ASFA

Superannuation

ASFA has appointed James Bond as its director of external affairs and investment to help communicate its policy messages on economy and investments to government and the ...

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Superannuation

ASFA calls for closing out super as an estate planning device by reducing non-concessional caps and applying a higher rate of tax to those with very high account balances...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has been told that multiple planner professional associations are not an optimal outcome for lifting professional and ethical standards. ...

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The Government's announcement on age pension changes may mean people need to save more, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ...

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Superannuation

ASFA has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to allow terminally ill patients who have two years left to live to allow early super access. ...

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Superannuation

Super fund members are either unaware of what to do or overwhelmed by the issue according to ASFA...

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Funds management

ASIC has been warned that cobbling together guidance on PDS fee disclosure is not enough and that the underlying legislation needs to be fixed....

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Superannuation

ASFA warns policymakers need to pay attention to longer retirement periods as the Intergenerational Report touches on rising lifespans and retirement periods of Australia...

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Financial planning

Australians’ dreams of owning their own home is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve with housing becoming less affordable, a new report reveals....

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Superannuation

Pay inequality will cause a retirement gender gap with one in three women having not a superannuation fund at all, according to ASFA....

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Financial planning

New research suggests few superannuation fund members have any real idea of the life insurance they hold inside super....

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Financial planning

ASIC has been told the ATO is on the right track with its ‘digital by default’ approach. ...

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Superannuation

New survey reveals strong support for at least one-third independent directors on superannuation fund boards....

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Superannuation

Retirees in their 90s might spend less on average compared to younger retirees but their medical and aged care expenses increase significantly, the ASFA retirement standa...

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Superannuation

New survey reveals that super fund CEOs need to accept responsibility for the actions of their officers and executives....

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