ASFA

Superannuation

Victorian retirees burdened by rising energy costs

Energy costs are on the rise, according to figures from ASFA, and retiree budgets in Victoria are suffering....

Superannuation

Reinforce sole purpose test on SMSFs - ASFA

ASFA calls for sole purpose test to be strictly applied to SMSFs in light of property spruikers. ...

Superannuation

SMSF property spruikers need regulation: ASFA

The requirement to hold an AFSL when providing advice should extend to SMSF property spruikers, says ASFA....

Policy & Regulation

ATO chided for SMSF-centric draft determination

ATO’s approach to the segregation of pension assets aimed at SMSFs, despite implications for large APRA-regulated funds....

Superannuation

Mercer calls for super contribution caps to be rolled over

Mercer proposes unused contributions should be credited to following years to boost voluntary super investments....

Editorial

When the cap doesn’t fit

Just because both the Government and the Federal Opposition have, in their own ways, undertaken not to significantly alter the superannuation settings in a post-election ...

Superannuation

Independent directors may undermine democratic process

Professor Sally Wheeler from Queens University, Belfast has argued that structural independence may work against the outcomes it seeks to imbue. ...

Superannuation

Call for lifetime super caps

The adoption of lifetime super caps represent a necessary prerequisite for any future Government move to encourage income streams. ...

Superannuation

Retiree costs tick up

ASFA’s latest data shows increasing costs in some areas have been offset by cheaper costs in other areas, leading to a modest increase in the cost of funding retirement. ...

Superannuation

Start from scratch on industry representation - Vamos

ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos says there are too many organisations representing super and it’s time to blow it up and start from scratch....

Editorial

Financial Services Council and Industry Super Network – strange bedfellows?

There were some raised eyebrows when Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden announced his organisation would be developing policy with the Industry Super...

Financial planning

Election must not hinder real change

ASFA chief Pauline Vamos urges Commonwealth departments and agencies to continue working on the implementation issues around financial services legislation despite the Go...

Superannuation

SMSFs included in proposed superannuation forum

SMSF representative bodies will be included in a forum being convened in an effort to create a common approach to superannuation policy in Australia. ...