life head of pension strategy Jamie Jenkins says that the UK-based firm has experimented socialising about pensions ...