ASFA

Editorial

Financial planners and their clients face an inevitable period of uncertainty at a time of continuing volatility if the Government moves for a double dissolution election...

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Superannuation

The FSC, AIST, ASFA and ISA have all welcomed the Government’s move to enshrine superannuation in legislation, and hoped this would bring certainty to super policies. ...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government is being urged to upgrade the status of unpaid superannuation guarantee entitlements and include them in the Fair Entitlements Guarantee regime....

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Superannuation

ASFA CEO, Pauline Vamos, will be stepping down from her position on 30 June....

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasury has revised downwards its estimate of the cost of super tax concessions but the industry believes they are still being over-stated....

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Financial planning

People providing so-called “wholesale” advice should not be permitted to call themselves planners....

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Financial planning

The Government has been told existing planners will likely need more time to sensibly move to degree level educational qualifications....

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Superannuation

Retirees’ cost of living for singles and couples saw a modest rise of 0.2 per cent over the September quarter, ASFA data showed....

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Superannuation

Fewer than 500 people have super balances over $10 million but they are skewing percpetions of the super regime....

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Superannuation

ASFA has congratulated former Treasurer, Wayne Swan’s, ex-chief-of-staff, on his appointment to Shadow Minister for financial services and superannuation....

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Superannuation

Myths surrounding the equity and sustainability of superannuation tax concessions will need to be debunked if there is to be a serious debate about reform, ASFA believes....

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Superannuation

Proposed ASIC class order changes to fees and costs disclosure are so opaque one industry group has called for whiteboards and an industry roundtable to dissect them....

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Superannuation

Australia must avoid temptation to compromise on how to deal with an ageing population in order to fix housing affordability, ASFA believes....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has been told there is a need to broaden the super regime, including compelling the self-employed to make super contributions....

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has confirmed moves in pursuit of a code of conduct for all parties, including lawyers, on the handling of insurance ...

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