ASFA

Superannuation

Highly complex claims processes are forcing superannuation fund members to seek lawyer assistance in making insurance claims....

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Financial planning

Changes to the UK retirement regime has given rise to an environment where retirees badly need advice but are reluctant to pay for it....

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Superannuation

The minister of revenue and financial services has criticised Labor for changing its super policies multiple times, and said it would be a tax grab from those wanting to ...

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Life/Risk

The Productivity Commission has been challenged on exceeding its brief by suggesting that group insurance arrangements might be subject to a separate and new competitive ...

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Awards

Fiona Galbraith from ASFA was the Industry Advocacy winner at the 2016 Women in Financial Services Awards....

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Awards

Pauline Vamos was deemed the 2016 Super Executive of the Year for her work in the superannuation industry through significant reform during her nine year tenure as CEO of...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds have warned they need more time to put in place changes to transition-to-retirement income streams and the new transfer balance cap....

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Superannuation

Tighter regulation and associated enforcement action around advice provided by accountants has acted to constrain SMSF growth, according to the ASFA....

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Superannuation

Australians would need to ask themselves if $1.6 million would provide an adequate retirement income to sustain a comfortable lifestyle, according to Milliman....

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Financial planning

The financial services industry has welcomed the introduction of LISTO but is divided on the objective of superannuation....

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Superannuation

ASFA has appointed Dr. Martin Fahy as its new chief executive, effective 1 November....

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Superannuation

ASFA said it would take time to assess the impacts of the Opposition’s proposed measures on the taxation of superannuation....

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Superannuation

Changes to thresholds for transferral of unclaimed super money could have the unintended consequence of members losing insurance benefits without their permission, ASFA a...

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Superannuation

Another major super organisation believes SMSFs should be made to pull their weight in paying for financial services regulation....

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Superannuation

An estimated 3.2 million individuals will be better off thanks the LISTO measure announced in the Budget, according to ASFA....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

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A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

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