ASFA
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed new legislation which it said would ultimately protect member balances during super fund mergers....
Financial planning
Suncorp Life has moved to provide customers with a new tool via the launch this week of an online simulator that delivers a retirement snapshot in under 60 seconds....
Superannuation
ASFA urges government to change direction on illegal early release on SMSFs, claiming the problem has diminished....
Superannuation
ASFA urges the Government to extend the ATO's ability to use administrative penalties with respect to SMSFs....
Superannuation
Government urged to delay implementation date for SuperStream in face of technical hurdles....
Superannuation
Government's Super Roundtable told lifting superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent will significantly reduce retirement incomes shortfall....
Policy & Regulation
The ATO has been urged to treat the provision of advice within super equally across types of funds....
Superannuation
Major superannuation funds argue that all the beneficiaries of SuperStream should pay for its implementation....
Superannuation
The Government has been taken to task over failure to deliver on details necessary to appropriately design MySuper products....
Superannuation
ASFA has called for the implementation of the SRM despite concerns about the measure from some industry players....
Superannuation
The cost of a comfortable retirement continues to increase, albeit at a relatively modest pace....
Financial planning
ASFA warns it is too early to make accurate assumptions about MySuper....
Superannuation
There has been a slight increase in retirement costs for retirees, mostly due to the rise in electricity prices, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of A...
Financial planning
The Government has released exposure draft legislation on CGT relief for merging superannuation funds....
APRA told superannuation funds will struggle to meet operational risk reserve targets during what is the worst possible time....
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