ASFA

Superannuation

ASFA has called on the industry to debate the true facts of key issues surrounding Australia’s superannuation industry....

Superannuation

Super funds which provide advice around tax want exemption from requirement to register as tax agents....

Superannuation

ASFA is using International Women’s Day to call on employers to help women take control of their super....

Superannuation

ASFA has provided more details on how one of its new committees would work....

Superannuation

APRA told not to seek to hide behind forms of words when dealing with superannuation regulatory intentions....

Superannuation

ASFA supports the ATO levying SMSFs to cover compliance costs but insists on transparency of process....

Superannuation

With constant regulatory change impacting on the superannuation sector, financial planners are finding it difficult to focus on clients’ retirement needs, writes Bela Moo...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that if the Federal Government imposes changes to the superannuation tax regime in the May Budget, it may take an entire Parliamentary term before a Co...

Superannuation

The debate about the selection of default funds in modern awards is most likely a "storm in a teacup", according to Independent Education Union general secretary John Que...

Superannuation

ASFA’s pre-Budget submission questions underlying Treasury assumptions being used to justify altering super taxes....

Editorial

It is to be hoped that the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, has noted the capacity of the financial planning industry to do good and to rally to the needs o...

Superannuation

Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...

Superannuation

CSPA says pension rates – compared to ASFA’s latest Retirement Standard figures – are inadequate....

Superannuation

Speculation around Government changes to super tax concessions needs to recognise super’s role as a retirement savings vehicle....

Superannuation

Government needs to be chained to a set of systemic super principles to stop both sides from constantly changing the rules, according to Sunsuper’s Tony Lally....

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