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Financial illiteracy prevalent

US author Thomas Garman has suggested the majority of consumers do not understand basic financial concepts and possess very poor money habits. As a result most of them are worried about their financial situation and in particular confused as to how ...

Ageing population key to election victory: ASFA

The election scorecard shows the Coalition running marginally ahead of the ALP on the issue of superannuation and retirement savings, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said today. But the peak industry body for superannuation ...

Labor ripe for the picking on super; ASFA

Superannuation is in danger of being used as a "political honeypot" if the Federal Labor Party's policy proposals are enacted, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said yesterday. "Over $5 billion is being carved out of super ...

ALP stripping super to fund spending plans; ASFA

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has joined with the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) in attacking the Federal Labor Party's tax package and superannuation policies released on Tuesday. Too little, too ...

Anxiety replaces complacency in Australians super planning

The number of retirees feeling disappointed in retirement is increasing, with financial security emerging as a key determinant, a recently conducted nation-wide survey reveals. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) commissioned ...

Relaxed super compliance will disadvantage workers; ASFA

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the government's plan to ease the superannuation compliance burden on small businesses will disadvantage many of Australia's most vulnerable employees. ASFA director of policy and research ...

ASFA supports share price integrity

The principle Australian superannuation industry body has welcomed the announcement by Standard & Poor's (S&P) to remove News Corp from ASX/S&P indices despite warning some of its members may suffer considerable short-term disruption. The Association ...

Labor in the cold on choice

The passing of choice of fund legislation in the Senate yesterday was received as good news by both major industry bodies while at the same time the Federal Labor party said the new laws would do nothing to encourage ethical investments. But the Investment ...

ASIC fee model goes part of the way: Rainmaker

Rainmaker Information head of research Alex Dunnin says the latest fee model introduced by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Wednesday fails to resolve the outstanding confusion over the disclosure of fees and costs. Dunnin ...

ACA and ASFA gang up on proposed fee disclosure package

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Consumer Association (ACA) have together criticised the government's latest proposed super fee disclosure package citing concerns for consumer protection. "The needs of consumers ...