ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Financial planning

According to research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), 67 per cent of respondents are concerned that the current Superannuatio...

Policy & Regulation

Research commissioned by ASFA sends a strong warning to the Federal Government not to dip further into the superannuation pool, while also pointing to a lack of confidenc...

Financial planning

Super funds rejecting intra-fund advice relief and turning to the associated Regulatory Guide to develop advice offerings....

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Financial planning

Australia's two major superannuation industry organisations support concept of a single legislative base for superannuation....

Financial planning

A risk of insurance premium increases and decreased coverage....

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and the FTSE Group have launched the FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series, claimed to be the industry standard tax-adjust...

Editorial

The combination of superannuation fund choice and the first prolonged downturn since the advent of compulsory super has fragmented the industry, writes Pauline Vamos....

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the mooted changes to the tax regime covering the supply of financial services will increase costs....

Financial planning

Fund performance data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority offers consumers very limited assistance in checking the relative performance of super fu...

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Financial planning

A number of failures of governance at a director and business level contributed to the global financial crisis, offering a number of lessons for the future, according to ...

Superannuation

Government bonds, infrastructure bonds and CPI-linked bonds can underpin a long-term retirement product....

Financial planning

The degree to which superannuation funds comply with the regulatory constraints surrounding the new intra-fund advice regime will rely on how closely they are watched by ...

Financial planning

Anyone who was surprised by the official line of IFSA on the question of intra-fund advice has now had a reality check....

Editorial

The focus on fee levels in financial services and investment risks missing the structural flaws and distorting incentives that are also troubling these industries....

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Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive, Pauline Vamos, has sought to clarify and defend her organisation's position on intra-fund advice....

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